Oconee school enrollment numbers

In the first few days of the second semester in Oconee public schools, countywide enrollment is down – for a third straight year.  Steve Hanvey, the associate superintendent, has some thoughts on why – which he is sharing in an interview airing today on 101.7/WGOG NEWS.  The current total enrollment is 10,153, with Walhalla High, Walhalla Middle, and Seneca’s Northside […]

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Walhalla domestic investigation produces five criminal charges

A Monday domestic disturbance investigation in Walhalla led to the police filing five charges against a Greenville man.  Law enforcement records identify the arrested man as Taylor Earl Howard.  Of the five offenses, Howard is charged twice with kidnapping. A domestic violence high and aggravated warrant accuses 30-year-old Howard of wielding a knife in the commission of the crime.  

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SC 11 wreck fatal to van driver

The state patrol reports the driver of a transit van died in an early afternoon accident yesterday in Oconee County.  The crash of the van and a dump truck was logged at 1:22 pm at SC 11 and the Armstrong Road.  Trooper Brittney Glover said at the time of the accident the van was crossing Armstrong and collided with the […]

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Paul William Hively Jr.

    Paul William Hively, Jr. “P.W.”  was surrounded by family on Saturday January 6th as he came up through the waters, grabbed Jesus’ hand, and stepped free of his earthly shell into heaven. Dad was born February 13, 1940 at home in Charleston, West Virginia. He was the 4th of 6 amazing siblings and is preceded in death by […]

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Severe thunderstorm risk Friday

Here’s the state’s severe weather expert telling us to brace for a new storm Friday. Here’s the preview from Frank Strait at the DNR office in Columbia: “I hope you made it through Tuesday’s storm safely, but not everyone did. Wind gusts over 50 mph were widespread across South Carolina, the National Weather Service is surveying three areas of potential […]

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Undergrad’s underwater research

Research by an undergraduate Clemson student could help conserve an important deep-sea coral that is imperiled by a changing global climate and human activities such as fishing and oil exploration.  Joshua Tucker, senior microbiology major and Goldwater scholar, developed the first genomic portrait of a reef-building coral known as the “fluted finger coral.”  “It is very important that we understand […]

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Income tax deadlines

This year’s deadline to file state and federal tax returns is Monday, April 15.  On January 29, the state Department of Revenue begins accepting individual income tax returns for the tax year 2023.  Before you file, make sure you have all W-2s, 1099s, and other necessary documents.  The DOR begins processing returns February 5 to allow employers time to meet […]

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