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The organizational meeting of Oconee County Council takes place at 6 o’clock Tuesday in council chambers at Walhalla. It’s the annual meeting in which the council elects officers and makes appointments for the next 12 months. The public is invited for the meeting, as well as for a ceremony at 5:30 when Probate Judge Kenny Johns will administer the oath […]

According to the South Carolina Education Lottery, it’s a happy new year for someone in the Berkeley County town of Moncks Corner who won $1 million in the Mega Millions drawing. A convenience store on highway 52 was the lucky lottery destination. The ticket sold in Moncks Corner matched all five white ball numbers drawn. Had the player bought the […]

A barbecue cooker has been returned to the property of the Salvation Army thrift store in Seneca. Someone removed the cooker early yesterday morning from the thrift store property. The Seneca police stopped a vehicle hauling the cooker at nearby Miracle Circle. Capt. B-J McClure said an individual told officers he thought the cooker was unwanted and that it was […]

A two-and-one-half hour City Hall meeting last night failed to deliver a new chief of police for Walhalla. But City Administrator Brent Taylor believes early next week will be the charm. Late last night Taylor told 101.7/WGOG NEWS: “They (the city council) didn’t decide, but I expect them to on Tuesday.” Tuesday next week will be the regular monthly meeting […]

Until a name is bestowed, Oconee’s first 2019 baby is being referred to as “Baby Boy Churukian.” His parents are Jessica and Daniel Churukian. The baby boy was born at Oconee Memorial at 11:32 New Year’s Day morning.

The Christmas and New Year’s break has ended across the Oconee School District. Wet roads this morning are greeting the buses and the private vehicles that transport children to and from school. At least for high school students, there’ll be little time to adjust to the start of the third quarter. Associate superintendent Steve Hanvey says, “We will hit the […]

The Pete and Sally Smith Foundation has committed $100 thousand to support the nurse-managed clinic Joseph F. Sullivan Center on the Clemson University campus. Beyond supporting campus wellness for students, the Sullivan Center provides outreach to many under-served communities, such as neighboring Oconee County, through the use of mobile health clinics. Plans call for the $100 thousand to go toward […]

The New Year was barely a handful of hours old before Oconee Memorial Hospital recorded its first birth for 2019. A baby boy was born at 11:32 am New Year’s Day. He checked in at 8 pounds, 6 ounces, and 20 and ¾ inches in length. Greenville Health System expects to release a photo of the family this afternoon.

The Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority announces the annual members’ meeting will take place at 7 o’clock Thursday night, January 10. This year’s meeting location is the Walhalla Community Depot on S. College Street. The membership of the JRSA consists of Oconee’s three largest municipalities—Seneca, Walhalla and Westminster. And the elected representatives, as well as utility officials, from those cities […]

This is the last day of leisure for Oconee’s public school population. More than 10 thousand students will take some form of transportation to and from school tomorrow, for the start of the third quarter of the academic year. Remember to watch for kids at the bus stops and parents should allow plenty of time to get through the drop-off […]