Category: News

When 19-year-old Zachary Hammond was shot and killed by a Seneca Police Officer Sunday night in the Hardee’s parking lot off Bypass 123, it was the latest in an increasing number of officer-involved shootings in South Carolina this year. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis reported that Hammond was shot during an undercover drug investigation. Hammond was shot twice in the […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in a July 21 shoplifting case from the Walmart on Sandifer Boulevard in Seneca that the Sheriff’s Office issued a press release about seeking the public’s help. A deputy responded to the store regarding an employee who stopped a male subject at the exit and asked to see a receipt. The […]

Residents of Ashley Estates in the City of Clemson are under a boil water advisory as the result of low pressure caused by a water main break. Before using water for drinking or cooking, Ashley Estates residents should boil their water for at least one full minute. Any ice made from water that has not been boiled should not be […]

Sister station WGOG changes spots on the dial this weekend. WGOG goes off the air temporarily at midnight tonight and returns to the airwaves sometime Saturday afternoon. At that time, WGOG can be found on the dial at 101.7FM.

Eighteen years ago, Dr. Valerie Ramsey, then an accountant at Clemson University, was asked to deliver the commencement address to Tri-County Technical College’s summer graduates. She told the Class of 1997 her personal life story and how Tri-County helped her to overcome barriers and permitted her to achieve her goals thus transforming her life. She returned to the stage again […]

For being the first city in the country with an all-electric, fare-free bus system, the City of Seneca received an Achievement Award. Five electric buses replaced the city’s diesel buses that were polluting the air. A video, now featured on the city’s website at www.seneca.sc.us, tells the story of these new all-electric buses, explains Seneca City Administrator Greg Dietterick. “That […]

Recent afternoon showers in the Golden Corner have not been enough to lift Oconee County out of drought status. On July 20, the S.C. Drought Response Committee upgraded the drought status of the entire state. The tri-county area of Anderson, Oconee and Pickens counties in Upstate, South Carolina is now classified in the first level of drought. Official U.S. Weather […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Anderson County woman Wednesday on an outstanding warrant in relation to her role in a shoplifting case. Deputies served warrants on 24-year-old Jasmine Lizette Isom for accessory after the fact of a felony regarding a shoplifting that took place at the Seneca Walmart on June 6 in which 26-year-old Kenneth Antwan Rice of […]

A warrant for breach of trust was served on a Westminster man this week. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office reports that 34-year-old Larry Eugene Price, Jr. was arrested for failing to perform work he was contract to do. Earlier this month, a deputy was contacted by the complainant regarding a contract that was written on March 16 for work that […]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) and the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) announced the launch of a 24-member Target Zero Enforcement Team on Wednesday. Funding for the new unit is being provided by SCDOT. These troopers will work to reduce highway tragedies by focusing proactive enforcement on identified roadway corridors that are high-risk for traffic fatalities […]