Category: News

The Journal Pediatrics published a report on a danger that is cropping up with young teenage boys. Several hospitals have reported boys being admitted for swallowing blowgun darts. Dr. Kris Jatana one of the authors of the report and a pediatric head and neck surgeon at Nationwide Children’s Hospital explains how the boys are getting injured.  “The dart itself is […]

Clemson University learned Friday of the loss of one of its emeriti trustees, Lawrence Marion Gressette Jr. of Columbia.  He served as a trustee for 18 years. A Clemson alumnus, he joined the university’s board of trustees as a Successor Trustee in November 1989. He was named vice chairman in September 1994 and became the 13th chairman of the board […]

Twelve year-old Allison Skipper of Aiken, South Carolina is this year’s winner of 96.3 WGOG’s 11th-annual Texaco Country Showdown, held this past Saturday in Seneca.  WGOG morning show host Kris Butts gives details. “The event was held at the Gignilliat Center in Seneca. Skipper started singing at age four, and lists superstar Carrie Underwood among her favorite singers. She now […]

A house fire tragically claimed the life of two young children on Sunday in Easley.  Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley reports that 7-year-old Timothy Lee Graham and 4-year-old Devin Dewayne Graham died in the fire at their home located at 145 Daisy Drive in Easley.   Officials responded to the house fire at 4:35am Sunday.  Both children were discovered in the […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is warning citizens of some potential scams and things that citizens can do to make sure they are not taken advantage of.  According to an incident report filed at the Sheriff’s Office, a deputy responded to the Seneca Police Department on July 12th in reference to a fraud complaint.  The individual who spoke to deputies […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has a powerful tool to help fight crime and save lives in Oconee County.  Ranger One, the Sheriff’s Office helicopter, as already been put to great use.  For its pilot, Dan Suddeth, aviation has been a huge part of his life since he was a child.  Suddeth’s mom would take him to the airport, where […]

Record rainfall has been reported in several regions of South Carolina this summer, including those most affected by drought the past several years in the Upstate. State Climatologist Hope Mizzell reports that Walhalla is experiencing the wettest summer.  In the first half of June, Walhalla received 21.4 inches of rain, which is three times more than normal.  Mizzell says for many sites […]

Earlier this month, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office participated in an event to help bring awareness to the problem of domestic violence in OconeeCounty.  The event was entitled “A Call to Action” and was held at the GatewayOconeeChristianEventCenter on West North First Street in Seneca.  The event was held primarily to bring to the attention of pastors and staff of […]

Discouraging news to report on the employment front, the local and state jobless rates increased in June.  The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce reports that Oconee County’s jobless figure rose 1% from 8.3% in May to 9.3% in June.  Oconee County’s labor force of 32,089 currently has 2,994 citizens looking for work.  Pickens County lists the June unemployment […]