Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
A bill to keep South Carolina on Daylight Savings Time year-round has passed both legislative chambers in Columbia and requires only the signature of the governor. But one of its supporters, Senator Thomas Alexander, says the bill is crafted in a way that the state won’t make the switch until the U-S Congress signifies its approval. Consistency may be paramount, […]
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A contractor from Seneca, Thrift Development, starts work this week on a South Carolina DOT project to improve an Anderson County intersection. The work involves U-S 29 and Snow Road, and the purpose is to reduce congestion and improve mobility and ease traffic flow. Once finished, the project will add dedicated turn lanes, new concrete medians, and widening. January 30, […]
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Keowee Key is the location today for two meetings of the Oconee Economic Alliance. The first is a board meeting, followed by the annual meeting of the investors in the public-private partnership. January 30, 2020 Dick Mangrum
Read moreAn Oconee jury convicted a traveling salesman from West Columbia on the charge of grand larceny. According to Lindsey Simmons, deputy solicitor, Dwayne Eigner conspired with others to take a $70 thousand Silverado from Scenic Chevrolet. Judge Sprouse handed down a sentence of 10 years, suspended to two years of house incarceration and five years probation. Earlier, a stiffer sentence—10 […]
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No cases of the infectious coronavirus have been identified in South Carolina. But DHEC, the state health agency, is closely monitoring for potential cases, both domestically and abroad. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more serious cases including pneumonia. Though the potential of human-to-human spread raises concern in the […]
Read moreA Townville man is headed to prison for 15 years with no chance for parole. Cory Adam Whitten pleaded guilty in the General Sessions Court to burglary & larceny charges. The crimes occurred in 2015. Part of the sentence mandates that Whitten enter the addiction treatment unit in the state prison system. January 30, 2020 Gary Butts
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A time for financial reckoning has arrived for Seneca. The city’s outside auditor, Mike Stancil, will make his annual appearance tomorrow night before the city council to present the results of the city’s last completed fiscal year–the one that ended June 30, 2019. Part of the job of the independent auditor is to track the city’s expenses, compared to its […]
Read moreA former CEO of the National Council on Engineering and Surveying near Clemson announces he’ll seek the Republican nomination this year to run for Seat Three, South Carolina House of Representatives. It means that Jerry Carter will seek to serve Pickens County in the state legislature in that seat that Gary Clary is vacating. January 27, 2020 Dick Mangrum
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Two people arrested in Franklin County, Georgia have been arrested in the investigation of thefts at boat decks on Lake Hartwell. A Georgia DNR officer says they suspect thieves have been cruising the lake at night, looking for un-lit docks that pose opportunity. The DNR’s Craig Fulghum stresses lakeside residents should put away anything on their boats or docks that […]
Read moreEarly today the Walhalla police released to the custody of the county Sheriff’s Office the occupants of a car stop on SC 28 not far from the highway 11 bridge. Police Chief Sean Brinson says, “Our charges will be possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and beginner permit violation.” Brinson referred 101.7/WGOG NEWS to the Sheriff’s Office for further […]
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