Author: Dick Mangrum

A zoning change in the works in Seneca could result in the construction of a new apartment complex off 123 just east of the railroad bridge next to Ingle’s. On Monday the planning commission approved the request for RM-16 zoning which, according to staff, would allow for multi-family housing. The four-acre property, owned by State Representative Bill Sandifer, is the […]

A wet 123 By-Pass in Seneca may have contributed to a 6 o’clock accident this morning when a car clipped a power pole and hit trees in the vicinity of Keowee Cleaners and the China Inn. For a short time, the driver was trapped inside his car, but a responder says he was conscious and does not appear to have […]

The testimony by the husband of plaintiff Camille Hess completed day two in the trial of Hess against Dr. Miles McGuff and the Oconee Medical Center. John Hess said in the hospital emergency department they were given the address to an ophthalmologist in Greenville and quickly drove there for her to be treated for a detached retina, but the address […]

Fire last night destroyed a large home near Lake Keowee. Fire fighters from Keowee-Ebenezer, Seneca, and Walhalla were among those on the scene on Westwood Bay Drive near the Keowee School Road. Although lightning was seen in the area, one fire fighter says there was no immediate explanation for why the fire started. Walhalla Fire Department assisted West Union on […]

Walhalla’s Holloway Street is closed this morning—out of concern for flooding issues. And Walhalla Fire Department urges all motorists to proceed carefully as all streets and roads are soaked from continuous rainfalls. Puddles have accumulated in some locations.

Two former Liberty residents are regular riders on Seneca’s passenger buses. The free service gets the Taylors to where they need to go, such as to the doctor and stores. However, Stacey Taylor says, at times, they witness rude behavior including riders who drink alcohol. Bus drivers can’t see or hear everything, as their first duty is to keep their […]

In two days of public hearings, Seneca and Clemson Area Transit officials came away with many suggestions on how to make better the free bus passenger service in Seneca and surrounding area. Among those suggestions is to add and expand routes. Ed Halbig, Seneca’s point man for “CAT” service, wrote down the ideas expressed by the City Hall crowd. Most […]

When Camille Hess went for emergency treatment at the Oconee hospital, an ophthalmologist was not immediately available. How soon she was later able to find a specialist in Greenville is an issue in Hess’s damage suit against the hospital and an E-R doctor. Today Hess’s lawyer called his second witness—an ophthalmologist from Johns Hopkins University. The lawsuit filed for Hess […]