Author: Dick Mangrum

Here’s an announcement late this afternoon from Scott Parris, utilities superintendent:  “The City of Walhalla Water Department advises the residents of the Walhalla Water System, located in Oconee County that they no longer need to boil their water prior to drinking or cooking. Following an intense flushing of the distribution system, bacteriological samples were collected and analyzed by the City […]

If you wish to cast a vote in the November 5 municipal elections in Oconee County, you must be a registered voter in good standing by the deadlines in early October.  National Voter Registration Day tomorrow is a concentrated effort to register voters.  According to the South Carolina Election Commission, registering to vote has never been easier.  Among the ways:  […]

Pre-trial motions were argued this morning in an Oconee civil case that alleges a break in chain-of-command as part of an investigation of allegations that a county resident was sexually assaulted at a dance in Atlanta. The case is titled Jane Doe against Oconee Memorial Hospital and others. It’s a case that was docketed for summary judgment on today’s motions […]

The neon lady in a bathing cap and a one piece bathing suit made for a landmark in the latter part of the 20th century in Seneca. She was perched upon a hill above Seneca’s Miracle Circle where the Jantzen sportswear company of Portland, Oregon ran one of two textile apparel plants in Oconee County. The “Diving Girl” as she […]

A regulatory board in Seneca decides tonight whether a pair of projects within the city’s design review district are appropriate.  Board of Architectural Review hearings will consider a certificate for the Seneca Improvements Corporation for 119 Ram Cat Alley and for Polo Inc. at 403 E. Main Street.  The City Hall public hearings start at 6 o’clock.

After several people were interviewed, Oconee Sheriff’s Office decided a social media post was not meant to be a threat of any kind. And that concludes the investigation of the social media post that led to a “Code Yellow” Friday at the Oconee Christian Academy near Seneca. The post originated from a student there. Here’s the sheriff’s office summary of […]

Early yesterday fire burned a vacant mobile home west of Walhalla.  Chief Brandon Burton of the Walhalla Fire Department said the call to Willow Lane came at 1:30 in the morning.  Burton’s department, along with the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, is investigating the case.

Chief Sean Brinson of the Walhalla police confirms his department is in an “active investigation” today of an assault reported at the Standepointe Vista apartments on N. Catherine Street.  “Not any more details at this point to report, though,” Brinson told us.

Gas prices continued to climb overnight for the fourth straight day following facility shutdowns from attacks in Saudi Arabia this past weekend. North Carolina’s $2.45 average is up one cent overnight and 10 cents on the week. South Carolina’s $2.36 average is up one cent overnight and 13 cents on the week. The timeline for Saudi Arabian facilities to resume […]