Author: Dick Mangrum

At the request of Sgt. Alan Sayre of the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, a prayer vigil takes place tonight at the Law Enforcement Center, 300 S. Church, Walhalla for the families, friends, co-workers, and agencies of those who were shot and killed yesterday in a law enforcement action in Charlotte, North Carolina. The public is invited.  Those going are requested to […]

Two hikers who became separated on the Foothills Trail have been reunited and are OK, according to Scott Krein of Oconee Emergency Management.  A combined search/rescue today by personnel from both Oconee and Pickens counties succeeded.  Krein explains one hiker maintained cell service; the other lost it.

Contrary to previous intentions, Gwen McPhail says she will attend tonight’s political forum in Seneca. McPhail is challenging Glenn Hart to be the Republican nominee for Seat 5, County Council.

A recent wire service story headline (from Associated Press) read: “SC has $1.8 billion but doesn’t know where the money came from or where it should go.”  Seneca’s state lawmaker, Bill Sandifer, deplores what’s happened and suggests what should be done with the money.  The state representative’s comments are being aired today on 101.7/WGOG NEWS.

A civil suit filed yesterday in Oconee alleges proper care was not afforded a jail inmate after a 2022 beating in the facility recreation yard.  Filed for Kenneth Garrett, a penal detainee at the time, the suit alleges he was beaten by a fellow inmate during recreation time on December 3, 2022 to the extent that Garrett sustained a fractured […]

A Walhalla High graduate, Ryan Kowalski, passed the latest exam administered by the South Carolina Bar Association.  It clears a path for him to practice law in South Carolina.  Kowalski did his undergraduate studies at the University of South Carolina and enrolled in the Villanova Law School.  His parents, Paul and Maribeth, formerly of Seneca now of Beaufort.  His grandparents […]

Clemson is a long way from Mission Control.  However, the university and NASA’s Johnson Space Center have signed an agreement for research and education opportunities to advance the exploration of space.  The agreement paves the way for Clemson faculty and NASA to identify and pursue mutual research for innovation in aerospace engineering, space and Earth Science, among other fields.  The […]

A 73-year-old Seneca woman died at the scene of a two-car accident late yesterday morning at a rural Oconee County intersection.  The coroner identifies the deceased as Mildred Towe Kelley.  According to the state patrol report, at the time Kelley’s car attempted to cross 183, the Pickens Highway, from Wolfstake Church Road and collided with a car driven by a […]

A series of meetings for those who live or do business inside Oconee County’s Corinth-Shiloh Fire District is being announced by Chief Kevin Christenbury.  The fire fighters are seeking tax support for their cross-trained calls of duty.  The first two meetings will be 5:30 to 6:30 pm Tuesday and Thursday, May 14 and 16 at the Corinth Baptist Church on […]

Duke Energy believes upgrades at Oconee’s Bad Creek pumped storage facility are going to help meet increasing energy needs across the Carolinas.  The upgrades to the facility in Oconee’s northwest corner, Duke says, add 320 megawatts of carbon-free energy to its system and bring to 1,680 megawatts Bad Creek’s capacity.  The utility is working toward extending Bad Creek’s license.  It […]