Author: Dick Mangrum

Seneca officials are expecting at least two more rallies of protesters–one this afternoon and on Sunday evening.  They are hopeful that, like Monday’s, these protests will be peaceful.  City leaders were glad Monday’s event went well and concentrated on the senseless loss of George Floyd’s life, as well as the need for the police everywhere to make greater efforts to […]

Authorities appear to have little information about a driver who left the scene of a fatal accident late last night in Anderson County.  The accident around 10:45 took the life of a pedestrian on U-S 76 at the Phil Watson Road.  According to the highway patrol, the type of suspect vehicle is unknown, but there could be damage to the […]

The contractor charged with delivering a new water source for Walhalla appears to be on schedule and likely will finish the job on time this fall.  It’ll mean the city’s supply will be drawn from Lake Keowee and the closing of the long-time plant off SC 183/the Westminster Highway.  Scott Parris, utilities director, last night gave a status report on […]

Telephone repairmen will likely go to work today on Walhalla’s N. Poplar Street, where there was an unusual mishap.  About 6 o’clock last evening, an 18-wheeler truck got hung up in a low-hanging utility line.  Walhalla Fire Department responded and, when asked, how they separated the large truck from the line, a fire fighter responded, “Trade secret.”

Before Walhalla leaders undertake any changes to a short, narrow downtown street, they want to hear from the public, including people whose businesses might be impacted.  Brent Taylor, city administrator, recommended last night that the city invite the comment during a meeting early next month.  Details are to follow.  At a meeting last night, Taylor reminded the mayor and council […]

The Walhalla police chief told the mayor and council last night that listening is going to help the country heal from the strife over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. There have been a couple of protests staged in Seneca, but they were peaceful and focused on the loss of Floyd and stressing the need for better relations between […]

Oconee County Council approved over $145,000 in funding from the conservation land bank that will protect over 400 acres of land from future environmentally troublesome development. Eighty-eight thousand dollars of the amount will fund the fee simple purchase of 220 acres of the Chapman Bridge Oconee Bell Preserve by the Natureland Trust. The Morris Family Revocable Trust will receive $12,500 […]

Oconee County stands by claims that any problems with delivering enough gravel and crushed stone from the  rock quarry to customers were simply glitches in the new crushing machinery that would be worked out in time. Several regular customers of the quarry, however, maintained complaints that the new $7 million crushing machinery that’s been operating for about six months was seeing an […]

The Forest Service will resume prescribed burning on a limited basis on the national forests in South Carolina beginning in June. The Forest Service temporarily suspended prescribed burns on national forests across the Southeast in March in response to COVID-19 concerns and extremely dry weather conditions. Prescribed fires will resume on all four ranger districts across South Carolina to improve […]