Author: Dick Mangrum

Again, starting Monday, Oconeeans may resume recycling mixed paper and newspaper at the county recycling centers.  They will continue to accept regular household garbage, cardboard, scrap metal, aluminum cans and tires.  At this time, however, they won’t take plastic or glass.  Those two materials pose a high risk of contamination and a potential threat to county personnel.  When visiting a […]

On behalf of the city council, here are excerpts from a statement issued yesterday by Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander:  “The City of Seneca, its elected officials, management and staff all share in the anger and anguish many are feeling across the country after the death of George Floyd.  Our police officers are sworn to be protectors and guardians of the […]

Fire broke out early this morning in a home in rural Oconee County.  The location was a home north of Salem on Parris Drive.  A call for help was sounded around 1:30 this morning.  No one hurt.  The owner was said to have been away at the time.

Members of the Seneca High School class of 2018 are planning a peaceful protest and community dialogue for 6 o’clock Monday evening at the Blue Ridge Community Center on Holland Avenue.  According to the announcement, this protest and dialogue will center on the Black Lives Matter movement and improving race relations in Oconee County.  Besides members of the 2018 class […]

Tri-County Technical College (TCTC) announces a three-phase plan to reopen its campuses beginning June 8 with the goal of returning to full campus operations in August.   The college notes that progress through the phases is contingent on the directives of the president of TCTC, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, and guidance from health authorities such as the South Carolina […]

The latest tally from South Carolina DHEC shows that on yesterday the state confirmed 361 new cases and seven more deaths.  So far, COVID-19 has infected 13,005 and taken the lives of 525 South Carolinians. Six deaths occurred in elderly individuals from Florence (1), Lexington (2), Richland (1), and Spartanburg (2) counties. One death occurred in a middle-age individual from Greenville […]

A circuit judge was told today it’s likely the case against a man accused of crashing his car into home near Seneca and killing a woman will be resolved without trial.  Judge Sprouse responded by saying that at least for another month, he will set no bond for El Asia Hussain Muhammed, charged with leaving the scene of accident involved […]

Bi-Lo supermarkets in both Seneca and Pendleton have been stuck with counterfeit bills, and the Oconee Sheriff’s Office is stepping up the search for the young white male who is suspected of having passed the bogus bills.  He is believed to be in his early 30’s.  The Seneca Bi-Lo was victimized the early afternoon of May 28 by a man […]

Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative selected high school students for trips this summer to Columbia and Washington as part of an experience that connect students from across the state with government leaders. But the COVID-19 outbreak forced the cancellation of both in-person events. However, the students will still have the opportunity to connect with new friends and learn this summer. The […]

Once again, there is a drop in first-time unemployment claims filed by members of the Oconee workforce.  For the week ended May 30, Oconee’s first-time claimants fell to 234–from the previous week’s 340.  Below 1,000 numbers continue to be reported by Pickens County (400) and by Anderson County (838).  But in larger Greenville, there were 1,800 first-time claimants.  The number […]