Author: Dick Mangrum

Not even such a disease as the spreading virus can deter Oconee public schools from completing a deal to buy property for their top building priority—a replacement middle school in Seneca. Today is closing day for the transaction which, at last report, involves 43.82 Wells Highway acres owned by four individuals. At their March 9 meeting, the county trustees committed […]

All court sessions have been cancelled, but the Oconee County Courthouse in Walhalla remains open for other business. Clerk of Court Whitfield has re-opened the drive-thru, so if you have payments to make or papers to file you can still transact that business. Whitfield says if you want to save time, you can call ahead and explain what you need […]

SC 28/the Blue Ridge Boulevard is a scene this morning of fog and flashing red and blue public safety vehicles that have responded to what’s believed to have been a two-car accident and multiple injuries around the 6 o’clock hour this morning.  The scene is the northbound 28 lanes in the vicinity of the turnoff to West Union Road, and […]

We have received word of a serious accident on SC 28/the Blue Ridge Boulevard in the vicinity of Lowe’s Electric and the Poplar Springs Bridge.  It’s quite foggy, so all drivers should proceed slowly and exercise caution.

South Carolina DHEC is investigating 44 additional cases of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus.  Statewide the total number is 342 in 36 counties.  “As the number of cases and community spread expectedly increase in our state, we reiterate the importance of taking daily preventive practices to protect yourself and your community,” said Dr. Jonathan Knoche, DHEC physician.  “We all have the […]

Chairs were spread apart as social distancing was the rule for this afternoon’s special Seneca City Council meeting.  The meeting started with Mayor Alexander stressing the importance of everyone using wipes and other sanitizing materials to keep down the chance for catching the virus.  The council, without much discussion, adopted a resolution and an emergency ordinance that will give Seneca […]

Governor McMaster has announced all South Carolina schools will be closed through April 30th.

Maybe you saw something – or maybe you’ve overheard something — that could help the Oconee Sheriff’s Office in its inquiry into the death Friday of Kendall Hawkins. His remains were found around 5 pm in a wooded area near the former Covidien plant off Highway 28, Bountyland Community. The body was less than one half-mile from where Hawkins was […]

If nothing more than causing inconvenience, the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 affects everyone in Westminster and the surrounding community. Jennifer Adams, clerk-treasurer, says, the City listens to the statewide briefings held daily and especially recommends this website be visited regularly: https://www.scdhec.gov/infectiousdiseases/viruses/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19. Two new terms we have all learned in the past week are “community spread” and “social distancing”. Social […]