Author: Dick Mangrum

Even though the Oconee County Public Library is closed to the public until further notice, the library is still working to provide assistance. Staff has been working at the branches to answer the phones and help with online offerings and answer questions. They have been available during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., to […]

A meeting planned by Oconee County officials tonight in Fair Play has been cancelled. County Administrator Brock and county planner Chapman were to have met with interested members of Fair Play to talk about the future for that rural community, including the plans for the first piped sewer in that area. The meeting had been planned for 6 o’clock tonight […]

In an emergency meeting at the noon hour, Clemson City Council will consider establishing a voluntary curfew starting tomorrow that would be in effect between the hours of 11 at night and 6 in the morning.  The voluntary curfew idea will be presented to the mayor and council by the city administrator, Andy Blondeau.  Interested members of the public may […]

Georgia police want closure to a Toccoa homicide that occurred six years ago and they’d like the public to chime in with helpful information. At his home on Toccoa’s Pageland Drive March 18, 2014 Mantavious Flentall was found shot dead. Several persons were seen leaving the vicinity of that home in a gray Ford Edge, and the car was reported […]

A classified legal ad carried this week by The Journal affords the public the opportunity to have a say in whether a small hydro-electric project near Seneca should receive a new, 30-year license from the federal government. The project is the Coneross Hydroelectric on SC 59 just south of the city at the Coneross Creek. In recent years, a lightning […]

The executive director of the Oconee Chamber of Commerce is hopeful that Oconeeans will balance their need to follow proper health safety guidelines and still remember that local business needs their patronage during these difficult times. The chamber’s JoAnn Johnson says many in the local business community are concerned over whether they will be able to continue. “We have so […]

The town of Salem has now closed the Town Hall until March 31. The decision is made to reduce the risk of transmission for the well being of the public and town workers.  Water payments are accepted by mail and by dropping them in the box mounted on the wall.  You can also call the Town Hall number (944-2819) to […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is investigating 13 additional cases of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. This brings the total number statewide to 60 cases in 14 counties. “We emphasize the importance of practicing disease prevention measures and following recommendations for social distancing to protect our community as a whole,” said Dr. Brannon Traxler, DHEC physician […]

To help the community minimize travel and potential exposure to COVID-19 (coronavirus), Prisma Health is changing the way patients will receive care from their doctors’ offices and how surgeries will continue, beginning immediately. First, physician practices are evaluating routinely scheduled office visits to determine if a telehealth visit is an alternative. This will include both telephone and video virtual health […]