Author: Dick Mangrum

A late night fire Friday damaged a home on Walhalla’s Bulwinkle Drive.  Chief Brandon Burton of the Walhalla Fire Department says minor fire damage resulted to the lower portion of the split-level house.  Heat and smoke damage filled other parts of the home.  Fire fighters were alerted to the fire at 10:35 pm.  No one was hurt but, as a […]

The Seneca city administrator predicted a new repository of local African American history is “two-to-three months” away from being able to accommodate the first visitors. Scott Moulder spoke at the city’s annual Black History Luncheon about the project to open the Faith Cabin Library, which will enlighten visitors as to what it was like for African Americans to live in […]

The first Black History Luncheon in Seneca drew 60 people. Eight years later, it’s an event that draws around 300 people, and it’s a crowd that often arrives early. The theme for this year’s event, presented by city government, was “Prisms in the Shadows.” The two main speakers addressed the importance of African American history—one of them being Brendal Tindal, […]

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reminds South Carolinians to take steps to protect themselves against a more present threat — the flu. COVID-19, the new coronavirus responsible for an outbreak that began in Wuhan, China, is a serious public health concern and DHEC is working with federal and state health partners in preparation to prevent its spread. […]

“That must have been some strong wind that blew thru there.” That’s what the spokesman for Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative says about the cause for yesterday’s early morning outage that affected Salem and one and a half hours of programming on 101.7/WGOG. Blue Ridge’s Terry Ballenger says it was a straight line wind that blew thru the Salem area and […]

Horton, Oconee County’s newest manufacturing facility, is set to open in May at the Industry and Technology Park in Westminster. While construction of the 100,000-square-foot-building is underway, its first two hires, Kellie Boone and Alicia Kelley, Tri-County Technical College grads, are setting up shop at the Oconee Campus, working through resumes, developing plant policies and procedures, writing a manual for […]

The Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority has issued a repeal of the water quality advisories for Seneca Creek, Coneross Creek, and Duck Pond Reservoir in Oconee County. The notices were issued as a precaution due to sewer overflows caused by a 25-to-50-year storm event that impacted the county Thursday, February 6, which led to an inflow of stormwater and floodwater […]

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announces the availability of $2.7 billion for State Revolving Funds, including $30,704,000 for South Carolina. The funding assists states, tribes and territories with infrastructure projects that help protect surface water and provide safe drinking water to communities across the country. “EPA’s decades-long commitment to water infrastructure has helped provide $180 billion in project financing to over […]

The Oconee County sheriff plans to run for a third term in this year’s elections. Mike Crenshaw also has his sights on the 2024 election. He says as long as his health and that of his family is good, he plans to offer. After 32 years, Crenshaw says he still loves the profession of law enforcement. The official period for […]