Author: Dick Mangrum

A bicyclist from Greenville was killed around 1:30 Saturday morning when, according to the coroner’s office, he was hit by an SUV headed north on highway 76 in the direction of Pendleton.  The Anderson coroner’s office said Robert Andre Robinson, 41 years old, died of multiple traumas secondary to blunt force trauma.  The death is being investigated by the coroner’s […]

An early Saturday morning traffic accident in Westminster took the life of a 33-year old Pendleton woman.  Coroner Karl Addis said Kayla Danielle Durham died of a head injury a one-vehicle accident at Main and Windsor streets.  The accident was reported at 2:05 in the morning.  According to Addis, motorist Durham failed to negotiate the downtown intersection and the vehicle […]

Thanks to Mark Fischer at the office of the Oconee Soil and Water Conservation District, here’s an account of the banquet last night at South Union that served as the 2023 Celebration of Agriculture in the county: The event was attended by councilmen Glenn Hart and Matthew Durham. SC DNR representatives Tyler Brown and Jessica Egan attended from Columbia. 40 […]

A 26-year old Walhallan, Luis Hernandez, manages both a full-time work schedule and a full-time education load.  Last summer Hernandez’s life changed over the course of a week when his supervisor at JTEKT North America asked if he’d like to enroll at Tri-County Technical College and expand his skill set.  In the last six years, he has worked in the […]

Kenny Johns, candidate for Walhalla City Council, explained his strategy today behind running in two separate elections.  Mounting a political comeback in his hometown, Johns is actually running for a full, four-year seat, as well as an unexpired term with two years left.  Should he win both seats November 7, he’ll have the choice of picking one.  But the one […]

The board of Oconee Conservatives announces a change of officers.  Bob Hoover is the group’s new vice president, succeeding Perry Smith.  According to the group’s announcement, Hoover’s appointment has the support of Smith.

Voters in any of Oconee’s five town and cities are up against a deadline.  Five o’clock this afternoon is the cutoff for casting absentee-by-mail ballots in the November 7 elections.  To qualify, a voter must return a signed application to the office of county elections by 5 pm today.

A boil water advisory has been issued for certain sections in rural water service from the city of Walhalla.  Those customers are advised to vigorously boil their water for at least 3 minutes prior to consumption. The advisory is anticipated to remain in place until tomorrow evening. You are requested follow the City of Walhalla, SC and the City of […]