Author: Dick Mangrum

As they have been in Walhalla, Bradford pear trees have fallen out of favor in Clemson. In the university city, a project has been announced to allow property owners to exchange up to five Bradford pear trees for an equal number of “free, healthy, native, (and) young replacement trees.” Bradford pear trees have been widely planted in the Upstate. While […]

After the Saturday night stormy weather, fire fighters near Seneca were sent to Newry to put out fire in an abandoned doublewide mobile home near Newry and Alexander roads.  The fire call was sounded around 1:30 in the morning.

A search and rescue was mobilized last night for a boy missing from the Collins Children’s Home near Seneca.  According to Sheriff Crenshaw, the boy remained missing overnight.

As many as 22 students at Walhalla High School will soon likely attain certification to be official water quality testers of lakes, streams and creeks. Making this possible is a partnership with the Friends of Lake Keowee (“FOLKS”>and a Walhalla High class taught by science teacher Amanda Gladys. “FOLKS” recently made a $1 thousand donation to the class to refurbish […]

Metal detectors are mandatory at airports and have become common at government offices. At least one South Carolina state lawmaker wants walk-thru detectors at all schools. We have this comment from Seneca’s state representative Bill Sandifer on a colleague’s piece of pre-filed legislation for the new session that starts tomorrow in Columbia: “I think it’s (metal detectors in schools) a […]

Oconee County was spared the kinds of damage that the Saturday night storms wreaked upon other parts of the South, but there was noticeable impact locally.  Trees fell and some Oconeeans lost electric power.  The storm temporarily took 101.7/WGOG off the air.  This morning we are still dealing with electrical problems caused by the disruption.

The Oconee County quarry director accepts the blame for a failure to communicate with customers that sparked complaints when the rock crusher went out of service this morning for three and a half hours. The quarry director, Mickey Kerr, is hopeful dissatisfied customers will bear with him and staff as they work to ensure smoother and better operations. Kerr says […]

Two Oconee County councilmen say they are getting complaints of a customer service problem at the county’s Rock Quarry near Walhalla. One of the councilmen, Wayne McCall, says the problem dates back to the summer but has worsened in the last two days—resulting in truck drivers having to wait long times to buy crushed rock to haul to job sites. […]

The body of a missing boater was found this morning in Lake Hartwell.  The deceased is a small town Illinois resident, David Dean.  A DNR officer is quoted as saying there are unanswered questions about the death of David Dean, 69 years old.  A search began from the Georgia side of the lake after a pontoon boat rented by Dean […]

A medical helicopter transport was arranged this morning for a motorcyclist involved in an accident in rural Oconee County.  According to the highway patrol, the injuries are considered non-life threatening.  The accident, involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck, was reported shortly after 10 this morning on the Safety Harbor Road in the area of Ebenezer Community.  Lance Corp. Joe […]