Author: Dick Mangrum

Revised plans for the proposed Clemson Dockside project were discussed but no vote taken during a meeting last night of that city’s Board of Architectural Review.  Because of the size of the proposed mixed development, there have been complaints from, among others, residents of the adjoining Holiday West home development.  Last night board members were told the developers now propose […]

Empty houses in a former textile village that adjoins the Seneca corporate limits have become an issue—because of several recent fires, one of them fatal to a 27-year old man. Chief Richie Caudill of the Seneca Fire Department confirms to 101.7/WGOG NEWS that his fire fighters are in the process of counting empty Utica structures and marking them. Marking them, […]

A navy officer from Seneca is aboard an aircraft carrier in the Atlantic.  She’s Lt. Brooke Dorsey, and she was photographed last Saturday serving lunch to enlisted sailors in the forward galley of the carrier USS John C. Stennis.  At the time, the Stennis was conducting routine operations in support of Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic.

Whether old buildings are restored or torn down is an expensive undertaking for Seneca, as the city steps up its efforts to fill empty storefronts in the downtown. Last night the city leaders infused their improvements corporation with a transfer of $200 thousand. That transfer, on the recommendation of city administrator and corporation president Scott Moulder. It represents monies derived […]

A pair of rock pillars that serve as an entry way on EN 1st Street into Seneca’s downtown sport a cleaner and tidier look these days. The city has taken over maintenance of the pillars, with the consent of their owners, the Once-A-Week Club. The city also has become re-acquainted with the history. City administrator Scott Moulder says the civic […]

In an early morning accident on highway 11 below West Union, no one received major injury–but one of the cars caught fire.  According to Walhalla Fire Department, the car that caught fire was the one that wound up on its side after the 4:30 am accident on SC 11 in the vicinity of Hefner and Old House roads.

Seneca’s elected leaders cleared the way last night for a controversial small home development in a section of the city filled with larger, older homes. In a 6 to 2 vote, Season’s Building Company of West Union was approved for a planned development residential zone at ES 7th and Townville streets. Ten out of the 13 speakers from the audience […]

An attempt to start a car while standing outside the vehicle proved costly to a woman yesterday in Walhalla. The police say Susan Ramona Cobb received medical aid after she was knocked down after her Mazda van began to move forward—rolled into a second vehicle and eventually crashed thru the glass/door entrance to the public defender’s offices at Brown’s Square. […]

A Walhalla policeman and his suspect both wound up getting medical attention yesterday in a laundry business incident on W. Main Street. The police say at 6:36 am at Tiger Wash, they found Bryan Ashley Evans of Neal Road, Seneca inside the crawl space between washing machines. According to the police report, after an attempt was made to place Evans […]