Author: Dick Mangrum

An Anderson man for whom the Oconee Sheriff’s Office had sought the public’s help in locating has been arrested. There are ten charges listed on the booking report for Dolphus Daniel Haney, including three charges of attempted murder. Haney was arrested yesterday afternoon. On December 2, the Sheriff’s Office announced it had outstanding warrants against 29-year old Haney as the […]

A 56-year woman received a 20-year sentence in the Oconee General Sessions Court for multiple instances of incest and sexual conduct with a minor. Edna Sluder will get credit for 337 days in jail, awaiting her plea of guilty. Her husband, Anthony, was ordered earlier this week to spend 25 years in prison for his part in sex crimes which […]

A cost projection to eliminate a flood-prone Walhalla intersection came in below estimates, and the city council last night added $110 thousand dollars to its budget. City funds and those allocated by the state’s county “C” fund committee will be used to pay the contractor selected to correct the drainage problem at College and S. Broad streets. Thrift Development of […]

Foothills Farmstead reconstruction approved After years of planning and hoping, a reconstructed farmstead showcasing late 19th and early 20th century farm life in Oconee County will have the money to proceed. The County Council on Tuesday unanimously gave a stamp of approval to pass-through grant funding for $79,500 to Old Oakway Architectural Salvage to construct the farmstead at 150 Schoolhouse […]

Walhalla is on its way to creating a new zoning classification that’ll entitle homes to be built on lots of 10 thousand square feet minimum. The city council last night gave first reading to a residential-10 zoning classification, which will slot between residential-5 and residential-15. The idea for the residential-10 zone grew out of the debate about the small home […]

Walhalla’s leaders cast the first of two votes in favor of easing the plight of water customers who are behind in paying their monthly bills. At David Underwood’s urging, the council voted 4 to 2 to lower the non-payment or re-connect charge from $65 dollars to $35 dollars. Councilmen Bagwell and Roberts cast the two no votes. An attempt by […]

Serving meals from mobile vehicles is now a regulated business in Walhalla. The city council last night gave final approval of an amended ordinance following council review and a public hearing. After hearing from the one mobile food vendor who spoke, Tina Stevens, the council agreed to consider exceptions to the requirement that a food truck may only occupy a […]

The state patrol reports a car driver lost his life just before midnight last night in a crash on SC 187 in Pickens County.  Master Trooper Bolt says the driver of a Honda left the right side of the highway, hit a culvert, and overturned.  For the identification of the deceased, the trooper is referring reporters to the Pickens County […]

After years of talking, putting the work on a new county magistrate’s office in Westminster out for bid will probably be go before the Oconee County Council’s second meeting in January. Administrator Amanda Brock told council members Tuesday that the county’s due diligence regarding the property should be finished so the Council can give the project that green light. There […]