Author: Dick Mangrum

11/4/19 The Seneca Rotary Club named their students of the month for October last week. The following students were recognized and presented with a plaque. Northside Elementary – Paige Bearden Ravenel Elementary – Brycen Gaines Blue Ridge Elementary – Kevin Troy Moyer Seneca Middle – Landon Rogers Seneca High – Brendan Wolff Teacher of the year 2019: Northside Elementary – […]

According to Walhalla Fire Chief, Brandon Burton, fire units were dispatched to a single family residence on Coffee Road in Walhalla at 11:04 am on Sunday. Burton says, upon arrival heavy smoke was showing from the roof, all occupants were out of the structure and firefighters were able to rescue a cat and dog. Fire damaged a portion of the […]

In a long life, Seneca’s Curt Davis enjoyed a 41-year military career and managed a business and, while in the military, invented a night goggle vision device. He also had a brush in show business as an Elvis Presley impersonator. But he considers himself to be an inventor, says he is working on one particular invention, about which he won’t […]

For safety reasons, the City of Westminster encourages all trick or treating to take place on Friday, November 1 from 5:30-7:30.

An Oconee School District official spoke with the father of the student taken to the hospital after the bus accident this morning near Westminster.  The student was examined and released from the hospital; no injuries were found. The student is at home doing well.

Walhalla Mayor Danny Edwards has announced he won’t take part in tonight’s debate, arranged by the Journal.  The mayor’s explanation, from his Facebook page, is as follows:  “For the past week, following the Partners for Progress-sponsored candidates forum the local paper has published daily articles and editorials critical of my tenure as Mayor, and by extension, critical of the other […]

Just in to 101.7/WGOG NEWS is word that Walhalla Mayor Edwards says he will not be a participant in tonight’s candidates’ debate, arranged by the Journal.  The mayor says he explained his reason on his Facebook page.

The rain the next two days has taken another event as a casualty.  Westminster’s Boo on Main tomorrow has been postponed until 5:30 to 7:30 pm Friday (November 1.)

According to the highway patrol, an Oconee school bus driver was ticketed this morning with too fast for conditions in what was a three-vehicle wreck on SC 24. A spokeswoman for the public schools said the accident occurred shortly before 8 o’clock as the bus was heading from West-Oak High to West-Oak Middle. Twenty-five students were on board, but only […]

Seneca and master plan have not exactly been words spoken together.  But the “City of Smiles, City with Style” is engaging outside parties to help it develop a master plan that will pay special attention to the downtown and the thoroughfares leading in.  Last night, during a City Hall meeting, the mayor and the council opened the floor to a […]