Author: Dick Mangrum

Oconee Sheriff Mike Crenshaw says his officers discovered no gun in the possession of a young man who was the subject of a disturbing church incident last night at the Foothills Church on the Bountyland Road. That man, however, has been placed on trespass notice and charged with disturbing place of worship—a youth service at the church. The man, now […]

Oconee’s chief magistrate Will Derrick is in line to get away from his cramped courtroom and offices in downtown Westminster. Julian Davis, County Council chairman, says the county has closed on a deal to buy a former E. Main Street church building and property and convert it for the magistrate and his needs. 101.7/WGOG NEWS has learned the county paid […]

Seth Whitt, a ninth grade student at West Oak High School, is the recipient of a Beekeeping Scholarship from the Oconee Beekeepers Association. The scholarship package includes tuition, books, and materials for Clemson University’s extension beekeeping class. The scholarship also includes beekeeping supplies

Duke Energy will seek to renew the operating licenses for 11 reactors that run in six nuclear stations in the Carolinas for an additional 20 years. Oconee Nuclear is to remain part of Duke’s future, as the company says it expects to submit the license renewal application for Oconee Nuclear Station in 2021, followed by its other nuclear stations. Oconee […]

Simply put, the local committee that controls a state allocation for Oconee County road work has accumulated $3 million dollars and is anxious to put that money to work. At a meeting in Walhalla, the Oconee State “C” Fund Committee delivered that message to an audience that included representatives of Oconee County, the cities of Seneca and Walhalla, and the […]

The crash of two tractor trailer trucks on I-85 in Anderson County early today took the life of one of the drivers.  The highway patrol is deferring to the Anderson coroner to identify the deceased.  According to state trooper Joe Hovis, the deceased was driving southbound and struck a second tractor trailer truck parked on the right shoulder of the […]

An Anderson County man was placed under the arrest of the Seneca police this week on the charge of automobile theft. Authorities identified the accused as Jason Durell Sims, 33, of Belton. The investigation that led to Monday’s arrest started the morning of August 8, when officers were told that a male had been seen driving a 2013 Ford Mustang […]

The experience of watching a number one-rated college football team is a joy to many, but a home Clemson football game can be quite a different kind of experience for police officers.  At times, they encounter behavior that is often fueled by too much of the spirits.  On the Clemson police Facebook page, there’s this advice:  Don’t yell “beer, beer” […]

Topping the agenda tonight for Walhalla planning commissioners is a builder’s request to change the zoning on four lots (2.5 acres) on Tyre B. Mauldin Street.  The five-member commission will entertain comment at 5:30 at City Hall and then is scheduled to vote on whether to change the zoning from residential-15 to general residential. About the builders’ revised request, zoning […]

Policymakers for Oconee’s wastewater treatment plant are pursuing a project to switch from a potentially dangerous gas to a safer method of dis-infecting chlorine. A committee of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority yesterday agreed to recommend to the full board a $20 thousand contract with the company W-K Dickson to engineer the switch. According to the company, the current method […]