Author: Dick Mangrum

A Walhalla councilman who had previously announced he’s leaving city government has changed his mind.  And, on this last day of candidate qualifying, David Underwood says he’s back in politics and will ask the voters to grant him a third, four-year term in November.  Last month Underwood had said he had pretty much seen accomplished what he had set out […]

Organizers of this year’s pageant to crown the next Miss Oktoberfest have opened applications for contestants.  This year’s Miss Oktoberfest will be crowned during the 4 o’clock pageant Sunday afternoon, October 6 at the Walhalla Middle School.  Miss Oktoberfest 2019 is open to any young lady who attends high school in Oconee County.  The overall winner receives a $500 dollar […]

A former member of the Westminster City Council made a return to the political arena on Friday when he qualified to seek one of three available council seats in his city’s November election.  He’s Rusty Cater who, during his previous service on council, championed recreation for kids.  There are indications that a former councilman who accompanied Cater to the sign-up […]

The mayor of Westminster, Brian Ramey, has been chosen to serve a three-year term on the board of the Association of South Carolina Mayors.  Ramey joins mayors in Estill, Georgetown, and Goose Creek for three-year terms on the association board.  The association was formed in 2011 under the umbrella of the state municipal association to allow mayors to more fully […]

Officially four men are running to be mayor of Walhalla, with the latest filings today by Tjay Bagwell and Randy Chastain.  Bagwell and Chastain, along with Danny Edwards and Dennis Owens, are all seasoned in the business of Walhalla city government.  It’s still possible that others might file for mayor, as the qualifying deadline runs until Monday at noon.

The state police announced the arrest today of a former policeman in the Pickens County town of Central on the charge of peeping tom, eavesdropping or peeping. The arrest warrant accused Mark Anthony Bolden, 54, of committing the crime by videoing the victim in a nude state while she changed clothes. It further states the victim was unaware of the […]

KP Components, Inc. plans to expand its Pickens County operations. The Denmark based company, which specializes in fully-automated machining of complex parts for a variety of industries, will make an investment of more than $16 million dollars that is expected to create 47 new jobs, according to the Department of Commerce. The company is constructing a new 50,000 square-foot manufacturing […]

A clergyman who started in the ministry as a youth pastor in Rock Hill has accepted the call to be the new, full-time pastor at a rural Oconee County church.  The Rev. Jeromy Dean is ready to begin preaching at the Bethel Baptist Church at Oakway.  He comes to Bethel with his wife, Amanda, and their two children.  As part […]