Author: Dick Mangrum

Some of the audience seats were empty, but an Oconee town hall meeting proceeded last night in Walhalla — even though three of the dais chairs, as anticipated, went unfilled.  County councilmen Davis and Elliott fielded questions, while councilmen Durham, Hart, and Mize, true to their positions, stayed away.  This was a non-partisan event, arranged by county Republican Party leaders, […]

The pantry is open today at Walhalla’s St. Luke Methodist Church.  From 4:30 to 5:30 this afternoon, church workers will give away packaged frozen food, along with meat and produce.  The church is located at 607 E. Main Street.

A look back at the 75 years of the Oconee Public Library service to Oconeeans makes for a digital exhibit available online.  The library partnered with the Oconee History Museum to create a digital exhibit of local library history, photographs, video, and more.  The online address:  https://www.oconeehistorymuseum.org/ocpl75/ and to library patrons via iPad kiosks at each library branch.  101.7/WGOG NEWS […]

At home this afternoon, a man on Pelham Creek Drive near Seneca answered a loud knock on his door.  Tyree Williams found out that his pickup truck had suddenly caught fire.  Fire fighters could not stop the fire before major damage, and now Williams say he is left without a ride to work.  94.1 The Lake’s Kevin Hollis, reporting from […]

If you or someone you know is a South Carolinian in Israel in need of help, you may reach out to the office of U-S Senator Tim Scott.  The number to call from the 101.7/WGOG listening audience is 864/233-5366.  “I strongly encourage South Carolinians who are in Israel and need assistance to reach out to my office immediately,” said Scott. […]

A larger than normal turnout for the Partners for Progress meeting gave Janet Smalley the chance last night to spread the word on how 20-plus years of effort have improved the quality of life in Walhalla.  For those last night not familiar with what’s called WP2, they heard how a group of city residents raises money and partners with civic […]

A memorial service for “Jay” Hackney, the security officer at Prisma Oconee Memorial, who lost his life in last Friday’s car-truck accident at Oakway, is scheduled for Friday in the hospital chapel.  Hackney was 23 and described as  popular, especially in the emergency department where he worked.  His wife, Brianna, was injured in the accident and airlifted to a Greenville […]

With two weeks to go, enthusiasm for Walhalla’s annual celebration of its founding was displayed at a meeting of the city’s Partners for Progress (WP2). As early as this weekend, expect to see the start to transform Sertoma Field into the setting for the 44th Oktoberfest.  A couple of attendees were in German attire, including Jessie Bunning who gave a […]