Author: Dick Mangrum

In one week’s time, the real estate holdings of the city of Seneca got a lot bigger, with the settlement of the Haynes legal matters and the acquisition of the adjoining Kimbrell’s building. Mayor Alexander, speaking on a 94.1 The Lake Coffee Time, says there are many ideas on what to do with the building. One is razing the old […]

The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce has announced the selection of the county’s first “Top 20 Under 40.”  They are considered an elite group of young professionals who, through their work and personal lives, exhibit high standards of quality.  The group is a wide representation of professional that run the gamut.  They include members of the legal community, the real […]

Three and a half weeks later, the Oconee Sheriff says, there is still no determination on the cause of a fire that took two lives in the rural Picket Post Community near Tamassee. The July 13 weekend night fire was fatal to Winfred Lee Dills and his grandson, Daniel Lee Ayers. Sheriff Crenshaw said yesterday, “No determination yet, but it […]

Susan Ramey, Westminster city councilwoman, says in the next few days she will have a decision on whether she’ll try to move up to the mayor’s office in her city’s November election.  Candidate qualifying will start August 16.  Already, first-term Mayor Brian Ramey has signaled that he will offer for a second, four-year term.  The two elected officials share the […]

Seneca’s state lawmaker says South Carolina taxpayers can look forward to a one-time, $50 refund to arrive some time in December.  The $50 will reflect a $61.4 million payment that South Carolina realized from the sale of a winning lottery ticket that will net the ticket buyers hundreds of millions of dollars.  It was thought that the state would use […]

An Oconee jury awarded $1.1 million today to the plaintiff in the case of Adams v. Bragg. The case arose from a 2015 traffic accident in rural Crossroads Community, south of Seneca. The collision involved a service truck driven by Blue Ridge Electric employee Trina Adams and a second vehicle driven by Ted Bragg. Adams, a West Union resident, testified […]

A tearful West Union woman told a jury this morning of the pain and inconvenience she had from the foot injury that required surgery following a traffic accident four years ago. Trina Adams and her husband, Steven, are in the Oconee Commons Pleas Court pressing their case for damages for loss of consortium. Trina Adams, a Blue Ridge Electric Co-Op […]

Roundabouts, or traffic circles, are common on the British Isles.  Not so common here, although, in spots, South Carolina motorists have begun to adjust.  A new roundabout is proposed at a rural Anderson County intersection. The DOT proposes a roundabout to improve the intersection of US 178 (Liberty Highway) and SC 88 (Old Greenville Highway Extension) in Anderson County. The […]