Author: Dick Mangrum

Court officers say a pre-liminary hearing has been scheduled next week for the Easley man arrested after a car went out of control near Seneca and crashed into a home, killing a woman who had just gone to bed for the night. The hearing for El Asia Hassain Muhammad, scheduled Friday, August 16, is a proceeding at which the prosecution […]

Some people who’ve been ticketed by the Walhalla police have tried to pay their fines, but are finding out there isn’t always someone available to take their money. The move of the municipal court’s long-time clerk to a City Hall position has created the need for a replacement, and there’s feeling among city officials that a full-time clerk is needed. […]

A Pickens County native, Dr. Wesley Porter, received an award for agricultural excellence, an award that has an international component.  Porter, an agriculture specialist at the University of Georgia, received the PrescisionAg Award of Excellence in Education and Research. John Parris of the SC Agri-News Service, said, “This award is an international recognition program honoring individuals who have demonstrated exceptional […]

According to the city of Clemson, a contractor is completing re-surfacing Elm Street, Heather Drive, and Riverpoint Drive and will then turn its attention to several other roads and streets through out the city.  The work schedule for Pickens Construction, however, is dependent on weather conditions.  The work should continue into early next month.  Motorists and the general public are […]

A 37-year old man near Westminster was arrested this week in an Oconee Sheriff’s Office investigation of domestic violence. Law enforcement authorities list the following charges against Jarrett Matthew Moore: kidnapping and domestic violence first degree. A deputy sheriff said she responded to an address on the Pickens Road and discovered a female with swollen and bruised eyes and a […]

A Seneca man received a sentence this afternoon amounting to 20 years in prison for sex crimes involving a young girl four years ago. Robert Keith Morgan pleaded guilty this afternoon in the Oconee General Sessions Court to sexual exploitation of a minor, obstruction of justice, and criminal sexual conduct with a minor second degree. At the time of his […]

An approach to the Walhalla corporate limits may soon see patrolling city police vehicles. Councilman Tjay Bagwell broached the idea of an intergovernmental agreement in which the county Sheriff’s Office would surrender jurisdiction for a stretch of SC 28/the Blue Ridge Boulevard—from Zaxby’s to the Kountry Kupboard. Some of the area is already part of the corporate limits. The 28 […]

The Seneca Events Committee is entertaining the idea of food trucks being a regular part of downtown Seneca, not just on Jazz on the Alley nights. Discussion centered yesterday on where to place the food trucks in the downtown area, one location that was mentioned was under the covered sheltered area along Main Street. That area is the former pickup […]

In two years time, 11 Walhalla businesses have benefited from a city government program that grants money for building façade work in the downtown. Brent Taylor, city administrator, recommends the mayor and council see fit to allocate $10 thousand for the budget of the Downtown Development Corporation. The following businesses received grants from a previous pool of $20 thousand: Building […]

Walhalla’s elected leaders are being told that the Oconee Chamber of Commerce is changing to a more county-wide approach to promoting and developing business and will phase out its local office at the Earle House. Brent Taylor, city administrator, sees an opportunity for the city to step in and hire a Main Street coordinator as part of a program through […]