Author: Dick Mangrum

In recent years, planners have come and gone in the Oconee County Planning Department. Maybe that’s why an achievement announced last night was worthy of applause from the county planning commission. The commissioners applauded Adam Chapman after the county planner told them he is marking his first full year as planner and liaison to the planning commissioners, who recommend policy […]

Work is to get started in earnest on the next comprehensive plan for Oconee County. It’s called the 2020 Comprehensive Plan and it is to be developed to reflect community goals and aspirations. An outside firm is being contracted by Oconee County to write the plan with input from the county planning commission and the public. From county planner Adam […]

Campsites have been taken on this July 4 week at Oconee County’s three public parks. Phil Shirley, director of county parks, recreation and tourism, says the weather has cooperated and you can expect the campers at the parks on Lake Keowee to be in place tonight for fireworks that’ll be seen in the sky along the lake and at other […]

Three seats on the Clemson City Council will be available in a non-partisan election during this year’s General Election in November. The city has announced plans for the election and the qualifying period for those Clemson residents interested in offering for the public office. Eligible to run are those Clemson city residents who have lived in the city for a […]

The motor club AAA Carolinas predicts more than 650 thousand South Carolinians will travel 50 miles or more from home during the July 4 holiday period. And today, the eve of Independence Day, is considered the busiest day for travel. According to Jimmy Watt, public information officer for the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, now’s the time to make sure your vehicle […]

A 28-year old man from the Pickens County town of Liberty has been arrested and charged with stealing a Jeep Cherokee from Lake Keowee Chrysler Dodge. Law enforcement records identify John Anthony Creech as having been arrested Friday and charged with grand larceny. The Sheriff’s Office started investigating the theft June 3 after an alarm went off at the dealership […]

A second year of an additional two cents to the tax on a gallon of gasoline at the pump arrived yesterday, with the start of a new government year in South Carolina. And that’s the reason South Carolina motorists may have noticed pump prices higher by two cents. What’s commonly called the Roads Bill took effect last summer, kicking off […]

A 20-year old Salem area man has been arrested by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office and charged with arson second degree in the home where he lives. According to the Sheriff’s Office, James Emanual Ernest Martin was arrested Friday. According to law enforcement records, the home on Lewin Way, Tamassee belongs to Karen Martin and was set afire on Wednesday, June […]

In a special meeting, West Union Town Council this morning agreed to buy the building and property at 1210 W. Main Street. And the town has a plan for the property. It’s the intent, says Mayor Linda Oliver, to turn the building into West Union’s first community center. On a motion by the mayor, and a second by Doug Moore, […]