Author: Dick Mangrum

A thief took a black semi-automatic Taurus 380 handgun from a car parked on Marcengill Road near Westminster. The vehicle was unlocked and the gun was believed to have been in the glove box. The theft points up the need for a reminder from Oconee Sheriff Mike Crenshaw. He said, “The Sheriff’s Office advises all of our citizens to not […]

A challenge was raised during this week’s meeting of Oconee County Council to Edda Cammick’s part in a vote to extend a water line in the Salem area. The challenger was Keowee Key resident Wayne Owens, who spoke during public comment Tuesday at council’s regular meeting. Cammick is Salem’s representative to council and has been a supporter of an effort […]

Walhalla leaders believe their action on Tuesday night is proof they are getting serious about the looks of their city. The city council gave first reading to amending their ordinance covering buildings and structures that will lessen the time it takes to rid the city of dilapidated structures. As explained by the city’s new zoning administrator, Daniel Fletcher, unless there’s […]

Long Creek’s Dixie Aluminum has been plagued two times this month by thieves. A Crime Stoppers’ alert is posted for information that helps solve the burglaries August 4 and 20. Wiring and metal were stolen, along with 75-pound boxes of screws and rivets. You can possibly qualify for a cash reward if your information is helpful. Call Crime Stoppers at […]

Drivers headed north on I-85 can expect a detour tonight at the 85/385 Gateway Project. Tentatively (weather permitting) that detour will run from 10 o’clock tonight until 5 o’clock tomorrow morning to allow work crews to lay down a girder. I-85 traffic northbound will be detoured at the exit 51 ramp and directed to take 51-B to 385 southbound. From […]

Part of South Carolina 188/the Keowee School Road, remains detoured this morning in the vicinity of New Hope Baptist Church. DHEC was called late last night when a dump truck accident spilled fluid along the roadway.

A senior citizens van and a large truck have collided this afternoon on SC 24 at the Hunt Road in Townville vicinity.  From the scene, a report has reached 101.7/WGOG NEWS that although there is an ambulance there in response, there do not appear to be any major injuries.  It appears that the trailer attached to the truck was empty […]

Oconee County Council tried a number of votes last night to bring to an end the nasty situation involving Fair-Oak’s inability to schedule athletic games with three municipal recreation departments. Whether it was to float a financial incentive or to meet again within a couple of weeks, council’s votes came out 2 to 2, with an abstention that gutted it […]

A man was seen hot-wiring a moped outside the Seneca Walmart. That led to a chase yesterday in which the suspected thief outmaneuvered a sheriff’s officer by slicing thru a Seneca neighborhood in a series of close turns which the deputy’s squad car could not negotiate. Officer Jake Spence found the moped abandoned at a senior citizens’ home development, but […]

Walhalla is on the way to placing itself into debt to pay for the new water plant and get out from under a mandate from the state. On the first of two readings last night, the city council decided to pursue a revenue bond issue to come up with the cost to building the Lake Keowee plant. Tjay Bagwell, budget […]