Author: Dick Mangrum
Large truck overturns at Townville
At this hour (10 am) public safety responders are dealing with an overturned chicken truck at Townville — vicinity of SC 24 and the Rocky Knoll Road, according to a public safety official’s report received at 101.7/WGOG NEWS.
Read moreEducation partnership created a pathway for Tech student
Madison Rankin became the first Tri-County Technical College graduate to enroll in Tech and North Greenville University’s new articulation agreement. The new partnership helps Tech students transfer to the online bachelor’s degree program of North Greenville’s Educational Studies. Rankin plans to pursue a job as an elementary school teacher, but long-term her goal is to open a day care center […]
Read moreInfrastructure work today in a Clemson neighborhood
The contractor GarCon Construction will have men and equipment at work this morning in Clemson’s Monaco Estates. At five addresses on Princess Grace Avenue, will finish point repairs on the wastewater collection infrastructure along the rights-of-way. The public’s cooperation and understanding is requested. The repairs are considered crucial to replace the infrastructure, as the point repairs are to correct any […]
Read moreMeeting tonight
A regular meeting of the Westminster Planning Commission will be held at 6 o’clock tonight at city hall.
Read morePain-relieving sedative is being mixed with dangerous drugs
The South Carolina state health agency, DHEC, issued a public health order last week about xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer known as “tranq”. DHEC’s board voted to defer scheduling of the drug as a controlled substance to allow lawmakers to control the substance without disrupting veterinary practices. Xylazine, a long-acting sedative with pain-relieving and muscle relaxant properties used as a tranquilizer […]
Read moreDrive-thru Halloween event
The annual “Boo with the Blue” of the Oconee Sheriff’s Office takes place tomorrow evening as a community outreach event. Deputies and sheriff’s office workers will hand out candy to trick-or-treaters in a two-hour drive-thru 6 to 8 o’clock in the main parking lot of the Law Enforcement Center, 300 S. Church Street, Walhalla. Boo with the Blue is an […]
Read moreBicyclist killed near Pendleton
A bicyclist from Greenville was killed around 1:30 Saturday morning when, according to the coroner’s office, he was hit by an SUV headed north on highway 76 in the direction of Pendleton. The Anderson coroner’s office said Robert Andre Robinson, 41 years old, died of multiple traumas secondary to blunt force trauma. The death is being investigated by the coroner’s […]
Read moreFatal accident downtown Westminster
An early Saturday morning traffic accident in Westminster took the life of a 33-year old Pendleton woman. Coroner Karl Addis said Kayla Danielle Durham died of a head injury a one-vehicle accident at Main and Windsor streets. The accident was reported at 2:05 in the morning. According to Addis, motorist Durham failed to negotiate the downtown intersection and the vehicle […]
Read moreMackie Vinson
Walhalla –Mackie Eugene Vinson, 69, husband of Evelyn Hall Vinson, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 27th, 2023 at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House, surrounded by his loving family. Born November 16th, 1954, in Seneca, South Carolina, Mackie was the son of the late Hoyt Eugene and Irene Stancil Vinson. Mackie worked at the Clemson JP Stevens plant […]
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