Author: Dick Mangrum

The emotions felt today by the departing Oconee County administrator by his own estimation, are bittersweet. A reception for Scott Moulder is taking place in the County Council Chambers where the public part of his job was carried out in the last eight years. At the start of today’s reception there was the presentation of a plaque by some of […]

A committee in the U-S House goes to work tomorrow to combat the opioid crisis by marking up a total of 26 pieces of legislation. Mark up is a process in which lawmakers can debate, change or re-write bills. The mark up is scheduled tomorrow morning by the Energy and Commerce Committee, of which South Carolina Third District’s Jeff Duncan […]

Six months later, talks between Oconee County and the Joint Regional Sewer Authority over who maintains the Golden Corner Commerce Park pump station appear to be going nowhere. The matter of the JRSA’s counter proposal was raised during last night’s meeting of the JRSA policy-making board. Chris Eleazer, executive director, told the board that he instructed JRSA attorney Larry Brandt […]

According to a school district official, the backup in front of West-Oak High this morning resulted from an accident involving a student driver and an adult driver. Fortunately, no injuries reported.

The Oconee municipalities who make up the membership of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority know their user fee costs for the next year. They were announced last night during the consideration of the JRSA’s near $4.6 million budget for the government year that starts July 1. By percentages, the sharing of costs for handling the flows to the Coneross Wastewater […]

“Everything is ready to go,” said Chris Eleazer, executive director of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority, in explaining the status of a project to address immediate and long-term sewage collection needs in the Davis Creek Road basin of the authority. The project is high priority to improve the conveyance system and prevent potential overflows in the eastern portion of […]

A weekend traffic stop near Seneca led to the arrests of two Oconeeans on drug charges. Announcement by Sheriff’s Office states that Jonathan Paul Craig, 30-year old Seneca resident, was charged with possession of a controlled substance; Rebecca Lynn Jones, 36-year old Walhalla area resident, charged with trafficking in meth – 3rd or subsequent offense – and possession of weapon […]

Families and guests headed Thursday and Friday to Clemson University graduation ceremonies should plan extra time for travel. Because of utility construction, highway 93 has been narrowed to two lanes from Cherry Road to Calhoun Drive. Drivers from Greenville, Central and Pendleton and other points east should use Perimeter Road from U-S 76/the Clemson Boulevard and follow that around the […]