Author: Dick Mangrum

A Walhalla man who was ticketed Saturday for running a red light now finds himself in jail, on a hold from “ICE”—the Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Paul Harris, interim Walhalla chief of police, said arresting officer Zack McCall discovered the hold on Fredy Chirinos of Henson Lane after citing 38-year old Chirinos for driving without a South Carolina license and […]

The motor club AAA Carolinas predicts that in spite of high gas prices, motorists from both South Carolina and North Carolina will be out during this coming holiday weekend in record high numbers. South Carolina’s $2.63 average today is eight cents higher over the last two weeks and up six cents on the week. Fourteen states now tout an average […]

So many bearings and other products are being made these days at JTEKT North America’s plant at Walhalla that the company has created 173,000 additional square feet for inventory before the products are moved out the door to its automotive customers. Anthony Perdrix, plant manager, cut a ribbon this morning officially opening the addition, in front of a crowd that […]

This year’s Oconee Memorial Day ceremony is set for a week from today. It will take place at noon Monday, May 28 in the Walhalla Center for Performing Arts, formerly called Walhalla Civic Auditorium. Jerry Dyar, public information officer for the Oconee Veterans Council, says, as always, the ceremony pays tribute to the 210 Oconee service members who paid the […]

A 27-year old man from the Pickens County town of Six Mile has been arrested and charged with stealing a bread truck. Pickens County Sheriff’s Office quote witnesses as saying that last Thursday morning a man walked up to the Dollar General on the Liberty Highway and, moments later, was seen driving away at a high rate of speed. The […]

“Kimber” is in training to become the first canine dog employed by the Walhalla Police Department. Lt. Sean Brinson says it’s possible the K-9 will be ready for duty in August.

A question posed recently after a talk to a Walhalla civic club conjured up thoughts from long ago when a two-lane country highway, from Fair Play to Gaffney, was touted as a scenic highway. SC 11 which connects with I-85 from Fair Play at one end to Gaffney at the other was built in the 1970s with the vision that […]

At first light this morning, rescuers will re-gather to pick up the search for a female who fell about 70 feet yesterday afternoon into the Whitewater River. She was part of a group of four people who were on an outing at the popular area at the South Carolina-North Carolina line. From the start yesterday, search crews encountered complex and […]