Author: Dick Mangrum

Oconee County government revenues are projected to increase over the next year by $600 thousand dollars. During what’s called a pre-budget workshop with the county council, Administrator Scott Moulder says Oconee is beginning to see an increase in its tax base, now that the economy continues to rebound from the Great Recession that took hold nearly 10 years ago. Current […]

The large government agency, South Carolina DHEC, will welcome job seekers during career fairs next week at four locations across the state. The job fair nearest 101.7/WGOG land will be the Pelham Medical Center Community Center at 2755 S. Hwy. 14, Greer. It will take place from 2 to 4 pm Thursday, March 8. DHEC’s human resources officer, Marcus Robinson, […]

Here’s what the sheriff of Oconee County is saying about a spike in burglaries: “Property crime rates are closely related to drug addiction.” Mike Crenshaw said yesterday he believes that continued methamphetamine investigations coupled with the need to treat the addicted will correlate to decreasing crime. Burglary in the unincorporated parts of Oconee last year jumped 17%—from 378 to 459. […]

A representative of the Rural Development division of the USDA will be the guest speaker for the next meeting of the PMPA Westminster Task Force. Everyone is invited at 6 o’clock Thursday evening, March 15 to the city fire department to hear Kimberly Newman speak on single-family home repair loans and grants. Under the program Section 504 Home Repairs, loans […]

Just before midnight a pickup truck caught fire at Townville, in the vicinity of Woolbright Circle. No one reported injured.

The recent rain, along with rising reservoirs, has enabled to the Keowee-Toxaway Low Inflow Protocol to recover to a lower stage—Stage 0 drought. Stage 0 does not require action. It was proclaimed February 13. Under Stage 0, residents on Lake Keowee and Lake Jocassee no longer are restricted on water withdrawals for irrigation. But Duke Energy reminds residents along both […]