Author: Dick Mangrum

Ken Sloan is not at all surprised that those who planned Oconee’s Sesquicentennial came up with 150 things to do. Because, as Sloan says, every day is a good day to see the county that borders two states and is nearly surrounded by water on all sides. You have to excuse Sloan’s unrestrained enthusiasm. It’s his job to promote Oconee […]

Two Oconee County councilmen, Paul Cain and Julian Davis, say they will speak during a Clemson public hearing in opposition to the proposed annexation by the Pickens County city of seven acres inside Oconee County. The hearing takes place Monday evening at the Clemson City Hall. The acreage in question makes up Lot #8 at the Hartwell Village shopping center […]

A 63-year old homeowner near Walhalla met his death this week the result of a gunshot wound. Coroner Karl Addis says the autopsy confirmed that Robert Steven McDowell died of internal injuries associated with a single gunshot wound to the abdomen. The Sheriff’s Office has charged a Westminster man, described as a trespasser to the home, with murder.

At first, an Oconee County councilman delivered a mild reaction to the prospect that Oconee will lose seven acres to the city of Clemson. Having learned more about what’s on the table during this week’s meeting of the Clemson Planning Commission, Julian Davis says he has decided to attend next week’s public hearing and register his opposition. In an interview, […]

A midnight hour traffic stop on Seneca’s Wells Highway has netted authorities one of two high-profile suspects in the Oconee Sheriff’s Office initiative to battle the spread of methamphetamine. City police officers say they acted on a complaint about a suspicious vehicle at a convenience store/gas station and wound up arresting two people—the driver and a passenger. The Seneca police […]

At a county committee meeting this week, the Westminster city administrator requested $500 thousand dollars to solve a couple of government office problems in his downtown. The money would go toward a combination new home for both City Hall and the next door county magistrate’s office. The request, according to county council and budget chairwoman Edda Cammick, comes at a […]

Like the rock quarry, Oconeeans apparently haven’t been shy about giving their opinion on whether city of Clemson should annex a part of Oconee County property. The property is one lot at the construction site of Hartwell Village Shopping Center but to Edda Cammick, chairwoman of Oconee County Council, this is a territorial issue that Oconeeans are concerned over. Cammick […]

The public is invited to Clemson tonight for the final presentation of the downtown corridor study.  The meeting will be 6 o’clock at the new fire station at 740 Issaqueena Trail.  The program will start promptly and will be followed by a question-answer session.