Author: Dick Mangrum

No school today in Oconee, Anderson, and Pickens counties.  Ulbrich Precision Flat Wire first shift should report for work at 9 o’clock this morning.

A sheriff’s officer has advice for homeowners in the Ebenezer Community of Oconee County: Don’t open your door to strangers. In the last two weeks, there have been burglaries and other incidents. And investigators Scott Arnold and David McMahan spent part of yesterday in the community looking for leads. They believe as many as two people are responsible, one of […]

By early afternoon, there had been no decision on whether Oconee public schools will resume tomorrow–either at regular time or on delay.  School district personnel have begun to drive selected roads in the county to determine their condition.  Dangerous black ice could be a factor, if temperatures drop to the point that pavements are covered by an invisible freeze.  Ideally, […]

Dr. Brandon Blackwell has moved up the chain within the Oconee School District. His appointment as the next principal at West-Oak High School was announced this afternoon. Blackwell is the current principal at West-0ak Middle School and, at West-Oak High, will succeed the retiring Kurt Kreuzberger, effective July 1. Blackwell has 14 years’ experience as a teacher and administrator and […]

A new session of the South Carolina General Assembly in Columbia means it’s time for Oconee’s state lawmakers to talk directly to the folks who pay the bills. State Senator Thomas Alexander, who chairs Oconee’s three-member delegation, has announced the annual public meeting with constituents will take place this year at 7 o’clock Thursday night, February 8 at the Seneca […]

The winter weather that arrived in Oconee last night will move from the Upstate to the Midlands in the afternoon and evening hours.  Current forecasts call for possible snow accumulations between 1″ and 4.”  DOT crews pre-treated bridges and interstates, but motorists should watch for slow-moving equipment performing anti-icing and de-icing work.  Temperatures are ranging from 29 to 35 degrees.  […]

Oconee County Council members were encouraged to hear last night that solid waste re-cycling is on the increase across the county. District Two’s Wayne McCall recently called for a concerted effort to increase re-cycling to lessen the charge that the county must pay to haul waste to a Georgia commercial landfill. District Four’s Julian Davis said he noticed a line […]

As the snow falls, the decision has been made to keep Oconee County government offices closed for the day.  Scott Smith of Emergency Preparedness says the courthouse will also remain closed for the day.  State offices across the county are also closed.