Author: Dick Mangrum

Frankie Pearson has been elected chairman of the Oconee County Planning Commission.  Pearson won the seat in a 4-3 vote over Brad Kisker during the planning commission’s Thursday night meeting in Walhalla.

Coroner Karl Addis says the presumed names of two fire fatality victims may be released this afternoon, but he says it will take weeks to complete the investigation of what happened at 265 Crestwood Drive in Salem. Addis says one victim is a 55-year old male; the second is a 51-year old female. The male was Caucasian, but the female […]

At the request of the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, a state police investigation has started into the whereabouts of some guns that had been held for safekeeping by the Seneca Police Department. John Covington, police chief, released this statement today: “There have been several media inquiries seeking comment and verification of an ongoing SLED investigation involving some weapons that are alleged […]

The office of Oconee Treasurer is preparing to receive the annual Duke Energy tax payment and, once again, it’s a whopper. Expectations are that the Duke’s payment, to be transmitted by electronic wire, will arrive before next week’s deadline for 2017 property tax to be paid without late penalty. According to Connie Bellotte, deputy treasurer, this year’s payment is calculated […]

Westminster is at work this morning on “some water issues” around the area of the former Beacon textile plant, and that means customers there will see low water pressure or no service at all.  Jennifer Adams, clerk-treasurer, says, “Repairs should be completed some time today.”

This week’s announcement that long-time employee Janice Matheson Holbrooks will retire in June from the office of Oconee Veterans Affairs at first was a shocker to Matheson-Holbrooks’ boss, Jerry Dyar. Dyar admitted that, at first, he couldn’t even think straight, a sign of Matheson-Holbrooks’ valuable contributions to the service of the county veterans. And that’s exactly what she says she […]