Author: Dick Mangrum

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.

The perfect test score turned in on a college readiness test by a Seneca High student merited recognition during last night’s meeting of the county trustees. Dr. Michael Thorsland, district superintendent, noted that Lillie Lee’s accomplishment was only the third perfect score on the ACT in Oconee in the last ten years. Lillie accepted congratulations from Thorsland, her principal Cliff […]

Bountyland Community near Seneca has often been considered close to the geographic center of Oconee County. A school district administrator says it also approximates the population center of the county, and that’s partly why some school services will be centralized there. In a vote by the county trustees last night, the current career center in Bountyland will be re-fitted to […]

The South Carolina DOT closed the inside southbound lane of the bridge over Lake Hartwell at mile marker 14.2 (the Three and Twenty Creek) as the result of a bridge deck failure.  The DOT has ordered expedited repair work, weather permitting.  But, until exploratory demolition work is accomplished, no time frame is given.

With snow on the ground, there’s no school today across Oconee County.  According to an updated announcement, Oconee County government offices, including the courthouse, are closed. The convoy hauling the big transformer to Bad Creek spent the night in the Cherry Hill Recreation Area of the Sumter National Forest.  Before leaving out this morning on the rest of their journey, the […]

A North Carolina couple has been arrested and charged with stealing Duke Energy property from the property of a former manufacturing plant near Seneca. The theft of scrap metal occurred Friday at the former Covidien plant on highway 28. Lt. Greg Reed of the Oconee Sheriff’s Office stopped a car at 123 and Brookwood Drive. That led to charges and […]

An official of the Laurens County city of Clinton will speak to the Westminster citizens’ task force on electric power issues. Dale Satterfield, the interim Clinton city administrator, is on the agenda to make a presentation to the 6 o’clock Thursday night meeting at the Westminster Fire Department. The public is invited. Clinton and Westminster are two of the ten […]

Love was in the air once again last year in Oconee County. The county’s probate judges devoted part of their duties to helping couples tie the knot. And their work brings in revenue in the form of ceremonies performed and marriage licenses. In 2017, the office of Probate Judge Kenny Johns received 642 marriage applications and performed 240 ceremonies. The […]