Author: Dick Mangrum

Oconee Coroner Karl Addis says the man found dead inside a car that had overturned and wound up in a small creek was Pickens County resident Thomas Lowell Loesch.  He was 79 years old and a Six Mile resident. Addis says Loesch died of a broken neck; however, immersion in water was a factor.  A spokesman for the state patrol […]

At the forefront of a new generation of downtown Walhalla investors, Jared Ketterman believes this is an important time for more good things to happen on Main Street.  Ketterman is an example of new businessmen who are taking up empty space on Main Street, having opened one new Main Street business in the past year and is near ready to […]

A spokesman for the state patrol says a fatality is under investigation this morning in Oconee County, on Keowee River road near the Oconee Nuclear Station.  The accident was reported around 7:15 am.  So far, no further information available from the patrol, nor has the coroner made an announcement.

Richard Blackwell uses the word “exciting” to talk about what’s being developed at the Hartwell Village project in eastern Oconee County.  The latest announcement, involving former Clemson alumni and former football players, is a 116-unit condominium project that will face Lake Hartwell next to New Spring Church.  According to Blackwell, director of county Economic Development, it’s a $30 million investment […]

Saturday turned out well for Clemson on the football field.  It was a good day at the nearby Oconee Regional Airport, which saw increased air traffic for game day.   Randy Renz, chairman of the county aeronautics commission, called Saturday a “great day” at the airport, saying a portable control tower was in use and manned by two retired FFA controllers.

A city councilman has explained the presence of machinery in front of the Seneca City Hall.  Anthony Herman Smith says a leak has been detected in the basement of the 20-25 year old building.  The matter is on the agenda for tonight’s 6 o’clock city council meeting.

Court documents filed last week place Oconee School District in the position of defending itself from a lawsuit, filed for a high school student injured in a car accident.  The suit alleges West-Oak High School failed to provide proper care for a student, identified as Jane Doe, after she was hurt November 2, 2015 in an accident in the parking […]

A website has been created by real estate developers to market a planned 116-unit condominium project facing Lake Hartwell in the Hartwell Village development.  To face the university and the football stadium from across the water, the project is in Oconee County.  The project called Lakeside Condos.  The condos will carry a price tag in the range of $200 thousand […]