Author: Dick Mangrum

At 9:30 this morning, the Oconee General Sessions jury returns for a second try at reaching a verdict in South Carolina v. R-L Webb.  Two hours of deliberations late yesterday afternoon broke up when the jury, at the offer of Judge McIntosh, chose to go home for the night and return this morning.  In the first hour of their deliberations, […]

A medical examiner is expected to be the State’s final witness in this week’s Oconee murder trial.  Once the jury hears the testimony of Dr. Brett Woodard, the defense for R-L Webb will have its opportunity.  Before the mid-day break, Judge Lawton McIntosh advised Webb of his right to either testify or to not testify.  Webb got the lunch break […]

Think Oconee is a common phrase throughout the county. Ben Turetsky believes it’s also wise to “Think Rain.” No matter what you may have heard, the director of Friends of Lake Keowee says, the fact is things are very dry. Unfortunately, there’s not much rain in the extended forecasts, a point emphasized during a forum last week at the World […]

Clemson University’s T-Ed Garrison Arena is undergoing upgrades to support the state livestock industry to allow for new shows and events.  Two projects were recently completed:  the conversion of a warmup riding arena into an all-weather competition arena and the addition of 25 full-service RV sites.  The university seeks additional funds for future upgrades to include a convention and expo […]

Clemson University will award more than 1,300 degrees next week.  Winter graduation will take place Thursday, December 21 at Littlejohn Coliseum.

The Great Recession threw a devastating punch at the Cliffs Communities in the Carolina mountains and at other upscale resort home projects in the country. In the case of the Cliffs, there is new ownership, Arendale Holdings. And David Sawyer, managing partner for the Cliffs Communities, today pronounced the project on “good, safe viable ground”—even if that means resort property […]

Pickens County Sheriff Rick Clark requested the help of the state Law Enforcement Division this week to investigate further allegations that a former inmate sexually assaulted a boy. According to Clark, when the parents of a 16-year old approached him in September that was the first he had learned of allegations that the boy had been assaulted while working part-time […]

A video of a jailhouse interview of R-L Webb recorded shortly after his apprehension was played yesterday afternoon to the jury in the Oconee General Sessions Court. In that interview, Webb admits that he shot Steven Gregory Brock at “very close” range inside Brock’s trailer on the night of August 31-September 1, 2016. However, thru much of the interview, Webb […]