Author: Dick Mangrum

Dropping pool elevation in both lakes Hartwell and Strom Thurmond triggered the first drought level today, and the Corps of Engineers will transition to drought releases at Thurmond over the weekend.  Today’s pool elevations are 656 feet above mean sea level at Hartwell Lake and Dam and 326 ft-msl at Thurmond Lake and Dam.  Entering Drought Level 1 activates the […]

The city of Clemson will host a pre-design meeting this month for a section of sidewalk on Riggs Drive, between Strode Circle and Martin Street.  The meeting will take place 6 o’clock Tuesday evening, August 20 in the Community Room at 740 Issaqueena Trail, Central.

“We have received the paperwork to get the funding.” That from Tim Rice, the Walhalla police chief.  Rice says he expects the money to build a new police station to arrive this fall.  And he’s at work to develop proposals for city council consideration.  Where to build anew is a question.  Rice said, “We have a small lot beside city […]

Three Salem area residents remained in jail yesterday, charged with ill treatment of animals.  Oconee Sheriff’s Office employed its “SWAT” team to the Little River Road home on Monday after one of the three allegedly produced a firearm and barricaded himself inside.  James Thaddeus Gaskill Jr is charged with seven counts of ill treatment while Ann Hill and William Andrew […]

A spokeswoman for Borg Warner, Michelle Collins, says an investigation will try to determine what caused yesterday’s fire in lithium batteries on the assembly line.  Seneca Fire Chief Richie Caudill said it was a difficult fire to extinguish considering fire retardant materials, other than water, were required, followed by ventilating the large Wells Highway building.  Plant employees were evacuated.  They […]

The fire has been stopped, but it was a difficult firefighting process as lithium batteries caught fire on an assembly line at the Seneca Borg Warner plant.  Plant workers were evacuated and told to take the rest of the day off, according to Chief Caudill of the Seneca Fire Department. A small injury reported to one fire fighter. Once the […]

Lucia Gonzales, associate director of research for the Clemson School of Nursing, is working with nurses from Prisma Health to revamp the process of discharging patients so they can go home or move to a rehabilitation center earlier in the day.  Most hospital discharges happen in the afternoon or late evenings, making it a challenge for patients to get home […]

A city of Seneca official says the fire this morning at the Borg Warner plant has been extinguished.  While the incident was in progress, an evacuation of employees from the building was ordered.  101.7/WGOG NEWS has left a call back message with a spokeswoman for the company.