Author: Dick Mangrum

Clemson University says its Sullivan Center mobile health clinic is ready to roll into competition Monday at the Global City Teams Challenge in Washington, D-C.  Paula Watt, director of the Sullivan Center, says the event’s organizers see the center’s outreach work and the mobile clinic’s groundbreaking features as perfect fits for the expo.  When parked, the clinic draws 100% of […]

A car in a field on fire made for early morning work for the Fair Play Volunteer Fire Department.  A Toyota Tundra was found burning in a field off SC 59.  Authorities are said to be trying to ascertain a vehicle identification number to track the owner.

Public safety responders, along with Oconee’s Special Rescue team, came to the aid of two hikers last evening on the Yellow Branch Falls Trail, north of Walhalla.  Shortly before 5 pm, 9-1-1 received a report of two hikers injured/in distress.  Rescuers located the two hikers two miles in, rendered aid and, using special equipment, carried the pair out to waiting […]

When the Warriors of West-Oak open their home season tomorrow, their stadium will be ready.  The additions and other improvements have been completed, and the school district’s Steve Hanvey says they have met the approval of the state Office of School Facilities.  He predicts Warrior fans will like what’s new when the Warrior and Chesnee kick off at 7:30 tomorrow […]

For at least the next 180 days, by order of the judge, there will be no bond set for Keena Brown, accused of shooting a man dead this summer in Seneca.  Judge Maddox today said no to the motion of Brown’s lawyer for bond.  Brown is charged with murder and the possession of a weapon during a violent in the […]

Nancy Goehle, who retired this year as Walhalla city administrator, has returned to city government in the capacity as a member of the city planning commission.  Goehle makes for the fifth member of the planning commission, a group which studies issues and makes recommendations to the city council.

A woman has been charged with public indecency after she was found wandering in the parking lot of The Shoppes at Banks Crossing in Georgia.  The Banks County Sheriff’s office spokesperson said deputies responded to a report Tuesday of a suspicious person who was walking into numerous businesses in the Banks Crossing area while exposing her body to the public. […]

DOT is closing the outside (right) lane on I-85 southbound at mile marker 77 in Spartanburg County for emergency repairs.  The problem is the failure of a concrete slab.  To minimize the time the lane will be off limits, DOT is using high early strengthening concrete to expedite the work.  Affected motorists are advised to consider alternate routes such as […]

A class offered to the public by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office helps de-mystify the law enforcement experience. Citizen police academies are one way the Sheriff’s Office can connect better with the public it serves.  The deadline to enroll in this fall’s academy is the end of the business day Friday, September 1. Students get to meet the command staff and many of […]