Author: Dick Mangrum

Oconee County Council awarded a $107 thousand contract to a North Carolina company for remediation work at the county landfills near Seneca and Walhalla.  Most of the discussion last night centered on protecting the groundwater in the closed Seneca landfill on the Wells Highway.  The county’s commercial and debris landfill remains open.  At the closed landfill, the county designated Smith […]

The Oconee Sheriff’s Office has announced multiple charges against an Anderson County resident as the result of two separate investigations.  Williamston resident Shelley Renae Allen was arrested during the Labor Day weekend in her home county and has since been turned over to Oconee authorities.  According to the Sheriff’s Office, charges against the 37-year old Allen include grand larceny and […]

South Carolina DNR officers who deployed to Texas for Hurricane Harvey last week have demobilized and are returning home.  The game wardens, along with officers from other state fish and wildlife agencies, were requested by Texas for search and rescue and security patrols.  The officers worked the floodwaters of Jasper and Newton counties in East Texas, checking homes, and transporting […]

The developers for converting the former Oconee Courthouse into a hotel have been given an extension, and its a month longer than that which they requested.  After discussing Tom Markovich’s letter requesting more time, the County Council last night gave him and his partner, Herb Witter, until November 30 to secure a commitment from state and federal agencies.  They had […]

At the request of the auditor, Oconee County Council approved tax millage to determine this year’s property bills.  For all purposes, total tax mills for 2017 amount to 220.2–an increase of 5.2 mills.  As explained by Auditor Christy Hubbard, the dollar amounts that council approved to fund the new year of county operations require 73.9 mills–same as last year.  But […]

Within the hour, a Hurricane Harvey relief truck is set to depart from West Union for Texas.  Chief Danny Eller of the West Union Fire Department credits town leaders and a generous public for filling a truck full of items to be distributed to those impacted by the hurricane and the flooding.  The West Union truck will drive to Dallas, […]

Oconee County mayors are affixing their signatures to proclamations for Constitution Week.  At the request of the Walhalla Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the mayors of both Walhalla and Westminster have signed proclamations so far.  The DAR launched the celebration of Constitution Week, in part, to urge Americans to protect and defend the document and to encourage […]