Author: Dick Mangrum

South Carolina state lawmakers return to Columbia tomorrow for what one of its senior members hopes will be the votes to set the budget for 2017-18.  State Senator Thomas Alexander of Oconee-Pickens says he’s hopeful the budget can be put to rest in one day.  When the House and the Senate convene, their task will be to vote on the […]

101.7/WGOG NEWS has learned that Oconee County builders have been  invited to a town hall meeting at 4 o’clock tomorrow afternoon in County Council Chambers.  The meeting is set two hours before the start of tomorrow night’s council meeting, at which the council is to get legal advice and talk about contract matters involving the switch to a private company […]

    Fresh out of school for the summer, about 40-45 Oconee boys have started a one-week camp arranged by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office to instill good character traits.  A week full of activities was outlined for the boys who can look forward to fun and experiences that should benefit them in the future.  The campers get to inter-act with […]

  What used to be school maintenance space and classrooms for home economics are now the places to go for senior citizens in Walhalla and the northern part of Oconee County.  State Senator Thomas Alexander cut a ribbon this morning for the opening of the facility in part of the former Walhalla Middle School on Razorback Lane.  There isn’t much […]

One person was sent to the hospital after an early morning accident on highway 28 near Walhalla.  A car and a pickup truck collided around 5:30 this morning at the 28 entrance to Scenic Plaza Shopping Center.  The impact left a lot of debris on the roadway for responders to clean up.  The kind of debris was typical of what […]

Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative is an example of a U-S company that’s attempting to reduce emissions with its venture into solar power production.  But Blue Ridge spokesman Terry Ballenger said the future of power production will likely remain with the traditional sources nuclear, coal, or natural gas.  He commented Friday on President Trump’s decision move to withdraw the U-S from […]

Duke Energy workers met a volunteer initiative during May by taking part in a company-sponsored litter pickup along the shorelines of Lake Keowee.  They also helped Friends of Lake Keowee place fish attractors underneath a lake fishing pier.  On behalf of those Duke volunteers, the company awarded a $500 dollar grant to “FOLKS.”

A motorcyclist lost his life yesterday morning in an accident five miles south of Seneca.  Killed was Eric Ray Sutherland of Anderson.  Coroner Karl Addis said the accident occurred at 7:55 am on Edgewood Drive in the Crossroads Community, not far from the home of Sutherland’s sister.  According to the highway patrol, Sutherland’s motorcycle went left of center and collided […]

A car accident around 5:30 this morning left part of SC 28 blocked on the approach to Walhalla and West Union from Seneca.  Police, fire, and EMS are among the public safety responders to the Walhalla-bound lanes in front of the West Union McDonald’s.