Author: Dick Mangrum

TV viewers nationwide, especially at Cashiers, North Carolina, will be tuned tonight to ABC Television’s re-make of the hit movie “Dirty Dancing.”  The makers chose the Cashiers landmark of the High Hampton Inn and Country Club as the backdrop.  Crews and actors spent seven to ten days there.  Among the lead stars were Bruce Greenwood and Debra Messing.  Dirty Dancing […]

A 14-year old girl remained missing for a second night last night from her home near Westminster.  The Oconee Sheriff’s Office requests anyone who has knowledge of the whereabouts of Jasmine Danielle Boyd to contact your nearest law enforcement agency.  Jasmine has blonde hair, brown eyes, stands 5’ 7”.  She was last seen wearing a multi-color tank top, green sweatpants […]

103 S. Spring Street is a Walhalla downtown side street address, at which a city councilman sees development possibilities.  Councilman Tjay Bagwell disclosed today to 101.7/WGOG NEWS he plans to have 10 small houses built on a lot bordering S. Spring and Broad streets.  And he will approach the city planning commission to request a P-U-D—planned unit development zoning.  Bagwell […]

High wind near Walhalla yesterday afternoon took out electric power service to nearly 350 customers of the Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative.  The trouble area was SC 183 and the vicinity of Country Junction.  Blue Ridge’s Terry Ballenger said, “We had tear downs on two single-phase power lines and a tree limb that fell across a three-phase line. It took our […]

  The superintendent at Oconee State Park, Joanna White, is disappointed today to report that, at least for the start of the summer season, the swimming beach will be closed.  Emergency repairs were required two weeks ago when divers discovered the valve had collapsed to the swimming lake.  To avoid, pressure on the historic dam it became necessary to drain […]

Fifteen people applied by the deadline last week in hopes of being the next director of the Oconee County Library System.  Chairwoman Alisa Suddeth of the Library Board of Trustees says four members of the board will serve as a committee to pre-screen the applicants.  Suddeth would like for the board to meet within ten days and discuss, perhaps, the […]

    Scott Moulder, Oconee County Administrator, confirmed this morning that the county has issued a builder’s permit that allows the contractor to proceed with work on the Pioneer Rural Water plant.  That permit was one of the contested issues between the parties.  Moulder said this, “It is correct that a conditional approval permit was issued for the portion of […]

A re-modeling has installed bullet-proof windows that separate the public from the clerks in the office of the Oconee County Treasurer’s Office.  The counter windows now face the hallway at Pine Street in front of the office.  The bullet-proof windows are another layer of security.  During property tax season, a deputy sheriff is stationed in the hallway.  The re-modeling is […]

Congressman Jeff Duncan applauds the nomination of Columbia resident David Wright to the NRC—the government watchdog of nuclear energy.  Duncan, Republican from Laurens, says it’s fitting that a South Carolinian would be nominated—considering South Carolina is one of three states which draws most of its power thru nuclear energy.  Wright served as chairman of the state Public Service Commission. Duncan […]

Three people required a trip for medical attention as the result of a traffic accident late yesterday afternoon near Walhalla.  The accident occurred on s. highway 11 and E. Bear Swamp Road.  Walhalla Fire Department sent responders.