Author: Dick Mangrum

Two women have been arrested in the investigation of attempted murder and burglary last night at the Seneca Gardens Apartments.  The arrested women, one from Seneca and the other from Anderson, were placed in custody by the Anderson Sheriff’s Office and remanded to the Oconee Detention Center in Walhalla. Shortly after 7:30 last night, a Seneca police officer responded to […]

The field for Seat Five, Oconee School Board in November has expanded.  The latest candidate is Keith Johnson.  He joins Terry Swain as the candidates so far to fill the seat that Buddy Herring holds.  Herring is not running for re-election.

Walhalla has repaired a water line in the vicinity of SC 183/the Pickens Highway, and Christopher’s Road off n. highway 11.  However, a boil advisory is in place for customers on the following roads: Taylor Road, Mountain Springs, Springbrook, Wade Taylor, Big Brown, Crane’s Crossing, Country Junction, and immediate surrounding areas.  Customers are requested to vigorously boil their water for […]

The region’s government service agency, South Carolina “ACOG”, stands willing to assist Walhalla with its regulations covering lands and buildings.  At the city hall meeting last evening, the mayor and council received a proposal for staff of the South Carolina Appalachian Council of Governments to undertake an update of the city’s zoning law, along with a review of downtown design […]

An $80 thousand grant from the William H. Donner Foundation will be used to save animal lives in Oconee County, according to an announcement by the county Humane Society.  The grant is to support the Oconee Humane Society Pet Food Pantry and the Pet Care Clinic.  Dr. Paul Black, board member, says the $80 thousand will meet the specific medical […]

The arrest of a 25-year-old Oconee man is said to be the last in a drug roundup that began last year.  According to Oconee Sheriff’s Office, Jonathan Nolan Lee Ivester was arrested after an early Monday morning traffic stop near Townville, on the Coneross Creek Road and Perry Woolbright Drive.  Ivester is charged with distribution of methamphetamine, along with driving […]

How well Walhalla gets out the word when something is wrong with its water service was a topic when city council held committee meetings last night at city hall.  Celia Myers, city administrator, says she has confidence in the strides made to alert customers affected by a water line break.  She stressed the importance of customers leaving correct phone numbers […]

A developer makes a plea last night at the Walhalla City Hall.  Danny Hutchinson requested the city help him bring further commercial development to property behind the Zaxby’s and Waffle House restaurants on the Blue Ridge Boulevard.  According to city administrator Celia Myers, the properties there are in the city limits. A process is underway to locate a new Rosa […]