Author: Dick Mangrum

  The NEXT School at Eagle Ridge predicts it will open August 15 with an enrollment between 180 and 200 students.  In the meantime, the community is invited to meet the faculty at a popcorn picnic at 6:30 Tuesday night, July 26 at the school in Salem.  Watermelon will also be served and there were will be games and music.  […]

  A 38-year old Walhalla woman has been charged with filing false police reports in both Seneca and Clemson.  An investigator for the Seneca police, Michael Termano, signed warrants charging Stephanie Anna Douglas of the Torrington Road with filing false reports last Sunday with the Seneca and Clemson police departments alleging that a Central man, Michael Andre Fruster, had kidnapped […]

Clemson scientists are worried that an invasive ant species, which first surfaced in the U-S 15 years ago, now appears to be on the verge of entering South Carolina.  The tawny crazy ant was originally found in Texas in 2002, but it has since entered other Southern states.  Tawny crazy ants don’t bite or sting humans, like fire ants.  They […]

Wayne McCall believes Oconee County can’t get serious about recycling unless the cities get involved, and that could mean charging the cities tipping fees to encourage recycling.  McCall, the District Two councilman, last night laid out his plan for comprehensive recycling, including changes to the convenience centers along with converting glass and tires into useable products and the possibility of […]

So far, a public fund to help pay the medical bills of the deceased K-9 that was used by the Westminster Police has raised two thousand dollars, about one-half of what the final bills are liable to total.  The dog, named Dexter, was owned by city police officer Isaac Moore and not covered by any insurance through city government.  After […]

Additional extensive testing has concluded that a hive of suspected Africanized bees in Charleston County were predominantly the less volatile European honeybees.  The Department of Plant Industry at Clemson University announced that the hive was destroyed in May after the bees attacked the beekeeper and other bystanders over the course of several days–sending one person to the hospital.  Testing at […]

  Chris Carter reported for work only a week ago as the Westminster city administrator.  He’s still living out of suitcases.  And the city council, his employer, is not going to rush him.  Carter took part last night in his first council meeting and was not up to speed on a new schedule of electric system rates up for adoption […]

  Westminster auto repairman Rhett Smith has the thanks of his city for service well done.  At the start of last night’s city council meeting, Smith announced he did not wish to be re-appointed to a new term as a city representative to the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority.  He explained that he had enjoyed his service not only as […]

  The City of Westminster will repair a water line starting at 8 o’clock Sunday morning on the Old Seneca Hwy.  While the repair work is underway, those Westminster customers on Old Seneca Highway will be out of water.