Author: Dick Mangrum

Walhalla has recorded its first 100-degree day of the summer.  The thermometer hit the century mark on Sunday, according to Barbara Wilson, the U-S Weather Observer.  And it’s likely it won’t be the last 100-degree day of the summer, if the forecast for late this week proves true.  The official high for Walhalla for Independence Day yesterday was 96 degrees.

Walhalla has recorded its first 100-degree day of the summer.  The thermometer hit the century mark on Sunday, according to Barbara Wilson, the U-S Weather Observer.  And it’s likely it won’t the last 100-degree day of the summer, if the forecast for late this week proves true.  The official high for Walhalla for Independence Day yesterday was 96 degrees.

State troopers report injuries in an accident shortly before 7 this morning on 123/the Sandifer Boulevard near Seneca.

As part of a summer camp assignment, Clemson University forestry students trekked up Western North Carolina’s Whiteside Mountain to collect plant and tree species and identify topographic traits of the area.  They are part of a seven-week program to give them hands-on experience in the field of forestry.  The forestry industry in South Carolina has an $18.6 billion annual economic […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is issuing an alert today on an officer scam. A deputy with the Sheriff’s Office spoke with a victim by phone on Monday of this week in regards to the victim receiving a phone call from a man claiming to be Deputy Mark Richardson.  The man purported to be a deputy and told the victim that […]

A stove fire was quickly put out this morning at a Walhalla home, but the fire department says there was damage to a microwave.  No one was hurt.  The fire department answered the call around 10:30 at 705 E-S Boundary Street.