Author: Dick Mangrum

Security footage taken in Fair Play shows a man placed two bottles of alcohol inside his pants and walked out of a store without paying.  The shoplifting on the afternoon of May 27 took place at the Sweet Water Wine and Spirits on s. highway 11.  The value of the two bottles of alcohol taken is $79.98. If you have […]

A traffic stop led to the arrest of a 33-year old Oconeean, Heath Allen Bates, on charges of intent to defraud the South Carolina Education Lottery.  Investigators say they learned of attempts on Wednesday to cash stolen lottery tickets at a business on Highway 11 south.  Lottery security was notified and later investigators initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle […]

The office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General has announced the arrest of a 19-year old woman in that state on charges that she sexually assaulted a 10-year old girl, video-taped the abuse, and disseminated the recordings to others.  The arrest of Carissa Lee Vadala was announced by Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane as part of an investigation by agents with […]

It’s graduation weekend in Oconee where one of the ceremonies will make history.  The seniors at Tamassee-Salem High School are receiving the final diplomas in that school’s history.  The school is closing and its students are being re-assigned to the Walhalla attendance zone.  One Tamassee-Salem graduate tonight, Randall Martin, intends to perform a song he has written about the closing […]

  A chamber of commerce audience at Seneca this morning heard from the man who is the 21st sheriff in Oconee’s long history, which officially started about three years after the end to the Civil War.  Sheriff Mike Crenshaw was the guest speaker for the latest in a series of public policy chats with movers and shakers of Oconee County.  […]

Oconeeans crowded a meeting room at the Walhalla Civic Auditorium for a chance to size up the two men seeking the District Two seat on the County Council.  On one side of the table was Wayne McCall, the incumbent who is trying for a third, 4-year term.  On the other, Jared Ketterman, the challenger.  In between was Keith Denny who […]

Charges are piling up against a young Anderson County man who is accused in crimes over an area in southern Oconee County in the vicinity of the county line at Townville.  22 year old Robert Jeffrey Hughes and a female suspect were arrested last month after a chase that ended off the Hunt Road at Townville.  Deputies say the truck […]

  A Seneca woman earned bravos today for helping create awareness of a neurological disorder for which there is not yet a cure.  Claire Muzal was called brave for making what Seneca Rotary President Debbie Dubose called a remarkable and informative talk to the club membership.  Many people are familiar with the name Parkinson’s Disease, but not with its symptoms […]

All blood types are in immediate need by area hospitals as they experience heavy demand. With the recent holiday weekend and the official start to summer, the blood supply is being affected. Many area hospitals are reporting an increased need for blood. All the while, fewer donors are turning out to donate because of holiday travel and the start of […]