Author: Dick Mangrum

Three of the four cases docketed for trial during this week’s Oconee General Sessions Court are cases in which the defendants face drug charges.  Judge Lawton McIntosh presides over a session that starts today and runs thru Friday.

Pioneer Rural Water District’s plans to proceed toward its first treatment plant will create a hole in the budget for the city of Westminster.  Once Pioneer’s plant goes into operation—the projected date is 2018—Westminster will have lost a sizeable wholesale water customer.  And the loss of that revenue figured in Westminster’s workshop retreat meeting held Saturday at the offices of […]

On a football Saturday, Westminster’s mayor and council drove a few miles from town for a workshop meeting to allow the elected leaders to gather ideas for the future of their city.  Structured in a format style to cover several hours, the retreat-style meeting was led by a pair of facilitators—Bob Mohr and Janet Danford.  Mohr and Danford encouraged the […]

Earlier today, Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw was informed by Oconee County Administrator Scott Moulder of a data breach involving the payroll service used to pay county employees. Crenshaw made contact with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate. “At this time we do not have an exact dollar amount but we have determined […]

  Josh Stephens’ goal in life is to work as a city or county administrator.  The young Oconee County department director today appears to be one step closer.  County Administrator Scott Moulder has confirmed that, in recent weeks, Stephens has been elevated to the job of assistant to administrator. And it means a pay raise, according to Moulder. Though Moulder […]

Traffic was light this morning in the streets of downtown Walhalla.  The retired attorney and history enthusiast Lowell Ross sat in front of a restaurant and remembered when September and October were months that filled the streets of Walhalla with farmers who had money to spend after selling cotton.  The early and middle parts of the 20th century were times […]

Clemson home games with Troy University last week and South Carolina State tomorrow mean light air traffic days for the Oconee Regional Airport.  But Jeff Garrison, the airport director, anticipates the October 1 IPTAY weekend with ACC opponent Louisville will mean plenty of flights in and out of the general aviation facility within three miles of the football stadium.  And […]

  State and federal agencies have recently completed safety and security inspections at the Oconee Regional Airport near Clemson.  And, for an airport the size of Oconee, the results are deemed favorable.  The airport’s first-year manager, Jeff Garrison, gave a report last night to a meeting of the county aeronautics commissioners.  Classified as a general aviation facility, the Oconee airport […]