Author: Dick Mangrum

  Contractors from Greenville, South Carolina and Toccoa, Georgia have been assigned the job of new water lines and new fire hydrants — a Westminster project that has been in the talking and drawing stage for six years. “This is awesome.”  That’s the comment by the Westminster mayor, just after city council today approved the major upgrades in the water […]

Westminster’s first assistant city administrator met the members of the city council.  Reagan Osbon, an Aiken native and University of Georgia graduate, officially starts next week.  He’ll work under the direction of Kevin Bronson, city administrator

Tonight’s zoning appeal hearing at Seneca city hall is cancelled.  According to the city’s Ed Halbig, the applicant has withdrawn the request which makes tonight’s scheduled Board of Appeals’ hearing unnecessary.

Oconee’s state “C” Fund Committee learned today locations where new traffic signals could have the effect of improving driver safety.  Three sections of highways were identified at the meeting:  Wells Highway in front of the Borg Warner Plant.  Sam Dickson, committee chairman, said Senator Alexander was part of a recent meeting involving the DOT and the result, Dickson reported, is […]

The investigation of the theft of two cars from an Oconee dealership has led to a Charlotte, North Carolina area.  An Oconee Sheriff’s Office report shows the cars stolen apparently overnight Tuesday from Edwards Auto Sales the stolen 2018 Dodge Durango was tracked to a Charlotte street address; the 2022 Dodge Hellcat, however, remained unaccounted for.  The Durango is valued […]

An ordinance to re-zone property at a Walhalla street corner was voted down during this week’s city council meeting.  According to Mayor Edwards, about two and a quarter acres at Frank Martin Drive and N. Poplar Street will remain R-25 for single family residential.  If approved, the two parcels there would have been rezoned to to MFR—multi-family residential.  

Oconee Sheriff’s Office is expected to release details today of the theft of two cars from Edwards Auto Sales. The theft occurred Tuesday night.  101.7/WGOG NEWS has learned, the stolen cars have been located.  

The members of Westminster City Council are being called together for a special noon hour meeting tomorrow for the purpose of awarding utility project contracts.  The city has been approved for an $8.7 million-dollar federal loan to  make improvements and enhancements across the water distribution system.  They include new water lines and hydrants. City staff is recommending the work be […]

From the office this morning of Gov. McMaster: “Meyn America, LLC (Meyn America), a leading poultry processing solutions company, today announced plans to establish its first South Carolina operations with a distribution facility in Oconee County. The company’s $10.8 million investment will create 25 new jobs. Meyn America, a subsidiary of Meyn Food Processing Technology B.V., is globally headquartered in the […]

A wire service account has executives of two failed U-S banks deflecting blame, but Senator Tim Scott, South Carolina Republican, believes there was rampant mismanagement and, during a hearing, demanded answers and accountability.  Scott addressed executives of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.