Author: Dick Mangrum

  Here is announcement this afternoon from the Seneca police chief, Casey Bowling:   “In late 2013, Seneca Police received a report of money missing from a bank account that was held at Bank of America. The victim reported approximately $30000 missing. He contacted the branch as well as the Customer Service department by phone. Over the next several weeks, […]

Jeff Duncan, South Carolina Republican, and Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Washington state Republican, are announcing a subcommittee proceeding tomorrow to consider three bills aimed at energy reliability and security.  Duncan chairs the subcommittee for Energy, Climate, and Grid Security; Rodgers chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee.  It’s a markup proceeding — meaning the committee has the option to accept or […]

In scenes filmed in Anderson and Walterboro, the popular movie “Radio” is now 20 years old.  Anderson’s Mike Cannon, in his capacity, stays in touch with two of the real-life figures on whom the movie was based:  the retired Hanna High football coach Harold Jones and his wife, Linda, are still alive and, according to Cannon, doing well.  101.7/WGOG NEWS […]

Permanent injunctive relief is being sought by a number of property owners who contend their rights are being infringed on.  Greenville attorney Matthew Ozment, on behalf of nine plaintiffs, including land owners on Nimmons Bridge Road and E. Stamp Creek Road, seek a jury trial in the Oconee Common Pleas Court to settle their grievances against M.A.D.S. LLC, Regina Durham […]

Chattooga River kayakers who apparently became disoriented were found safe–the result of a search-and-rescue undertaken by Mountain Rest Rescue.  A party of as many as five kayakers were found in the vicinity of Earle’s Ford.  Mountain Rest was aided by counterparts across the river in Georgia.

Oconee County councilmen are being told that the planning department is getting an increase in building applications and expects its future workload will be increased.  Before county fathers tomorrow:  a staff recommendation to employ, as-needed, a qualified company to help the county review plans for residential and commercial building applications.  The qualified company being recommended is Greenville’s Seamon, Whiteside and […]

What to do about junk that litters Oconee is to be addressed late tomorrow afternoon during a committee meeting of the county council.  Matthew Durham, council chairman, is calling on Oconeeans with interest in a junkyard ordinance to attend tomorrow’s 4:30 pm meeting of the council’s Law Enforcement, Public Safety, Health, and Welfare Committee in council chambers at Walhalla.  The […]

Motorists entering South Carolina after crossing the I-85 bridge from Georgia are in for a smoother ride, but it will be a while.  A spokeswoman for the South Carolina DOT responded this afternoon to the inquiry from 101.7/WGOG NEWS about the cracked and bumpy asphalt that northbound vehicles from Georgia face when entering South Carolina.  The DOT’S Kelly Moore said, […]