Author: Dick Mangrum

A Presbyterian Church Sunday School teacher, Thomas Alexander opened his Bible for insight as to how he should vote when it came to taking down the Confederate flag from the grounds of the State House.  The state senator from Oconee-Pickens voted with the majority of his colleagues this week in approving a bill, now signed by Governor Haley, that now […]

  In recent days, Streetscape with its workers and equipment arrived on the block on which the Oconee-Pickens state senator makes his livelihood.  Senator Thomas Alexander is the proprietor of Oconee Office Supply on Walhalla’s Main Street.  He’s also a former Walhalla city councilman.  Alexander says he supports the current-day city council and its project to re-make the core commercial […]

Our story Wednesday about an appropriation of $500 thousand for Walhalla’s Streetscape budget failed to make clear that the money was approved by the county’s state “C” Fund Committee, chaired by Sam Dickson. Our story made it sound as if the money were granted by the transportation committee of Oconee County Council, chaired by Joel Thrift. The $500 thousand came […]

Blue Ridge Bank is proud of William Christopher Ellenburg.  The bank vice president has been appointed to serve a two-year term on the Bank Operations Committee of the South Carolina Bankers Association.  The committee stays abreast of developments affecting the operations and technology areas of banks and relays available information to all members of their state association.  Ellenburg joined Blue […]

Members of the Seneca Rotary Club visited a place this afternoon that they hope that they’ll never have the occasion to see again.  They toured the new Oconee Jail, which Sheriff Mike Crenshaw hopes will open next month.  That’s provided some finishing touches are added and the state Department of Corrections gives its blessing during a final inspection next week.  […]

Walhalla is stepping up efforts to make sure that downtown merchants and the general public can keep up with the latest on Streetscape.  Specifically, how the work is impacting every day routines.  If you have questions or problems, check cityofwalhalla.com or walhallachamber.com for updates.  You may also pick up the phone and dial two city councilmen.  David Underwood, chairman of […]

A $250 thousand judgment is under appeal at the Oconee Courthouse.  The attorney for real estate company owner John Pulliam has filed in the Common Pleas Court for re-consideration of a judge’s order that Pulliam must pay Atlanta area resident Patricia Ford $257,593.12 to settle a case alleging breach of contract.  Ford is the widow of Richard Ford, another real […]

The owner of a condemned downtown Seneca building missed another court hearing today.  His absence could cost him dearly.  Municipal Judge Danny Singleton once again found the Rev. Efford Haynes in contempt.  This time Singleton slapped Haynes with a fine exceeding $500 thousand.  And that fine will escalate with every day that passes without the large building between N. 1st […]