Author: Dick Mangrum

Passengers aboard the Amtrak Crescent Line tomorrow will learn that those at one of the passing stops appreciate the transportation service and its history.  Saturday is Toccoa Train Day.  A day-long event, Train Day starts at sunrise when the southbound Amtrak Crescent Line pulls into the historic depot.  The depot, estimated to have been built in 1915, is located at […]

It was a year ago when John Powell, attending a Walhalla City Council meeting, volunteered to call his alma mater to gauge interest in organizing a course to train future water plant operators.  He made the call to Tri-County County Technical College.  Unfortunately, Powell was told there’s just not enough interest among students who would enroll.  Walhalla has a new […]

Oconee Humane Society still has dog food available for residents who need some help feeding their pups. Stop by 1925 Sandifer Blvd., Seneca between 10 and 5 or while supplies last.

To accommodate attendees for a National Day of Prayer event, part of Walhalla’s Main Street will be closed to thru traffic today.  Chief of Police Tim Rice says to create room for the prayer event and the firing of military rifles near the veterans memorial, the two eastbound lanes of Main Street, between S. Church and S. Tugaloo, will be […]

Specific details not yet available, but a crime was investigated yesterday at a large land clearing site at U-S 123 and the Richland Road across Oconee Country Club.  Something was taken from a piece of equipment. The sheriff’s office plans to announce details once an incident report is prepared.

Walhalla plays host this weekend to the Mountains Festival and Southeast Gravel — Race to Valhalla.  There will be road closures.  Tim Rice, police chief, announces that all lanes of Main Street, from Oak to Ann, will be closed Saturday from 6 am to 6 pm.  Crossover intersection will be closed to vehicle traffic at College, Tugaloo, Church and Oak […]

After a 3 year hiatus because of COVID and other concerns, the Walhalla Men’s Group Fish Fry returns this month and will take place Saturday, May 13 at Walhalla Middle School (the former high school).  Organizers say for those to whom Walhalla means a lot, this event is always a swell venue to socialize and catch up with old friends.  […]

A sophomore at Walhalla High School, Lyndley Lou, sees possibilities of a working relationship involving her school, the city of Walhalla, and the city’s merchants.  Lyndley Lou told the city council this week she’d like to see the three work together on events in which her school plays a part.  Main Street Director Catie Fisher was in the audience Tuesday […]