Author: Dick Mangrum

From personal experience, the mayor of Seneca can say he’s grateful to having a community hospital at his city’s doorsteps.  In recent months Betty Alexander, mother of Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander, has had the occasion to use the services offered by OconeeMemorialHospital.  And Mayor Alexander says he’s grateful to the staff for the care they have rendered her.  Alexander says […]

In a survey of illegal buoys on Lake Keowee, the law enforcement division of the state Department of Natural Resources marked each of 75 buoys with a warning sticker. The owners of those illegal buoys now have 30 days from the marked date to remove them. After 30 days, the DNR will remove them. According to the DNR, the action […]

Two Pickens County women have been arrested and charged with stealing 36 miscellaneous items from Wal-Mart near Seneca. Arrest affidavits allege the stolen items carried a value of more than $2,200 dollars. According to the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, 40-year old Amy Michelle Johnson of Liberty and 33-year old Stephanie Dawn Porter of Easley were arrested yesterday morning on shoplifting charges […]

In weather like this, fire fighters stay at the ready. And they were busy this morning in Oconee County. In Fair Play, the occupant of a home on Conner Boulevard was treated for smoke inhalation resulting from a chimney fire. Charlie King, Oconee fire chief, said the chimney heat proved combustible to the carpet in front of the fireplace. In […]

After Katrina struck New Orleans and the southeast coast, U-S Senator Lindsey Graham predicted the country would never again see $1.50 gallon gas prices. But one Anderson County fill-up place is getting in the neighborhood. One Oconeean, on his drive to work this morning in Anderson, saw a sign at a highway 24 location advertising regular at $1.69 a gallon.

Oconee public school students were asked to report for class on the coldest morning of the winter, but the decision to hold school at regular time reflected more than the need to educate. The fact, according to the county’s first-year superintendent, is that Oconee public schools are often more than a place for children to hit the books. “A lot […]

A senior at Seneca High School, Bethany Williams, has been selected the recipient of a South Carolina Music Educators Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship amounts to a one time gift of $1 thousand dollars which will require her to take part in a college music program, although she need not major in music. Bethany will be recognized next month at a […]

The president/CEO of Greenville-Spartanburg airport, speaking today in Oconee County, said a four-year renovation project there amounts to “literally a rebuild” of the approximate 50-year airport. GSP is spending $125 million to overhaul its passenger terminal, grounds, and other amenities—in a way to make the entire facilities a true 21st century experience for the users. GSP’s David Edwards spoke to […]

A couple that recently bought a home on Lake Hartwell was told this week that, yes, lake levels are down, but the lake will bounce back. The U-S Army Corps of Engineers credits Christmas week for delivering much-needed relief to all three sub-basins. Until December 23, the month was turning out to be exceptionally dry. Before the 23rd, the entire […]

To achieve its goal of preventing hundreds of cat litters next year, the Oconee Humane Society is announcing a male cat neuterathon to be held Saturday, January 24 at the FoxNestVeterinaryHospital near Seneca.  That day, 75 male cats will receive neuter surgery for $25 dollars and a rabies vaccination for $5 dollars.  Pet owners are urged to call the Humane […]