Author: Dick Mangrum

Fire fighters responded to a home fire early last night in Walhalla. The call to the Bugg residence at 1402 N. Katherine Street came shortly after 7:15 and they remained on scene for nearly three hours. No injuries reported.

Nary a soul from general West Union citizenry took advantage of a meeting to discuss bus passenger service, but the mayor says that doesn’t mean there isn’t a need. Mayor Linda Oliver expressed confidence today a need can be justified, especially by the numbers of young people requiring transportation these days and what she believes will be increasing gas prices […]

While memories of another Oktoberfest are just past, Walhalla is looking ahead on the calendar. The city’s Christmas parade for 2012 will be 5 p-m Saturday, December 1. This year’s theme: “Believe in Christmas.” There is no entry fee, but all entries must be decorated for the holiday. Participants may register online at www.walhallachamber.com or call the office at 638-2727 […]

A compromise reached last week means a zoning change in Seneca. The city board of zoning appeals approved a variance that will allow an apartment complex on West South Fourth Street to relocate its entrance sign. Ed Halbig, director of planning and community development, said the board vote authorizes the sign a distance of 15 feet from the street pavement. […]

Instruction will be offered next week in Pendleton on how job seekers with criminal backgrounds can clear their records. Those with criminal records living in Oconee, Anderson, and Pickens counties are invited. Greg Stewart, agent-in-charge of the Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services, in Oconee, says the workshop is designed to cover pardons and expungements. It takes place at 10 a-m […]

Congressman Jeff Duncan, a candidate for a second term, makes a public appearance tomorrow evening at Keowee Key. Chuck Rau, president of the Stamp Creek Republican Precinct, says Duncan will speak, meet, and greet those who attend tomorrow’s 4 to 6 p-m meeting at the Keowee Key Activity Center. The event is open to everyone, including those who do not […]

Nuclear power plants in Illinois, Connecticut, and Michigan are among the locations to be included for a study of their risk of cancer to surrounding populations. And, depending on what the government finds, will determine whether the study extends to Oconee Nuclear Station and remaining reactors in the country. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is implementing a National Academy of […]

A political forum tomorrow night in Seneca will be minus all of the drama of an Obama-Romney debate. Nonetheless, what the League of Women Voters has planned will spotlight a pair of county leadership positions for which hard tussles are being waged during this 2012 political year. Beginning at 7, in the Gignilliat Center, the public is invited to hear […]

During his life, Tom Brelsford became one of the most generous donors to the Oconee Medical Center Foundation and Hospice of the Foothills. And, now because of Brelsford’s thoughtfulness in his estate planning, the OMC foundation received a gift in excess of $138 thousand. “Mr Brelsford’s gift will never be spent but will be added to other gifts in our […]

Walhalla fire Department reports no determination yet as to why an empty house caught fire yesterday and burned to the ground. The fire, at 4 a-m, destroyed a two-story house on Thompson Street, which had been undergoing remodeling work.