Author: Dick Mangrum

Oconee County administration is attempting today to set the record right as to next month’s sewer referendum. It says, “On November 6, 2012 voters will be asked to authorize Oconee County the use of available funds, special tax district funding, or property taxes as potential sources of funds for the ownership, construction and operational costs of future approved sewer projects […]

96.3./WGOG NEWS asked Senator Lindsey Graham the question of whether, regardless of wins the White House, will the next President end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But the South Carolina Republican says the real question is whether the next administration “keep us safe from radical Islamists who want to kill us all, will the next administration stop the Iranians […]

Last week’s wine and hors d’ oeuvres event raised $6 thousand for the Walhalla Swimming Pool fund, according to Councilman Deek Biemann, chairman of the recreation committee.

Walhalla High School Marching Band will perform Saturday at the 2012 Oktoberfest. The band’s performance, with the Little German Band, is scheduled for 3:45 p-m at Sertoma Field. The high school band is coming off weekend competition at Aynor High School, where it won a superior rating, along with first place in drum major, color guard, percussion, red hot horn […]

At Seneca City Hall tonight, Phil Ellen will ask for a variance to the zoning law on vacant property owned by VantageSouth Bank of North Carolina. The zoning hearing begins at 6, and the public is invited.

All three men running for Oconee Sheriff are Republicans. But there they all were Saturday morning, campaigning for votes at a Democratic Party meeting. Nearly all seats inside the Seneca City Hall council chambers were full Saturday as Mike Crenshaw, Donnie Fricks, and Terry Wilson made statements and answered questions at what was their third forum of the week. This […]

As a woman driver pulled up at a Seneca bank ATM drive-thru, a man with a gun ran up beside her car and tried to rob her. The crime occurred around 3 a-m Friday at Bank of America on the Sandifer Boulevard. Police Chief John Covington says several good fingerprints have been obtained from the victim’s vehicle. Investigators have also […]

A large celebration continues this afternoon in West Union for a major employer who has been in the electric meter production business in Oconee County for the last 50 years. U-S Senator Lindsey Graham and State Senator Thomas Alexander were among the special guests for a ceremony that attracted Itron officials from Washington State, as well as a yard full […]

If you’ve caught NBC NEWS this afternoon, you know that the debate ensues in the U-S as to the cause of the recent attack and killing of personnel at the country’s embassy in Libya. That debate was intensified this afternoon as Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney commented from the campaign trail. And after a West Union speaking appearance, Senator Lindsey […]

Phase one work to cost about $2.4 million dollars. At its meeting Tuesday, Oconee County Council will consider a staff recommendation to award a contract for all site work in phase one of Echo Hills. Recommended for the job is the company Phillips and Jordan of Robbinsville, North Carolina. As part of the work within the 54-acre phase one project, […]