Author: Dick Mangrum

In spite of a lack of support from some of his colleagues, Walhalla councilman Tjay Bagwell says he’s going forward with public information meetings, as his way to lobby the citizenry to pay higher taxes, to allow the city to make improvements. Bagwell, the mayor pro-tem, says once he sets the schedule, he’ll announce the meetings.

Walhalla’s 200 S. Catherine Streets sports new windows, to the great relief of the friends and supporters of Old St. John’s Meeting House. The project to apply the sharply-pointed windows was the work of 1st Class Painting of Sandy Springs. That company was engaged to remove, rebuild the frame, and install new amber glass and hardware. According to Maxie Duke […]

A two-hour political forum is planned tomorrow night in Seneca. It’s to feature this year’s candidates for Oconee Sheriff and the State House of Representatives. Starting at 6 o’clock, tomorrow night’s forum will be held in the South Room of the Gignilliat Community Center. Refreshments will be available.

Anna Connelly and Fred Stutsman, representing the Foothills YMCA, are speaking today to the Walhalla Rotary Club.

John Covington, Seneca police chief, said he was attempting to learn the condition of a 64-year old Virginia man injured in a parking lot accident Thursday afternoon on By-Pass 123. The police investigation determined that, from a parked position, a pickup truck rolled backward, knocking owner Lester Wayne Earley to the pavement. Earley apparently had gotten out of the truck […]

Disabled American Veterans in Oconee who are in need of help are invited to meet tomorrow with national service officers. Joe Jones, senior vice-commander of Oconee Chapter 41 of the DAV, says these national service officers are extremely knowledgeable about the Veterans Administration and will be available from 10 a-m to 3 p-m in a DAV van at the Patriot’s […]

Two cars collided around 1 p-m at the Walhalla intersection of W. Main and N. Church streets. Car damage appears to have been heavy. One car wound up in the grass median. The police, EMS, and other responders arrived quickly.

Walhalla hopes for a swell evening for its kickoff event at 5 p-m Tuesday to raise as much as $30 thousand toward the swimming pool restoration project. Councilmen Deek Biemann and Tjay Bagwell and others are asking the weatherman for a pleasant autumnal evening and that the spirit of partnership will prevail, as attendees enjoy free hor d’oeuvres, wine, and […]

A social studies teacher at Seneca High School has achieved a statewide distinction. Cynthia Carlisle has been awarded the 2012 Palmetto Award for Social Studies Teachers of Distinction.

Oconee Auditor Ken Nix is asking the voters to consider the candidates’ backgrounds and experience when making the choice November 6 as to who should hold office.  While there may be no debate or forum between Nix and his petition candidate opponent Betsy Redmond, the two of them have been invited to a drop-in event to allow voters to meet […]