Author: Dick Mangrum

A 45-year old Clemson man was arrested by SLED agents last week in an investigation, requested by the state Department of Motor Vehicles. A SLED announcement states Milton Garrison Holt was charged with unlawful use of license or fraudulent application for license. The crime is a misdemeanor, punishable by 30 days in jail or a fine of up to $200 […]

A 27-year old Seneca man has been jailed on charges that he attempted to murder his parents last night at their home on Shorecrest Drive. The police today announced attempted murder charges against Bradley Hayne Williams. The parents weren’t identified by name. The police department investigation revealed that the incident had its origins in the kitchen at the home where […]

After removing himself as an Oconee County political candidate, James Bartee vowed last year he would fight to restore his good name. Today, a lawyer on Bartee’s behalf, filed a lawsuit against a man who Bartee claims set him up. The suit, seeking actual and punitive damages, names Nicholas Blackwell defendant. As a Republican, Bartee had waged a campaign for […]

Outside workers are trying to find something to do inside as the Golden Corner enjoys a drenching rain. On this rainy day, the Corps of Engineers issued a reminder that, in spite of above average rain since last month, the basin remains in drought. Col. Jeff Hall, Savannah District Commander, says the river basin experienced “some relief” in December. Though […]

Oconee Sheriff Mike Crenshaw will follow his meeting with the jail project manager with a meeting with the State Department of Corrections. He has asked the project manager to provide new numbers on daily population numbers at the jail, future needs, and compliance issues. And Crenshaw definitely wants DOC representatives to spell out at what point crowded jail conditions must […]

At its meeting Monday, Walhalla Rotary Club will hear about the “Darkness to Light” program. The Oconee School District’s Earnestine Williams will discuss the program which empowers people to prevent sexual abuse by educating adults as to the steps they can take to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to the reality of child sex abuse.  

State troopers are reporting the roadway is blocked this morning at an accident scene near Seneca, at Wells Highway and Singing Pines Road.

A S.C. Education Lottery winner’s first act as a millionaire was to change his phone number. The Chester man won $2 million playing Powerball and declined to release his name. His identity remains a mystery even to the clerks at the Pantry Express. For selling the winning number, Pantry Express #430 received a commission of $20 thousand.

A tree collapsed onto a power line and two parked cars at 3:30 this morning in Walhalla, in the vicinity of 1100 Playground Road. Power was lost at the home at that address. Walhalla Fire Department was among the responders.

During Radon Action Month, South Carolinians are urged to test their homes for an unwanted intruder that can’t be seen. “You can’t see or smell radon but people need to be aware that there might be a silent killer in their homes,” said DHEC Radon Coordinator Aimee Morrow. “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has named January as Radon Action Month […]