Author: Dick Mangrum

Today at noon is the deadline for residents of Districts Two, Four and Five in Oconee to qualify for the non-partisan contest for seats this year on the county school board. At last report, only the incumbents had filed. Voters decide in November.

If you happened to have missed last night’s membership dinner and awards night, sponsored by the Oconee Chamber of Commerce, here’s what you missed: chicken cordon bleu, asparagus, roasted potato, salad, and dessert. But the meal served to about 100 people gathered at the Gignilliat Center wasn’t the only reason to attend, according to Sandra Jones, chamber executive director. There […]

Republican Lindsey Graham makes a foray Monday into Democrat Harry Reid’s territory. Senator Graham will be in North Las Vegas, Nevada for a town hall-style meeting to highlight what he regards as devastating impacts of defense budget cuts. Graham will be joined by fellow Republican senators: McCain of Arizona and Ayotte of New Hampshire. According to the South Carolinian’s Washington […]