Author: Dick Mangrum

After each Seneca city council member had the chance to sound off on the end of bus passenger service, it felt as if everyone in the meeting room was looking at Mayor Dan Alexander for his take — considering the long-time mayor of Oconee’s largest municipality has been the leading advocate for free bus rides.  And Alexander rewarded them with […]

The chair of Oconee school trustees, Denise McCormick of Westminster, acknowledges that today, August 1, is an early date to start a new year of public education.  But that’s the reality.  McCormick says the academic calendar for 2024-’25 is arranged in a way that gives teachers and students additional days off during the year.  And that, she believes, will give […]

Repairs get underway today at a Clemson intersection — Cherry Road and Old Stone Church Road.  Crews expect that, depending on weather, they’ll need one week to mill the road to correct ride-ability and slope concerns, repaving, and re-striping.  Because of the potential for delays, drivers should use alternate routes when possible and exercise caution in the area.

Seneca has agreed to annex property southwest of the city that is to be home to a 122-home development and to zone the property (PDR) Planned Development-Residential.  But there are concerns, especially about density.  Scott Moulder, city administrator, told city council that the home development on Garrison Road near the city’s new middle school points up a need for the […]

At least as the Westminster mayor sees it, the time is right for his city for a streetscape project to help attract new business to the downtown.  101.7/WGOG NEWS spoke with Mayor Brian Ramey during a public drop-in meeting where an outside design company displayed drawings of what a streetscape could look like, as well as gather public opinion.  And […]

SCDOT has closed the Dacusville Highway (SC 135) bridge over Adams Creek in Pickens County to perform repairs.  A signed detour route is in place using Oolenoy Church Road, Table Rock Road and Pumpkintwn Road.  Dacusville Highway will be open to local traffic only, except at the bridge.

Only one action by Seneca City Council engendered applause last night in the meeting room audience.  There was applause when Ronnie O’Kelley, the mayor pro-tem, remarked that by selling two large pieces of the former Harper’s 5&10 property, good things are in store for the city.  The city is to receive $1 million dollars for the sale of buildings A […]

For 20 years, Seneca has run a bus passenger service that drew accolades for its achievement of a fleet of all electric-powered buses.  But that fell apart last night when city council emerged from executive session and voted to withdraw its arrangements with “CAT” – Clemson Area Transit – and to sell of the bus service assets.  Only Councilwoman Benson […]

Seneca will turn to the state police to investigate as the result of an audit.  Here are the words of Councilman Honeycutt’s motion passed last night in city council chambers: “I make a motion to request the city administrator to request SLED to conduct a formal criminal investigation based upon the findings of the audit.”  The vote followed a closed-door […]