Author: Dick Mangrum

Libby Imbody, the Walhalla Main Street director, pointed out some feathers in the cap of the County Seat which has been trying to re-birth parts of its dormant downtown and keep cash registers ringing at the city’s other places of commerce.  Imbody says the image Walhalla is getting from visitors from the outside is encouraging and the crowds that the […]

The loss of at least two Walhalla restaurants has created wonder as to downtown’s future.  But Libby Imbody, the Main Street director, had a smile on her face last night as she told the city council that there are going to be replacement restaurants at both the Mountain Mocha and Hungry Hiker locations.  101.7/WGOG NEWS has learned the new Mountain […]

Representatives involved in what’s seen as Seneca’s big effort to create Harper’s Plaza downtown met for three hours Monday.  Among those meeting was Scott Moulder, the city administrator.  Moulder said also taking part were the contractor, the architect, a structural engineer, and project managers.  He predicts that the next work to look for will be the stabilization of the wall—probably […]

An Oconee County lawsuit filed for a man who, it is claimed, fell out of a golf cart and was injured and required treatment expenses at more than $400 thousand.  The lawsuit was entered this week in the Common Pleas Court by a Charleston lawyer on behalf of Anderson resident John Stiles Jr.  According to the allegations made against the […]

Scott Krein, director of Oconee Emergency Management, confirms this afternoon that a car has rolled backward into Lake Jocassee at the Devils Fork State Park.  For responders, this creates a situation for divers to get into the water and make the proper attachments so that they can pull the vehicle out.

The crimes occurred in July in Seneca.  This week the city police are announcing details in the arrest of a 35-year old man charged with multiple offenses.  The man arrested yesterday afternoon is identified in law enforcement records as Jeremy Russell Davis—two addresses given:  The Clemson Ridge apartment complex on Northwoods Drive off the Wells Highway and the small north […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office will be joining with our citizens and faith based organizations to celebrate National Faith and Blue Weekend locally from Friday, October 7th thru Sunday, October 9th.   According to a letter that was sent out to approximately 150 houses of worship in Oconee County by Dan Holland, Director of Cultural Awareness and Inclusion for the […]

Lake Keowee Marina, Old Salem Road, Seneca is applying to the city for a zoning change.  According to Seneca’s Ed Halbig, the marina wishes to change the zoning on a wooded lot from RM-16 to PD-C.  The city planning commission will hold a hearing at 6 o’clock Monday night, October 17 at city hall.