Author: Dick Mangrum

On many items, South Carolina shoppers will be excused from paying the state tax.  The annual Tax-Free Weekend takes place the first weekend in August — Friday, August 2 through Sunday, August 4.  During those 72 hours, eligible items — computers, printers, school supplies, clothing and accessories, shoes and certain bed and bath items — can be purchased tax-free in-store […]

The Anderson County coroner, Greg Shore, says a 31-year-old Townville woman died Monday in hospice care — nearly three months after she was hurt in a car accident on SC 24.  Preliminary investigation showed Jessica Goolsby traveled on 24 near Prater Gin Road, when her car left the highway, hit a culvert, and overturned.  Goolsby was thrown from the vehicle.

A 26-year-old Greer, South Carolina man, Nicolas Elias Fernandez, has been identified as the victim in Monday’s officer-involved shooting outside a home on Rolling Hills Circle, Easley.  According to Chief Deputy Coroner Andrew Wilson of Pickens County, Fernandez was struck multiple times.  The state police say Fernandez was armed with an axe.

Seneca can now track where its visitors come from, how long they stay, and which events they attend.  It’s all possible, the city administrator says, through the city’s arrangement with the Placer data service.  Administrator Moulder last night demonstrated for the city council some of the demographics of their visitors – most recently how many went to the July 4 […]

South Carolina DOT announces a new traffic alignment at Fair Play.  The new alignment is to start on or about Wednesday, July 17 at SC 182 (Oakway Road) to tie into SC 59.  S&S Construction is overseeing the construction activities.

The winner of his party’s nomination for 10th Circuit Solicitor, Micah Black, made an Oconee County speaking appearance this morning.  The chamber of commerce coffee event enabled the audience to learn the mindset of the young man who is in line to succeed the retiring David Wagner as chief Oconee-Anderson prosecutor.  An Anderson resident, Black said he, like Wagner, will […]

Not all of the parties to the Duke Energy rate increase signed off.  A spokesman for the Public Service Commission says the state Department of Consumer Affairs did not sign the agreement that allows Duke Energy Carolinas to implement the increases as early as August 1.  Rob Bockman, PSC spokesman, says the PSC partially accepted and approved the agreement proposed […]

One of the east Texas counties hit hard by Beryl is Rusk County, believed to have been named for a 19th century political and military leader.  A 101.7/WGOG listener points out that Thomas Jefferson Rusk was born in what today is Oconee County.  According to his profile, Rusk served as a general at the Battle of San Jacinto, later a […]

The state police say a man died Monday in an officer-involved shooting in Pickens County.  “SLED” has released the following details about what happened:  “The Easley Police Department received multiple 911 calls about a man armed with a baseball bat making threats, shoplifting, then leaving a Tractor Supply Company Store.  An officer responded to the calls and encountered the man […]