Author: Dick Mangrum

A boil advisory, announced yesterday, remains in place today for all Westminster water customers.  A break in a main line is the culprit and, although service is restored, all Westminster water users are advised to boil their water at least one full minute before drinking or cooking use.  Any ice made from water that has not been boiled also should […]

Signatures are down on black-and-white, and the mass grading project at Oconee’s Golden Corner Commerce Park is scheduled to start as early as tomorrow.  Glenn Hart, the District Five councilman, seen walking into the county office complex this morning explains he was there for the contract-signing for GCCP mass grading.  And Hart says he found out that the contractor is […]

Oops.  We’ve underestimated the feed that you can expect Saturday morning at the Salem Fire Department.  It’s a lot more than a pancake serving.  As they say in the South, the 6 to 11 am breakfast feed will include “all the fixins’.”  That means, besides pancakes, eggs, grits, sausage, country ham, etc.  Proceeds benefit the fire fighters’ equipment fund.

A Seneca third grader is the overall winner in this year’s Tornado Safety Contest, sponsored by the Oconee Emergency Services.  The announcement that the poster by Audra McDonald of Northside Elementary was judged overall best and deserving of the grand prize was made to cap off this morning’s 39th tornado safety poster contest.  This year, Oconee elementary students in grades […]

The death yesterday of a two-year-old child is under investigation in Pickens County.  The coroner’s office reports the death last evening of Keegan Swafford.  The incident is being investigated by the coroner’s office and the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office as a death due to possible drowning.  An autopsy will take place.  EMS and fire services were sent to the scene […]

Two Oconee County employees are entered in the June primary to be nominated to run for county treasurer.  Veteran Treasurer Greg Nowell is stepping down.  To fill the void, two people have qualified to run in the June 11 Republican primary:  Tonya Keller and Gena Acree.

I-85 motorists northbound face daytime lane closure today and tomorrow in Franklin County, Georgia.  The state DOT announces that, weather permitting, Pittman Construction Company will be performing maintenance, causing single lane closings 9 am to 5 pm today and tomorrow.  Drivers should reduce speeds.  Delays are probable.

A new phase of master planning is being pursued by Westminster.  Reagan Osbon, the city’s assistant administrator, explains what it’s all about in an interview airing today on 101.7/WGOG NEWS

Seneca’s board of appeals will sit in judgment this evening on Spencer Wilson’s application for relief.  Builder Wilson requests a zoning variance to setback requirements as they apply to 11 Perry Avenue.  The city hall hearing starts at 6 o’clock.