Author: Dick Mangrum

When he was the governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter canoed the infamous Bull’s Sluice on the Chattooga River to draw attention to the Chattooga River, shared by Georgia and South Carolina.  The year was 1974, the year the federal government recognized the Chattooga as an official wild and scenic river and gave it the protections it enjoys today.  And, now […]

The police say a car went out of control late last night on Seneca’s S. Second Street in front of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, injuring a passenger.  The driver left the scene and, at midday today, the police were still looking for him.  Public safety responders were alerted just after 10:30 pm and discovered a car that hit a drain […]

We are getting word of fire trucks and an ambulance rushing to a traffic accident on 123/the Seneca-Clemson Boulevard, believed to be in the vicinity of Hartwell Village and a new 7-11 store there.

M.G. Waldbaum dba Michael Foods Inc., a Gaylord, Minn. establishment, is recalling approximately 4,620 pounds of liquid egg products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product contains dairy (milk), a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label.   The liquid egg breakfast blend […]

“Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum” is the title for a meeting next week at the Walhalla Library.  The public is invited at 6 o’clock Tuesday evening, July 9 for a presentation by master distiller Ben Wesley.  He plans to take attendees through the farm to bottle process — growing the fruits and grains, fermenting, distilling, bottling, and […]

The final Oconee County and Western Anderson County Sewer Master Plan is in the hands of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority, and it’ll be placed on the August meeting agenda for a vote.  The 5th of August is the day the sewer commissioners also receive a second document on the feasibility of where piped sewer should go the next 20 […]

Whether you grill, swim, or boat this summer you’ll feel the heat.  A Clemson campus officer, Sgt. Kurt Kruysman, says it’s always a good idea to monitor your daily activity and drink plenty of water — to help ensure you don’t over-extend yourself.  Heat strokes are a concern during high temperatures.  If you’re out on the water, a life jacket […]

Streets in south central Toccoa, Georgia were blocked yesterday for a manhunt in an officer-involved shooting.  The Georgia Bureau of Investigation issued the following announcement: “At the request of the Toccoa Police Department, GBI agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in Toccoa, Georgia.  Montavious Cantrell Winkfield, age 37, of Toccoa, is wanted in connection to this incident.  No officers […]

Clemson is willing to extend an arrangement with Seneca to continue to provide bus passenger service in and around the city of Seneca.  This, in spite of the Clemson transit director saying, that service to Seneca is being “evaluated” amid concern that Seneca’s buses carry the fewest number of passengers across the region system.  Clemson City Council voted 6 to […]

A bear has been seen in the Keowee Community not far from the Crooked Creek Road.  A listener has sent 101.7/WGOG a photo of the bear roaming Kelly Mill Road.