Author: Dick Mangrum

You can make a difference and serve your community by working as an Oconee County poll manager on November 5.  The voter turnouts for this month’s primary election amounted to pitiful numbers when compared to how many people could have voted.  For instance, GOP run-off to be the nominee for the U-S House of Representatives this week in Oconee drew […]

Walhalla police say a 49-year-old man was charged Wednesday with assault and battery third degree.  A policeman, responding to a disturbance call at a Holloway Street home, arrested Jamie Daniel Littleton, according to announcement by Chief Tim Rice.

Clemson faculty member Kelly Caine heads this summer to an island country between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans.  And Clemson says when Caine goes to Iceland as a Fulbright Scholar, she will plant a flag for the U-S, for Clemson, and for her hometown of Greenville.  She plans to research and teach cybersecurity at the University of Iceland starting in […]

For only a rare, if ever, time traffic control measures are on the horizon for the small town of Salem.  Ryan Hardin, town administrator, predicts traffic control measures will be needed during the next year as contractors undertake water line replacement work that’ll abut SC 130.  It’s a major infrastructure project that Salem looks forward to in 2024-25.  Hardin also […]

What the next set of Clemson students shell out for a college education depends on their locale.  The university announces that, for 2024-25, tuition rates will remain frozen for in-state undergraduates.  Tuition for out-of-state students, however, is being raised by 3.5%.  The board of trustees also approved housing and dining rates posted in January.  Those fees are changed annually to […]

The investigation of a home burglary near Walhalla has led to the arrest of a 34-year-old man.  According to the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, charges of first degree burglary, petty larceny, and malicious injury to property were placed against Brent Eric Money, identified by the sheriff’s office as a neighbor to the crime scene.  The burglary part of the investigation started […]

All motorists should be careful, especially in the days leading up to and beyond the major driving holiday of July 4th, as evidenced by two N. SC 11 accidents in Oconee County — one this morning in front of the Jocassee Valley Brewing Company and the other on Tuesday afternoon in the Camp Oak Community.  

Kristi Burr, Oconee elections director, says hand-count audits of three randomly chosen county voting precincts yesterday matched the automated voting counts on Tuesday night.  The audits were completed at the Mountain Rest, Tamassee, and Westminster No. 2 precincts as well as, Burr says, the Early Voting precinct on day one of the early voting period.

Walhalla is requesting water users temporarily restrict outdoor water use and implement conservation measures.  Because of excessive water use, the water department is experiencing issues with system pressure.  The high temps and dry conditions have led many users to activate their outdoor irrigation systems.  The restriction until further notice is considered a temporary measure to ensure adequate supply for household […]