Author: Dick Mangrum

A source tipped 101.7/WGOG NEWS to a state work project at the bridge crossing over Cane Creek on SC 183/N. Catherine Street, Walhalla.  Maintenance work there has been confirmed.  Hannah Robins, media relations manager for the DOT, says, “The DOT bridge maintenance crew was performing some repairs under the bridge.  The work is expected to be finished in a month.”

As a courtesy, South Carolina DNR will inspect boats at public landings statewide.  The July 4 holiday is a busy time on the lakes and waterways, and state marine officers are committed to keep everyone’s holiday fun and safe.  Boat inspection locations include the Twin Lakes landing at Lake Hartwell from 10 am to noon Thursday, July 4 and Oconee […]

A 30-year-old Oconee County man has been arrested by the state police on multiple charges, including the charge of the unauthorized practice of law.  The arrest of Nathan Lee Chambers took place Wednesday and he was booked into the Greenville Detention Center, according to the announcement by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.  Besides unauthorized practice of law, Chambers was […]

A U-S Supreme Court ruling from yesterday rejects a settlement that would have sent billions of dollars to treatment programs to help opioid victims.  It was a 5 to 4 decision that is seen to shield from future lawsuits the owners of Purdue Pharma, makers of the pain killer that has caused a public health crisis.  To gauge the effect […]

Thomas Alexander says South Carolina’s pleasant weather along with a skilled workforce and friendly business approach are reasons that leading manufacturers are investing in the state.  Senator Alexander, the State Senate president, calls attention to this week’s Schneider Electric announcements to expand both in Richland County and in Alexander’s home county, Oconee County.  The producer of energy management technology is […]

Seneca’s BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions says its latest  apprenticeship program is success.  The program is geared to help individuals with no prior manufacturing experience, and it transitions individuals to from various backgrounds into what’s envisioned to be thriving manufacturing careers.  Four apprentices finished 11 months of training:  Andrew Bratcher, Anna Brewer, Destiny Hickman, and Hunter Watson.  They’ve earned […]

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 […]