Author: Dick Mangrum

Walhalla will not let Arbor Day pass without demonstrating why trees are important in  our lives.  On Arbor Day tomorrow, the city will hold a tree-planting ceremony and a tree give-away.  The tree planting will be at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning at the Depot, near the gazebo.  At 11, a tree will be given away on the Brown’s greenspace  on […]

Recent significant growth makes the case for Seneca to update its comprehensive plan, in the view of the city’s director of planning and community development.  It’s a job for an outside firm to undertake, as explained by Ed Halbig this week to the city council.

A college-wide party marked Tri-County Technical College’s 60th year and a new logo.  Chairman Tom Strange of Tech’s policy board gave a brief history of the college.  Then Tech President DeHay and members of the student government association unveiled a logo that features a shield which DeHay says represents Tech’s past and “the strength of its future.”  Three bars represent […]

A small fire was put out around 9 o’clock last night in a metal storage building on West Union’s Anderson Street.  No one hurt.

As a Walhalla business prepares to host a town meeting, city government has issued an announcement on the plans to build a greenway.  Opponents and those concerned about the impact of the project are expected to air their feelings at a meeting this evening at Benson Feed and Seed, and the city announces that its engineer has been told to […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in regards to an investigation into the theft of a John Deere Series 3 Lawn Tractor.   The Sheriff’s Office is also seeking the public’s help in identifying an individual in relation to this incident.   A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division responded to the location of JC […]

A civil court filing shows there’s agreement that a storm damaged the roofs of a condominium complex in Oconee County.  But apparently no agreement between the Hart’s Cove property owners and their insurer as to which storm inflicted the damage.  Plaintiff contends the roofs were damaged by the storms and high winds by the EF3 tornado in April 2020.  According […]

A birthday party this afternoon for Tri-County Tech’s 60th year.  In the Student Success Center, there’s to be a gathering of faculty, staff, and students to form the shape of the number 60.  Same time Tech President Galen DeHay will unveil a new logo for the college.  On April 7, 1962 Tri-County College made South Carolina history by becoming the […]

Lake Hartwell Radio WLHR in Lavonia, Georgia is following the story of a fugitive who went missing in Franklin County late Tuesday afternoon.  Sheriff Stevie Thomas reports that around 5:00pm, 911 received a call about a suspicious vehicle near the Echo Truck Stop off of Interstate 85.  When deputies arrived, they found a male passenger with the vehicle.  The passenger […]