Author: Dick Mangrum

Christy Hubbard, Oconee County Auditor, makes her annual trek next week to the chambers of County Council.  She’ll make a tax millage presentation at the 6 o’clock meeting Tuesday night.  It’s Hubbard’s duty to recommend the tax levy to cover the various budgets, including general government and schools, necessary to meet the revenue projections.  From there, the 2024 county property […]

The South Carolina Department of Revenue taxpayer advocate will visit offices across the state to help taxpayers resolve their state tax issues in person.  The advocate will be available in Greenville Thursday, September 26 at 33 Villa Road, Suite 401.  Appointments are recommended, and taxpayers can book a time by emailing [email protected].

A rained-out Jazz on the Alley interfered with a Shriners’ appearance in Seneca.  Today, however, Mayor Alexander will make a visit to the Blue Ridge Shrine Club to issue a proclamation for the volunteer work done by Shriners, most notably their support of children’s hospitals.  Weather permitting, there’ll be a parade of Shriners tomorrow morning in downtown Seneca.  There’s a […]

The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs gets hundreds of scam and identity theft reports each year.  And today the department’s administrator and consumer advocate, Carri Grube Lybarker, was part of a panel of speakers during a hearing of the U-S Senate on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.  Lybarker said she considered it an honor to highlight the work of […]

An Oconee-Anderson rape crisis center is changing its name.  Foothills Alliance is changing its organization name to First Light.

As the saying goes, Shriners do it in a Fez.  Or as kids say funny, red hats.  And children in need are a top charity of Shriners–specifically Shriners’ children’s hospitals, one of which is in Greenville.  Starting tonight, Scott Durham of the Blue Ridge Shrine Club says, you’ll see Shriners at Seneca’s Jazz on the Alley.  They’ll be accepting any […]

Oconee County’s bid to reverse a judge’s ruling in the sewer bond issue challenge case has been removed from today’s Common Pleas Court docket.  Sources tell 101.7/WGOG NEWS the motion appealing Judge McIntosh’s August ruling will now be heard instead during November’s case roster.      Oconee defense lawyers are challenging the temporary injunction ordered by a circuit judge in South […]

A forklift and two wreckers helped clear the debris yesterday from a three-vehicle accident on the 123 Seneca ByPass at Old Salem Road.  The police discovered three wrecked vehicles:  a small car, an electrical contractor’s van, and a truck pulling a trailer containing two Jet Skis.  Capt. McClure says a forklift was used to remove the Jet Skis from the […]

The developer behind the possibility of a new subdivision in Townville is in talks with Pioneer Rural Water District for service.  It’s said that a 50-plus lot subdivision is envisioned for the vicinity of Cedar Grove Road, Townville.