Author: Dick Mangrum

For a second year, John Elliott retains chairmanship of the Oconee County Council, although Glenn Hart received one vote having been nominated by Matthew Durham.  The county council held a quick organization meeting for 2022 and re-filled council offices, as well as re-appointed committees and designated county representatives to three outside government service agencies.

“We certainly expect some disruption with the new COVID variant, but we hope to have a great semester with students eager to be back.”  That’s the comment from Dr. Thorsland yesterday, as Oconee schools welcomed the students back from the mid-year holidays.

A former Pickens County school teacher is under arrest, as part of an investigation into the teacher’s relationship with a former student.  Records released by the county sheriff’s office show the arrest Monday of Katherine Folger Pelfrey of Clemson.  Thirty-four year old Pelfrey is charged with sexual battery with a student 16-17 years of age and contributing to the delinquency […]

The stage average for a gallon of gasoline the past two weeks increased by two cents, according to AAA, the motor club that tracks prices.  Tiffany Wright, spokesperson AAA in the Carolinas, said, “The pandemic has caused a rollercoaster ride for prices at the pump.”  The disappointing news, she reports, is that it appears higher prices will hang around well […]

The COVID-19 numbers remain accumulating across South Carolina.  In three days of reports, published today by the state health agency, the test positivity ranged between approximately between 27 and 28 percent meaning that, now, more than one-quarter of people being tested in South Carolina show positivity.  This afternoon DHEC issued the following statement: “On New Year’s Day, South Carolina officially […]

A late night stroll by an Oconee County pedestrian ends up in the man’s arrest.  A deputy sheriff said a 34-year Walhalla man was warned, but later ticketed after he was seen in dark clothing walking late at night in the roadway of highway 28, the Blue Ridge Blvd., in the vicinity of the hospital.  Law enforcement records today show […]

For persons wanting to start their careers or take new steps, the Corporate and Community Education Division of Tri-County Tech will hold an event on Thursday. From 2 to 6 pm, college experts will be present at Tech’s Industrial Business Development Center at 7900 U-S 76, Pendleton to explain programs from QuickJobs to associate degrees.  The public is encouraged to […]

Police agencies on duty during the turn to the New Year cleared Oconee County streets and roads of a number of individuals who are being accused of too much drinking, as 2021 became 2022.  The Seneca and Walhalla police departments, the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, and the state patrol are among law enforcement agencies who pressed a variety of personal conduct […]