Author: Dick Mangrum

As a new legislative year gets underway in Columbia, Oconee’s state lawmakers are inviting the public in for a timely chat on matters pertaining to the business of state government and its services.  The annual public meeting of the three-member Oconee Legislative Delegation is planned for 6 o’clock Thursday night, January 20 at the City Hall in Seneca.  The announcement […]

A conservative member of Oconee County Council, Glenn Hart, is spreading word of what he sees as an insurrection in the making.  Hart is quoting an “informer” as saying that individuals unhappy with the ousting of the county Republican Party leadership last year are planning a meeting tomorrow night in Pickens County.  According to Hart, those behind the meeting are […]

A man near Seneca has been arrested on the charge of grand larceny – the theft of a trailer parked  at a storage facility.  Records released by the Seneca police show Andrew Lane Carver, 29 years old, charged with grand larceny, having been arrested early Wednesday.  The theft occurred at 640 Business Park Drive. The value of the trailer was […]

A trash truck fire behind the Keowee Elementary School this morning is, according to a district official, “now under control.”  Steve Hanvey, associate superintendent, says there was no damage to anything school related.”

Senator Lindsey Graham made this statement today on the anniversary of January 6, 2021:  “I still cannot believe that a mob was able to take over the United States Capitol during such a pivotal moment — certifying a presidential election.  It would have been so easy for terrorists to boot strap onto this protest and wreak even further destruction on […]

Counting student noses across the Oconee School District, the week that classes resumed after the holidays.  Steve Hanvey, associate superintendent, says the current countywide enrollment of public school children is 10,214.

West Union Town Hall has been closed until Monday.  Mayor Oliver says one of the town’s employees tested positive for COVID-19.

An annual report by the state Department of Health and Environmental Control shows South Carolina’s 2020 infant mortality rate has decreased by 7% compared to the previous year but likely remains above the national average.  “Ideally, we want to see a decline in South Carolina’s infant mortality rate each year until that number is as small as possible – close […]

The Walhalla police chief, Sean Brinson, says he will have an announcement this morning on an assault incident investigated during the noon hour yesterday at the library on WS Broad Street.