Author: Dick Mangrum

Faculty, staff, and students from Clemson University donated time and expertise to help beautify and make functional a community garden at the Blue Ridge Community Center in Seneca.  The work was the latest development in an ongoing partnership between Clemson and the community center in Seneca’s Perry Hill neighborhood.  Brooke Brittain, registered dietitian, said the workday helped prepare the community […]

A traffic stop around 1:45 in the morning yesterday by an Oconee deputy at Townville turned up a 32-year old man, for whom there were outstanding arrest warrants, including one that he allegedly burglarized a home last June near Seneca. According to the sheriff’s office, Jeremiah Keith Youngblood was taken into custody after a patrol deputy stopped Youngblood’s vehicle on […]

A committee of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority is recommending that the full board call for mediation to resolve the threat of legal action by member city Seneca.  Walhalla’s Scott Parris made that announcement this morning, in the aftermath of a closed-session yesterday by the JRSA’s finance and administration. What to do about the lawsuit threat as well as […]

Pump prices in the Carolinas are continuing to inch lower as the price of crude oil, which is the primary driver behind prices at the pump, took another step back last week. The price of crude oil surged 12% in October which resulted in the cost of producing gasoline to be raised. During that time, the state average for both […]

The faculty at West-Oak High School is busy helping the seniors take the next step after graduation next spring.  During College Application Month, seniors have completed applications and, a school spokeswoman reports, acceptances are coming in.  Events on campus allowed seniors to meet with college admission counselors from higher institutions such as the University of South Carolina, Francis Marion University, […]

The property near Clemson that once was a large textile plant is now a mixed use development that includes more than 15 stores and restaurants.  Before the Oconee County Council tomorrow night is a request for lease with the Army Corps of Engineers to allow for a public access trail and courtesy dock adjacent to Hartwell Village and Lakeside Lodge.  […]

An Oconee County decision turning down a zoning exception that would have allowed for a group residential home near West Union apparently is back in the laps of the county fathers.  The county council will reserve part of their closed session tomorrow night for legal advice and discussion of “potential litigation regarding Elevated Youth Services.”  Strong public resistance led county […]

The Oconee County Veterans Affairs Office in Walhalla gets into the holiday spirit with a Christmas drop-in for veterans and spouses.  The event, from 9 to 4 on Friday, December 10 promises warm cider, cookies, and conversation at the V-A office, 223-C Kenneth Street, Walhalla.

A survivor of the Bataan Death March in the Second World War, Ret. Col. Ben Skardon, awaits an additional star to his lapel.  Jeff Duncan, the 3rd District representative, has asked the Secretary of the Army to approve an honorary promotion to Brigadier General for Col. Skardon, now 104 years old.  Duncan called attention to Skardon’s military career, exemplary conduct, […]