Author: Dick Mangrum

Fifty years ago, Oconee was a county of relatively few electronic traffic signals.  But nearly doubling of the population and the recent building boom have changed that.  At Seneca, there are signs that a new set of traffic lights are coming to the Wells Highway, in front of the main entrance to the Borg Warner Plant.  Poles to support those […]

That some $40.5 million budget proposed in Westminster is up for final adoption during next week’s city council meeting.  The council meets at 6 Tuesday night at the fire department.

On Tuesday night primary election votes will be tabulated in Walhalla.  In Seneca, the city government will pick up discussions on whether tobacco use and vaping shall be forbidden at city-sponsored events, such as Jazz on the Alley.  Seneca City Council meets for its regular June meeting at 6 Tuesday night at city hall.

Two cars southbound on I-85 collided at Fair Play this morning, and two people were sent to the Anderson hospital with what are considered minor injuries.  Chief Wilkerson of the fire department says the wreck occurred before exit 1 and one of the cars wound up wedged in the median cables.  All I-85 lanes have been cleared.

The top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, South Carolina’s Tim Scott, highlighted the importance of financial education during Financial Literacy Day on Capitol Hill.  “In South Carolina, it’s now a pre-requisite that to graduate from high school, you have to have a financial literacy class.”

Sharing good memories and good fellowship are promised at a luncheon tomorrow in the cafeteria at the Walhalla Middle School.  Men who call Walhalla their home or even those who live elsewhere but have an affinity for the Garden of the Gods are invited to the fish fry.  There’s no cost for the meal.  Donations, however, are used to offset […]

A rush hour accident left wrecked cars in Seneca’s Miracle Circle intersection.  The police reported minor injuries for two people.  Earlier yesterday afternoon a woman was seen on a stretcher after an accident on North First Street near Cherry Street.

Seneca’s elected leaders took a preliminary vote last night on new spending and revenues for a new year of city government.  The proposed budgets are balanced, says the city administrator.  They are highlighted by the first property tax increase since 2019, and include upcharges for other services such as water and electric power.  The city council gave unanimous approval to […]