Author: Dick Mangrum

After a presentation at this week’s meeting, Oconee County leaders have a plan going forward to re-draw the county’s five districts that determine county council and school board representation.  Every ten years re-districting is required based on the latest population census. The goal is to map districts whose individual populations are as close to the principle of one man, one […]

Oconee County deputies will gather in a training scenario this morning in the Poplar Springs community.  Residents along with motorists in the vicinity of Dickard and Poplar Springs roads should keep in mind there will be no threat to the public and they are likely to see lots of deputies and patrol vehicles in that area, not far from the […]

American Red Cross is assisting the occupant of a Westminster mobile home destroyed in fire around 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon on N. Pew Street.  Lt. Callopy of the fire department said the female occupant of the singlewide home was taken to the hospital.  He said the cause, as well as the exact origin, of the fire was under investigation late […]

Oconee’s delayed 2021 property tax bills are to have been delivered today to the Columbia Post Office, according to Auditor Christy Hubbard.  From there, those notices are to reach the homes and businesses of county taxpayers.

Walhalla’s elected leaders are placing on the books an ordinance covering fees to be paid for its employees who engage in off-duty work events.  City council gave first reading approval to a new ordinance.  Brandon Burton, city administrator, says the police and public works employees have been paid for Oktoberfest and events held by the Performing Arts Center, but fire […]

For the count that finished Monday night, South Carolina DHEC noted 569 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state, including six in Oconee County.  Statewide, there were 38 news deaths, including three in Oconee.  Of 12,306 test results received, the new positivity:  7.5%.

Glenn Hart and Hayden Laye live in separate parts of Oconee County.  But Hart, the county councilman, is so impressed by the anti-abortion stance that Laye, a Walhalla High student, has taken during county council public comment periods that Hart says he’d like to see Laye move to his District Five and, eventually, replace him on the county governing board.

South Carolina DSS announces new steps today to help parents who are balancing work and child care.  A new rate structure is being put into place for child care providers taking part in ABC Quality and who accept South Carolina Voucher recipients.  “In many cases,” says Michael Leach, state DSS director, “providers will receive more reimbursement based on what they […]

Oconee County veterans have resurrected an annual staple of events.  That’s the annual parade of veterans through the streets of the county’s largest municipalities to commemorate Veteran’s Day.  And this year Veteran’s Day will fall on Thursday, November 11. At 4:30 pm year’s parade will roll through downtown Seneca.  Senecan Gene Nicholson, a Korea war veteran, will serve as parade […]

The Golden Corner Rotary Club will hear from Rep. Jeff Duncan, the 3rd District representative, on a skype hookup from Washington.  But attending Rotary’s meeting in-person is Duncan’s chief of staff.