Author: Dick Mangrum

After a one-year hiatus because of COVID-19, Westminster looks forward this week to the return of its largest outdoor gathering—the 60th Apple Festival, a celebration of this year’s crop of apples.  Something old, something new this year:  the return of the “Honey” apple mascot.  One of the traditional festival events is the Main Street parade, which rolls through at 5 […]

Two projects have been finished or close to being finished that are aimed at enhancing Oconee Regional Airport safety and future expansion of the county-run airport near Clemson University.  Except for the removal of some dirt, airport manager Jeff Garrison says, the west terminal apron expansion which included partial re-location of Mount Nebo Church Road has finished.  The county, using […]

The City of Walhalla Water Department advises the residents of the Walhalla Water System, in the Pickett Post area, located in Oconee County, that they no longer need to boil their water prior to drinking or cooking. Following an intense flushing of the distribution system, bacteriological samples were collected and analyzed by the City of Walhalla Water Department. The results […]

We have word from the Walhalla utilities superintendent that test results have been good.  And Scott Parris, the utilities director, says he is about to issue a rescind boil water advisory for water customers in the Picket Post Community that includes the Walhalla High School.

At the noon hour today, health care workers  in Walhalla will administer free of charge the Pfizer vaccine to protect people against COVID-19.  It’ll be an 8-hour clinic at the Walhalla Library, from noon until 8 tonight.  Walk-ins will be welcomed.

Westminster’s police chief, fire chief, and city administrator all share at least one thing in common.  They do not live within the city limits.  And requiring them to live in the city or at least close by was debated during last night’s council meeting.  With the end result being the city council on record in a narrow vote as preferring […]

For a variety of reasons, Westminster elected leaders have decided to forbid Open Carry of guns this week for a three-day period of the Apple Festival, in spite of last month’s enacted Open Carry law across the state.  A small police force, the newness of Open Carry, along with the questions and concerns Apple Festival visitors unfamiliar with the new […]

Once again, Walhalla Methodists have chosen today–Wednesday afternoon–to give away boxes of food.  You can pick up a box of food between 4:30 and 5:30 today at Walhalla’s St. Luke Methodist Church.

South Union’s volunteer fire department, along with other resources, is battling a structure fire this morning in the vicinity of Mill Creek Road and Allen Drive.  No injuries are reported in what’s called a storage-type facility.  According to Oconee County dispatch, a lightning strike was reported in that area moments before the fire broke out.