Author: Dick Mangrum

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 […]

Stewart Jones, one of the eight Republican hopefuls for the Third District congressional seat, stopped at 101.7/WGOG on a day of campaigning in Oconee County, ahead of Tuesday’s primary election.  Jones, a state representative from Laurens County, plans this evening to make one of his stops Seneca’s Jazz on the Alley.  With so many men and women on the ballot […]

A court hearing is set Tuesday in Walhalla to settle a case of wrongful death allegations against Prisma Health Upstate and the Oconee Memorial Hospital.  An attorney for plaintiff Brad White of Pickens County will ask Judge McIntosh to approve a negotiated settlement at the pre-trial stage.  Under the terms of the negotiated settlement White, as special administrator for the […]