Author: Dick Mangrum

The Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority (OJRSA) is currently working to repair a collapsed sewer line on Sandifer Boulevard (U.S. Highways 76 and 123) near Richland Creek in Oconee County. It is estimated that 100,000 gallons of wastewater entered Richland Creek before the break was secured earlier Friday. Tugaloo Pipeline, a contractor assisting the OJRSA with the repair, installed a […]

A preliminary report by an FAA inspector reveals  the crash of a small, two-seat plane in late April at Mountain Rest does not reveal any catastrophic failures that would have prevented normal operations.  The preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board noted serious injuries April 25 by the pilot and passenger.  At the time the two aboard flew in […]

According to reports, the number of U-S deaths from COVID-19 has fallen to their lowest level since March 2020, the first known month of the world pandemic.  But, in South Carolina, the number of deaths went from four on Tuesday to 10 on Wednesday–the latest two days for which numbers are available.  The newest South Carolina DHEC report confirmed 119 […]

A teenager was assaulted Memorial Day weekend at a student apartment complex near Clemson.  Now three Anderson County men are under arrest by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office.  The assault was reported Saturday, May 29 at the View at the Pier on Highpointe Boulevard.  The following young Anderson residents were arrested and jailed this week on charges of assault and battery […]

The Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District has announced several changes impacting the location and availability of parking at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP.) Effective today, Friday, June 4, 2021, the entrance to the Economy Lot 2 will be relocated. The previous entrance from GSP Drive will be permanently closed and a new entrance will be opened off of Aviation Parkway at the newly […]

Changes within the Oconee office of the 10th Circuit Solicitor.  David Wagner, solicitor for Oconee and Anderson, has confirmed that Assistant Solicitor Jason Alderman has been elevated to Deputy Solicitor, in place of Lindsey Simmons who is leaving to take a judgeship at Clemson University.

A judge heard lengthy arguments at the Oconee Courthouse and will read lawyers’ written materials before deciding if a four-year old lawsuit against the local hospital is dismissed at the pre-trial stage.  The first civil pleadings in Jane Doe versus Oconee Memorial Hospital were filed in 2017, based on how the hospital handled a sex assault kit from the examination […]

A former Oconeean has earned a new honor in her public school teaching career.  Ola (Whitney) Martin won the Aiken County School District’s teacher of the year honors.  Previously, she was a teacher of the year in her individual school.  A West-Oak High graduate, Martin is the daughter of Barbara Whitney and the late Robert Whitney.

An early evening motorcycle accident yesterday in rural Oconee County sent one person to a Greenville hospital by medical air flight.  The accident on the White Cut Road near SC 183/the Walhalla-Pickens Highway occurred when the motorcycle left the road, hit cross-ties, and landed in a yard.