Author: Dick Mangrum

South Carolina motor fuel users can expect next month to pay an extra two cents on the gallon at the gas pumps. For a fifth straight year, the South Carolina Motor Fuel User Fee, which helps support road, bridge and infrastructure construction, will increase on July 1 from 24 to 26 cents a gallon.  The increase is part of a […]

The 12 Mile boat landing and beach will be closed to the public on Saturday, (June 5) from 6 am to 1 pm, to allow for a Clemson aquatic team open water swimming event.  The city of Clemson requests that 12 Mile boat landing and beach users plan accordingly.  “We apologize for the inconvenience,” the city said.

New confirmed cases across the state:  116, three of them in Oconee County.  The state health agency registered three additional deaths from the virus.  Of 6,265 test results, the latest South Carolina positivity:  2.6%.  These numbers are data reflecting the 24-hour count ending at 11:59 Saturday night.

The spokesman for the Oconee Sheriff’s Office is clearing up information related to the missing William Sidney Brown, for whom a missing person report was issued on Friday.  Master Deputy Jimmy Watt says his office seeks information on the whereabouts of 43-year old Brown, who may have gone out of state.  “William does not have any outstanding arrest warrants with […]

Clemson University is telling the story of an associate professor who overcame a tragic Oconee County car accident decades ago.  She’s the founder and chair of Clemson’s Institute for Global Road Safety and Security.  Kim Alexander’s work and that of her colleagues not only impacts the lives of those who visit their classrooms, but makes a difference to motorists everywhere.  […]

Amtrak has a vision for increased rail service across the country, but its spokeswoman says it’s too early to say how new routes and improved corridors might impact the line running through Oconee County.  The possibilities have some people wondering if there might be a new, high-speed line to parallel the existing track from Clemson through Oconee and into Stephens […]

Oconee County fathers are primed to re-assign the holder of their broadband network, but first there’s the matter of legal advice to be given tonight in executive session.  Reserved for part of tonight’s closed session of the county council is the assignment of One Tone Telecom’s network interests to the newly formed Upcountry Fiber, a subsidiary of the Blue Ridge […]