Author: Dick Mangrum

Near Pickens yesterday, a car left Wolf Creek Road, overturned and burst into flames and there were multiple explosions.  The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office quotes Jessica Dale Patterson, the driver, as saying her Pontiac G6 transported containers of fuel that she hoarded in the car trunk.  And these several containers of fuel, says the sheriff’s office, were the catalyst for […]

A 27-year old Oconee man has been charged with sexually assaulting five adults in incidents alleged to have occurred as late as last month and as long ago as the year 2018.  The sheriff’s office announced the arrest yesterday of Trey Jerell Frasier of Greenleaf Court, not far from the Davis Creek Road.  The following charges have been laid against […]

The state police report the arrests of two former detention center officers in Anderson County in an investigation of the death of an inmate.  Milton Brady Wilson, 28, and Chancelor Stephen Lee Saxton, 26, were each charged with involuntary manslaughter and misconduct in office, according to the state Law Enforcement Division.  Arrest warrants disclosed by SLED identify the victim as […]

A new bill in Washington is called “Get Americans Back to Work” and Tim Scott, South Carolina Republican, is a Senate co-sponsor.  Scott accuses the Democratic Biden administration of pushing policy that pays people not to work and that, says Scott, further cripples the economy recovery.

Prisma Health started vaccinations today for 12-15 year olds, after the authorization was given yesterday for health agencies to give the Pfizer two-dose vaccine.  The vaccine is offered at all sites.  Parents can schedule their child’s appointment through MyChart.  If the child doesn’t have the account, parents may create the account or call 833-PRISMA.  Prisma Health has, so far, given […]

President Biden has directed that the U-S flag be flown at half-staff Saturday for Peace Officers Memorial Day.  And the South Carolina Governor, Henry McMaster, has ordered the flags atop the State Capitol Building be flown at half staff Saturday from sunrise to sunset.

Seneca officialdom is in process to offer a new year of passenger bus service.  And yesterday the city entertained public comment on plans to apply for a new round of state and federal monies to continue its electric-powered transit service throughout the city and on routes that touch parts of un-incorporated areas.  Ed Halbig, the planning and community development director, […]

A home developer will ask a judge to enforce an agreement that, according to its court filings, obligates Seneca to provide utilities to a new phase of its out of town subdivision.  The plaintiff, REB Enterprises, also seeks the Common Pleas Court to declare that the city is obligated to reimburse it for water and sewer material costs for phase […]

A stray cat confirmed to have rabies bit one person in Toccoa, Georgia and tried to attack a second person.  Problems of this nature often occur when people try to feed or rescue stray domesticated dogs and cats.  If you have such animals on your property, you should call animal control.  Feral cats, unlike domesticated cats, are born in the […]