Author: Dick Mangrum

Walhalla councilwoman Melendez has received an apology from the Blood Connection for the cancellation Saturday of a blood drive at the Light of the World Church in Seneca.  The apology also goes out to anyone who showed up there planning to donate blood to help replenish the supply.  The Blood Connection’s Allie Van Dyke said, “This is not normal for […]

City of Walhalla calls attention to a state regulation that forbids wheeled devices within a heritage preserve.  And, in the case of the Stumphouse Mountain Bike Park, it’s a violation to access the park thru the gated gravel road off the Ross Mountain Road.  Neither city nor the DNR recognizes the gravel gated road as an official access to the […]

The state patrol continues to investigate a late afternoon accident near Seneca that involved two Chevy Camaros and a forklift and resulted in injuries to at least two of the people involved.  The patrol logged the accident at 4:15 pm on the Wells Highway at Cross Creek.  Trooper Matt Southern said a 2015 Camaro, driven by Seneca resident Chad Campbell, […]

Governor Henry McMaster and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced today that all South Carolinians aged 16 and older will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning March 31, 2021 and can begin scheduling their appointments as of next Wednesday. “Our priority with the vaccine has been to save the lives of those at […]

South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) agents today arrested an Oconee County woman and charged her with three counts of forgery and four counts of delivering a false document to the SCDOR. According to the DOR, April Lynn White, 37, of Fair Play, delivered to the SCDOR altered W-2 forms from 2017 through 2019. The altered forms showed more state tax […]

  COVID-19 Data Reported Friday, March 26, 2021 1:06 p.m. Data as of Wednesday, March 24, 2021 11:59 p.m. New confirmed cases in South Carolina 657 (18 in Oconee County) 12 new confirmed deaths across the state. Molecular Test Results 24,303, and the positivity was 3.6%

A family that lost their home in last year’s tornado can take care of some remaining expenses and get ahead a little after winning $75 thousand playing a Mega Cash Crossword scratch off lottery ticket at the Stop N Go on the Shiloh Road.  The winner has chosen to remain anonymous.  The store received a $750 commission from the South […]

South Carolina’s U-S senators are behind legislation to expand broadband access.  Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott have introduced the State Fix Act to expand broadband access to under-served rural areas.  Senator Graham said, “There are places in South Carolina you might as well be on the moon when it comes to getting high speed internet service.”  The bill would provide […]

A Wednesday traffic stop in Walhalla led the police to file drug charges against the driver.  The police department’s K9 unit conducted the stop on N. Church Street and K9 Kimber was deployed on the vehicle.  That, police say, led to the discovery of heroin and methamphetamine, enough meth to be considered for trafficking purposes.  The driver faces charges of […]

As a precaution against COVID-19, the office of the Oconee County Tax Assessor is closed until the noon hour today.