Author: Dick Mangrum

Friday proved a hazardous time to drive I-85 in Oconee County.  The interstate only covers a distance of four miles through Oconee County, but Friday afternoon there were three separate accidents, according to the Fair Play Fire Department.  The first accident at exit 2, SC 59 northbound involved a van and a Dodge Charger, and the cause was attributed to […]

A pool of jurors, from which to choose this year’s Oconee Grand Jury, is being summoned April 26 to report to the county courthouse.  On that Monday from that pool of jurors, Clerk of Court Lisa Burton, says the 2021 Oconee Grand Jury will be selected.  A primary duty of a grand jury is to evaluate the validity of charges […]

At this hour, the state patrol reports an accident on I-85 in Oconee County has left one of the lanes of travel blocked to passing traffic.  The accident is reported on 85 near exit 2.  First reports indicate no injuries.

This afternoon’s DHEC COVID-19 report (data by 11:59 pm Wednesday) contains 632 new cases of the virus in South Carolina, including 26 in Oconee County.  Statewide, eight additional deaths are confirmed.  Of 22,238 test results, the positivity was 4.5%.

The property on which sits a building that once housed a Walhalla doctors’ practice saw a zoning change this week, but its future use is still an unknown, according to a city official.  The city board of appeals approved changing 207 Booker Drive from general residential to office commercial.

Walhalla firefighters will test and flush more than 200 hydrants in and around the city starting May 1, to ensure that the hydrants pour out the water needed during a fire.  The maintenance is helpful also to identify any problems.  Thru its bi-annual hydrant maintenance work, the tests done help Walhalla keep its city-wide insurance class 2 public protection rating.  […]

What the feds couldn’t do, perhaps, the city can do better.  The city of Clemson has begun cleaning and preparing the Twelve Mile recreation area on Lake Hartwell for the enjoyment and convenience of park users.  The city recently signed a contract with the Army Corps of Engineers to manage and improve the recreation area.  Clemson will hire a new […]