Author: Dick Mangrum

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.

New state and federal monies have been approved for Oconee County’s federally-chartered Rosa Clark health clinic at Seneca.  They come in the form of grants, the largest of which is $1.4 million from the federal government. Primarily, according to Vicki Thompson, clinic director, the federal grant will be applied to helping populations that prove more vulnerable to COVID-19.  A smaller […]

The Clemson mayor and council took public opinion last night on one of their city’s burning issues:  to what extent should large building be allowed in a city that’s running out of space.  The public was invited to take part on the city’s YouTube channel.  Being considered is whether the university town should ban new, mixed-use building, multi-family dwellings, and […]

Seneca resident Silviano Zavala has organized a blood drive tomorrow in honor of the late Walhalla city councilman Dennis Owens, who died from COVID-19 this year.  The blood drive, in coordination with The Blood Connection, takes place 10 to 3 tomorrow at The Light of the World church at 201 S. Fair Play Street, Seneca.  All donors receive a $20 […]