Author: Dick Mangrum

Just after 10 this morning, a seven-unit parade made its way on Newry’s Broadway Street – to help start a day of activities in tribute to the founding of the mill village 130 years ago.  The procession included a restored 1930 Model A belonging to Drew Alexander.  Back in its day it was considered a sporty car, and cars like […]

Two children, of the age of 4th graders, went missing last night and made for a scare in the vicinity of Westminster.  Sources say, however, the children were found safe last night.  After being missed for three and a half hours, a major search was organized in the vicinity of highway 76 north of the city limits.  It is said […]

An Oconee trial finished this afternoon in the county Common Pleas Court – a case that divides neighbors on a rural road that dead ends into Lake Keowee and also involves the Oconee Board of Zoning Appeals as a defendant.  Judge McIntosh announced no decision, but promised he’ll study what he’s heard in three days this week and consider some […]

The testimony of a Ratliff family member has ended the plaintiff’s case in day three of a trial to determine the status of a dead-end Oconee road.  Specifically, whether the Ellenburg Road qualifies as a road abandoned by common law.  That’s because testimony so far suggests the lawful process to  abandon the road to county maintenance was never accomplished.  Once […]

Oconee County Council next week welcomes to its June meeting a pair of election security officials.  Presentations are planned by Keith Jones of the Department of Homeland Security and Matt Norris, cybersecurity analyst for the state Election Commission.  County Council meets at 6 Tuesday night in its chambers at Pine Street, Walhalla.

The grounds of Westminster’s Magnolia Manor will be the setting next week for the city’s first celebration of Juneteenth.  The country’s 11th federal holiday is Wednesday, June 19, and organizers of the luncheon have a head count of around 100 people to attend.  The featured speaker will be a UNC-Charlotte professor, Dr. Sonia Ramsey.  Her mom grew up in Westminster. […]

A lawsuit placed in the Anderson Common Pleas Court names as defendants a “John Doe” and the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office.  It seeks damages and alleges that a John Doe, either a deputy or an employee, tried to stop a vehicle after it was allegedly seen speeding March 23, 2021 on secondary 94, the Old Pendleton Road, in Anderson County.  […]

On Tuesday, out of some 52,441 registered Oconee voters, ballots cast were 11,278.  In the Republican primary, there were 10,690 votes; in the Democratic, 588.

Jim Mann, chairman of Oconee Republicans, says, “I congratulate all who emerged victorious in their individual campaigns for public office.  It’s now your responsibility to serve the people of our county well, and with integrity!”  Tuesday’s local turnout of just 21.5% of eligible voters has caused some consternation.  Mann says Oconee’s 21.5% turns out to be 8% higher than the […]