Author: Dick Mangrum

Oconee was treated to a pretty Sunday afternoon and its first snowfall of the year on Saturday night.  It was enough snow for Seneca and Walhalla to get a mention on the Weather Channel.  But it was one of those snows that was here today and gone tomorrow. Walhalla weather watcher Barbara Wilson measured 2″ of snow and with the […]

By rolling up his sleeve, the state’s new DHEC director believes he will be protected from COVID-19, and Dr. Edward Simmer urges everyone to get vaccinated.  Today is the start to vaccinate all South Carolinians 65 and older.  Simmer said, “Sadly, there’s a lot of vaccine misinformation out there that causes some people to be unsure about getting a vaccine.  […]

The Walhalla police have arrested an Anderson man who allegedly stole a woman’s car and her cell phone.  The police on Friday announced the charges against Joseph Gordon Thomas Jr., 22, as petty and grand larceny.  The crimes are alleged to have occurred at a Walhalla apartment on June 15, 2020.  

The police in Walhalla are getting complaints that dogs are running loose, in violation of the leash law.  The police say, “We do not want to see your pets get hurt or your pet hurt someone else.  Please restrain your dog within your property and when leaving the house with your dog, be sure to use a leash.”  

Over the weekend, South Carolina recorded test positivity percentages of below 10%.  For Saturday, it was 7.8%; for yesterday, 8.8%.  The percentages were based on test results statewide of 33,670 on Saturday; 35,718 yesterday.  On yesterday’s report there were 2,228 new confirmed COVID-19 cases.  Among them were 30 Oconee County residents.

Fair Play – Brenda Joyce Sims Elliott, 79, of 315 Elliotts Fish Camp Road, wife of the late R.C. Elliott, Jr., passed away Saturday, February 6th, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her loving family.   Born in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Marshall and Dorothy White Sims.  Mrs. Elliott was the owner and operator of […]

The body of an un-identified Caucasian female was discovered this morning in a wooded area near Westminster.  The coroner and the sheriff’s office are investigating.  A 9-1-1 call from hunters alerted authorities shortly before 8:30 this morning that a decomposed body was found in the woods at the end of the Rufus Land Road, not far from the Jenkins Bridge […]

South Carolina achieved a percentage positive on COVID tests below 10%–in Saturday’s DHEC report.  According to the state health agency, the total number of test results statewide was 33,670 and the percent positive was 7.8%.  For the latest 24-hour period, there were 1,925 new, confirmed COVID-19 cases across South Carolina, including 26 in Oconee County.  Statewide there were 52 new […]