Author: Dick Mangrum

One year ago reports began to circulate about a Walhalla woman, who became the subject of a missing person report about a month and a half earlier.  And, since then, Chief Brinson of the city police says his department has followed every lead as to the whereabouts of Tammy Stubblefield, but those leads have produced little additional information as to […]

Overall, the sun will shine today, but there likely will be sections of the sky covered by smoke.  Two prescribed burns are scheduled today in these parts of both South Carolina and Georgia.  The Andrew Pickens Ranger District of the Sumter National Forest announces a 505-acre prescribed burn off the Brasstown Road.  Smoke from that burn is likely to be […]

A potential developer for the former textile plant complex at Utica has met with Scott Moulder, but the Seneca city administrator says he’s not at liberty to give details of what might be in store for what used to be the heart of the former mill village which adjoins the city limits. In an interview with 101.7/WGOG NEWS, Moulder declined […]

Final score this afternoon:  Marlboro County Bulldogs 71-Seneca Bobcats 60, and thus an exciting Seneca basketball season ends in the finals of the state 3-A championship.  Seneca today made its first ever appearance in a boys state final.

You can’t miss it, especially when the wind blows. City of Seneca has erected a large American flag that flies over the industrial park off the Shiloh Road, adjoining Utica community.  According to Scott Moulder, city administrator, the city found enough money in its property improvement fund to pay for the flag that stretches 100’ high, a 40 X 60 […]

According to the state Department of Revenue, its agents arrested the owner of Hilton Head Island bar and restaurant today and charged him with one count of operating without a retail license and three counts of failing to file tax returns or pay taxes, or both.  Warrants allege Timothy Singleton’s retail license was revoked two years ago for failure to […]

Late in the first half the Bobcats trail Marlboro County 25-16, in the playoff final for the state basketball championship.  You can catch the action live on WSNW 94.1 The Lake.

Ahead for Walhalla voters this year are two elections, including the special election next month.  On April 13 city voters are to fill a council term that has only months remaining.  The ballot candidates are Gwen Owens and Christy Marlow.  Whoever wins that election will be faced with whether to run for a full, four-year term in November.  The November […]

An e-library card is available for Oconee high age students, 14-17, and requires no parent or guardian signature.  Advantage of the card is that e-books and audio books and other such materials do not run up fines.  A student who obtains such a card has the later option of converting the card to one that offers full privileges.  Just like […]

The death of an Oconee County resident on Monday is considered by DHEC to have been a probable COVID-19 case, according to the state health agency report issued this afternoon. In the latest 24-hour period, there were 819 new virus cases across the state, including 18 in Oconee.  There were 38 new deaths reported in South Carolina.  Of 21,020 total […]