Author: Dick Mangrum

A Connelly Springs, NC man remains in jail today, on a combined $125,000 surety bond, after being served arrest warrants, obtained by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, in relation to a pursuit that occurred in the southern part of Oconee County in April of this year. 24 year old Theodore Adrian Montejo, of W. Meadow Space Trail, was transported from […]

Seneca property owner Gabriel Yoder received the approval last night of the city board of appeals to vary from the setback requirements of the zoning laws.  Ed Halbig, staff liaison to the appeals board, says Yoder’s appeal involving the front yard setback on Lot 42, Providence Ridge subdivision, off the Shiloh Road was accepted by a unanimous vote.

The House of Representatives in Washington approved an $886 billion defense budget this week by a vote of 310-118.  Among those voting no was South Carolina’s 3rd District member.  Laurens Republican Jeff Duncan released the following statement:  “My constituents did not send me to Washington to vote in favor of taxpayer-funded abortions.  I voted NO on the NDAA (National Defense […]

Republican Lindsey Graham blames Senate Democrats for failure to fix border security, and worries that the failure could lead to another 9-11.  South Carolina’s senior U-S senator returns to his Oconee County home during the holiday recess having said, “I am glad to go back home to South Carolina and say I am not supporting the needs of other countries […]

At their meeting next week, the members of Clemson City Council will consider the idea to bring an open air trolley to their city.  The city’s economic development committee recommends studying the costs of a summertime open air trolley to ferry visitors from hotels to the downtown and other areas of interest.  Its thinking is the hotels are full throughout […]

Governor McMaster undergoes what his office calls a minor heart procedure this morning to correct paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.  The elective procedure is scheduled to start around 8 this morning and last 2-3 hours during which time he’ll be under general anesthesia. The atrial fibrillation was first discovered and treated by the governor’s cardiologist in 2022 when McMaster was scheduled for […]

Fire broke out in a home last night in the vicinity of Radisson Road near Seneca.  According to Rural Fire Control, no one in the home on Rambo Drive was injured, although it was an occupied residence.  Oakway volunteer fire fighters were alerted around 9:30 and the Rambo Drive home remained a fire scene until 1 o’clock.

The state’s chief executive, Gov. Henry McMaster, visited Seneca today and was seen having lunch at the Seneca Family Restaurant on the 123 By-Pass.  According to McMaster’s office, the governor was scheduled to tour the Schneider plant this morning on the Sandifer Boulevard.