Author: Dick Mangrum

If you wear a mask to protect against COVID-19, you need to wear that mask properly and be sure you don’t take off the mask, touch your face, and then put the mask back on.  That’s the gist of a conversation that one Oconee County councilman had last night with the county administrator.  District Two’s Wayne McCall spoke with Amanda […]

All five Oconee County school trustees are scheduled to gather at district headquarters  tomorrow to take part in a legislative and advocacy virtual conference.  According to the announcement, the meeting will not be open to the public and no decisions are to be made tomorrow.

The driver of a Ford Ranger was sent to the Oconee hospital this morning with what are called non-life threatening injuries in the crash of his vehicle near West Union.  A public safety responder says the accident on Burns Mill Road near West Union involved a donkey, and the animal did not survive.  The highway patrol reported the accident at […]

Before lakes Keowee and Jocassee, outdoor fun in Oconee often centered on Lake Hartwell and, in particular, a popular day use and boat landing spot in southern Oconee.  To this day, the Friendship recreation area near SC 24 attracts big crowds on hot summer days.  Phil Shirley wants to keep it that way.  As someone who grew up in nearby […]

A secluded Lake Hartwell boat landing could become an added jewel to Oconee County’s managed recreation facilities.  Phil Shirley, director of Oconee PRT, gave a county council committee details for a two-phase, $2 million dollars of improvements to the Seneca Creek Landing.  From the U-S Army Corps of Engineers, the county maintains the location under the terms of a multi-year […]

The director of Oconee’s roads and bridges department, Kyle Reid, estimates it’s possible that between $2 and $3 million dollars will be available to spend on the county’s next roads program.  Reid yesterday said he has a tentative list of roads to pave and, once it is ready, he’ll forward that list to the county fathers for approval.  The 2021 […]

A scheduled Westminster event Thursday is one of the latest public get together to fall asunder to the surge of COVID-19 cases.  Westminster Seniors Outreach announces that, until further notice, Thursday evening’s meet-and-greet featuring two new city officials has been cancelled.

Oconee School District announces the closing of an early childhood class.  A class for kids ages three and four has been temporarily closed at Walhalla Elementary School.  The pupils in that class may return to school December 9.  According to policy, when the district becomes aware of a positive individual in an early childhood class that classroom is moved to […]

The tradition of a parade on Walhalla’s Main Street will be carried out Saturday evening, in ways to help avoid anyone catching or spreading COVID-19.  Parade time will be 5 o’clock.  Here are some things to know before you go.  This year no candy will be distributed, as parade watchers are requested to keep safe distance from the procession.  This […]

Here are numbers from the report issued this afternoon by South Carolina DHEC:  1,297 new cases; 13 deaths including that of a middle-aged Oconeean who died November 26, Thanksgiving Day.  Of the newest cases, 39 have been documented among Oconee County residents.  Total test results received by the state health agency statewide Monday:  7,375; the positivity, 17.6%.