Author: Dick Mangrum

For the next 30 days, and starting today, the general public is not allowed inside the small Walhalla City Hall lobby.  The closing of the lobby space is deemed a public safety necessity as cases of COVID-19 continue to escalate.  Bill-paying customers are requested to temporarily satisfy their obligations by mail, in the drop box, by telephone, or by online.  […]

Walhalla Councilman Dennis Owens remains in hospital with COVID-19, and Mayor Danny Edwards requests prayer for Owens.  At the start of a meeting last night, the mayor said that although Owens has been transferred to a Greenville hospital, he is improving and it’s hoped that with continued recovery, it won’t be too many weeks before the city can celebrate his […]

The police in Seneca are busy late this afternoon responding to a pair of car accidents–one at 315 ES 6th Street; the other on the 123 By-Pass at or near 466 Bypass 123.

Members of Oconee’s board of zoning appeals are to deliberate the night of January 27 on a request for as many as four variances on property for use as a gas station and convenience store near exit 4, I-85.  The property address is 132 Grubbs Road.  The application centers on sign height, sign-face, and the number of permitted signs.  One […]

On this afternoon’s report from DHEC are 2,285 new confirmed cases and 12 more South Carolina deaths.  The new cases include 78 from Oconee.  Of 7,442 test results received statewide, the positive percentage was 30.7%.  101.7/WGOG NEWS has received information to indicate that bed use at the Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital was 68% and the ICU–the intensive care unit […]

This afternoon, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the statement below in advance of tomorrow’s joint session of Congress. “I am grateful for all of the work President Trump has done for the people of this country, and I was proud to work with him on tax reform, regulatory reform, Opportunity Zones, school choice, improving our justice system and many […]

The theft of $10 thousand dollars from a home near Walhalla last summer has resulted in the arrest this week of an Oconee County woman.  Law enforcement records identify 32-year old Westminster area resident Tiffany Pauline Moore as having been arrested Monday on charges of burglary second degree and grand larceny.  The crimes were reported to the sheriff’s office by […]

After taking the oath to start a new, 6-year term in Washington, Senator Lindsey Graham vows he’ll stay true to his conservative values, but also try for some bi-partisan harmony.  In comments released by his office, Graham is optimistic that vaccine distribution will help rid the world of the COVID-19 virus.  Until then, he urges everyone to follow the guidelines, […]

Word arrives this morning of a successful rescue early last night at the southern edge of the Sumter National Forest in Oconee County.  Rescuers came to the aid of a 17-year old boy, who suffered a broken leg at Brasstown Falls.  One of the more scenic outdoor spots in the county, Brasstown Falls tumbles 120 feet in what are called […]