Author: Dick Mangrum

Tri-County Technical College has cancelled all in-person and hybrid instruction between 7 this morning and 12:35 this afternoon.  Those teachings will resume at 12:45.  Virtual classes will take place as scheduled.

The 101.7/WGOG listening area has begun to feel the impact of the advancing tropical storm Zeta.  For the Golden Corner today, tropical storm conditions are possible.  Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before the 2 o’clock hour this afternoon, followed by 90% chance for showers and thunderstorms for the evening.  Additional rain between three-quarters of an inch and one inch […]

Word is spreading today about the death of football legend Jimmy Orr from Seneca.  A funeral home in Orr’s hometown of Brunswick, Georgia has confirmed the death of Orr, a standout with the Seneca Bobcats in the early 1950s, later at the University of Georgia, and then on to a pro career mostly notably with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the […]

Some four thousand COVID-19 test results reported yesterday to South Carolina DHEC reveal an increasing positivity percentage.  It’s listed as 15.5% for Tuesday’s report–percentages higher than both Sunday and Monday.  Total new cases confirmed were 636. Seven of those new cases are from Oconee County.  There were 32 deaths statewide, including an elderly Oconeean who died October 24.

More than one million South Carolinians have already cast their ballots in the 2020 General Election, doubling the record for absentee voting set in the 2016 General Election.  Based on current trends, 1.3 million voters could vote before election day, which could be approximately half of the total turnout in the election. The highest turnout in a presidential election in […]

State lawmakers and representatives of the private workforce have high hopes for the success of a showcase for the availability of good manufacturing jobs through training at local technical colleges.  Tri-County Technical College at Pendleton is at the forefront of introducing students to a 53-foot, double expandable 18 wheeler with education simulators.  Tech took the lead today by positioning the […]

Inspectors from the federal government are in Oconee this week for a look at the county rock quarry near Walhalla.  The inspection by the Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration is an annual inspection, according to Amanda Brock, county administrator.  The federal inspectors have responsibility to inspect all U-S mines, including the Oconee quarry that churns out tons […]

One of the first things that a South Carolina DNR worker noticed when he transferred from a Columbia office to one at Clemson was that he could look forward to an office window.  And from that window Greg Lucas could see birds and boats and the beauty of Lake Hartwell.  Over the years, Lucas has not confined his enjoyment to […]

Oconee Sheriff’s Office has been awarded for its effort to reduce traffic deaths.  The South Carolina Law Enforcement Network presented a Target Silver Award to the sheriff’s office.  According to Lt. Tommy Crompton, a grant enabled his office to conduct traffic enforcement activities–including safety checkpoints.  The traffic safety campaigns included the Sober or Slammer and Buckle Up campaigns.  The ultimate […]