Author: Dick Mangrum

Fire fighters engaged a two-story home fire late last night at Mountain Rest.  They faced a fully-engulfed home fire around 11 on James Corner Drive.  No injuries were reported to the county fire dispatch.  The location remained a fire scene until 3:15 this morning.

Sirens blared throughout Walhalla.  Early last night a mini-van crashed into the deck of a home on Jaynes Street, according to the fire department.  No one was hurt, but there’s damage to the deck and a wooden ramp.

An unwelcome blue-green substance has again penetrated Pioneer Rural water, and the district board of directors this afternoon addressed a customer’s complaint about quality.  The board was told that to avert algae intrusion, Pioneer has begun re-purchasing water from Seneca and blending the Seneca water with its own treated water before distributing it to the district’s Oconee and Anderson customers.  […]

A bomb squad discovered an I-E-D with a charge in a car at Mountain Rest, and the Oconee Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 39-year old man.  Law enforcement records show Klayton Marshall Seavey arrested on the charge of violating the South Carolina Explosives Control Act – 1st offense.  Two addresses are listed for Seavey:  Easley and Elmira, Michigan.  Seavey was […]

The arrival to office of three new Westminster councilmen in January brought new ideas to city government.  At the same time, however, one of the three says there’s perception the three ran as a group.  Which is something Councilman Cater says he recognizes but doesn’t agree with, and he understands why others might think that.  Cater has come to the […]

There’s talk in Westminster that two city councilmen who abruptly vowed to step down from their council terms after only one year have thought it over and will remain, and one of them has confirmed that in an interview with 101.7/WGOG NEWS just moments ago.  That’s Rusty Cater.  And it means, at least in Cater’s case, there won’t have to […]

The emotional well-being of a student these days is as important as his physical being.  And this is the month that Oconee public schools are showing middle and high school students age-appropriate videos on depression and suicide awareness.  The videos are produced by Erika’s Lighthouse, a non-profit focused on educating and raising awareness about adolescent depression, encouraging good mental health […]

In the estimation of reporters, the feeling in places such as Walhalla and Myrtle Beach is that with dropping case numbers the wearing of facial coverings may not be as important as before.  Phooey says the state’s epidemiologist.  Dr. Linda Bell, responding to a question yesterday by a Myrtle Beach TV reporter, said case numbers will re-surge if people stop […]

The South Carolina lieutenant governor, Pamela Evette, has contracted COVID-19.  In a tweet yesterday, she announced that she began to feel unwell Thursday and immediately self-quarantined.  Her test came back positive, but she reports minor symptoms only.  Evette, 53, recommends tests for anyone showing symptoms.  CDC has updated the clinical symptoms for diagnosing the virus.  New symptoms added are nausea, […]