Author: Dick Mangrum

  A retired Tamassee DAR School administrator is the choice to fill the vacancy on the five-member Oconee School Board of Trustees.  The four other trustees, after an executive session late this afternoon, voted to appoint Dean Bare to succeed the late Jerry Lee.  Bare gets to serve the remaining two years of Lee’s term and is scheduled to take […]

An incident south of Seneca in June has landed a Pendleton man in the Oconee County jail.  The Oconee Sheriff’s Office this afternoon announced the arrest of Donovan Craig Jenkins of Greenville Street on charges of first degree burglary, pointing and presenting a firearm, and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature.  On June 5 deputies started an […]

The annual Day of the Dead celebration by Clemson University and the South Carolina Botanical Garden will be different this year.  COVID-19 is making it so.  The Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) is a time to remember and celebrate loved ones who have passed away.  This year’s celebration on Friday night, October 30 is being moved to […]

  At a builder’s request, the Seneca Zoning Board of Appeals has granted a variance amounting to five feet to the setback requirements at a single-family house site.  The variance was granted during a board meeting Thursday night at city hall.  Integrity Builders applied for the variance on behalf of property owners Clifton and Lisa Henry.  According to Ed Halbig, […]

South Carolina DHEC announced 539 new, confirmed cases and 11 additional, confirmed deaths today from COVID-19.  Thirteen new Oconee cases reported, but no additional deaths from the county.  The numbers bring South Carolina confirmed cases to 157,970 and deaths at 3,449.  The total number of individual test results reported to DHEC Sunday statewide was 4,762 and the positivity was 11.3%.

A 38-year old Seneca man has been arrested on charges of burglary and criminal sexual conduct.  The Oconee Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest Friday of Brandon Wayne Arnold of Gail Court and took place as part of an investigation of complaints received by deputies at a Seneca residence October 4.  According to a statement by the sheriff’s office, the deputies […]

Twice a year, in the spring and in the fall, Walhalla Middle School allows students and teachers to wear special clothing.  Wearing clothes such as pajamas or symbolic of a particular decade have been featured. Principal Scott Dixon says kids and teachers love to dress up.  He says, “We simply like to create some enthusiasm for school and our extra-curricular […]

The Blood Connection (TBC) is partnering with area leaders to launch an aggressive community outreach to secure critically needed convalescent plasma donations to treat COVID-19 patients. The “Turn Positive into a Positive” campaign will leverage medical experts, political figures, business leaders and sports figures, as well as area residents who attribute their recovery from the virus to the treatment.   […]

Westminster appears to be getting serious about filling the job of city administrator.  A special meeting has been announced for 7 tonight at City Hall.  One agenda item:  “Consider City Administrator Employment Offer.”  It’s believed the mayor and council, in recent weeks, have interviewed as many as five persons.

This Saturday—October 24—will be a day for a merchant market and craft fair in Walhalla and require the temporary closing of parts of the streets.  Part of Main Street will close to provide space to vendors to set up exhibits and allow visitors to stroll without nearby traffic. On Saturday, the eastbound Main Street lane from Ann to College streets […]