Author: Dick Mangrum

As the office of Oconee Superintendent of Education continues to accept applications from residents of District One to be considered for the vacant trustee seat, the district office has cleared up a question posed to its legal counsel.  Once finalists for the seat are determined, the district will release the names of the finalists.  Transparency will also apply to everyone […]

New U-S jobless claims for the week that ended Saturday totaled 840 thousand, 60 thousand higher than projected.  In Upstate South Carolina, new claims were 74 in Oconee, 89 in Pickens, 150 in Anderson, and 497 in Greenville.  The effect on the unemployment percentages for the month of September is expected to be reported one week from tomorrow.  In August, […]

Roadside construction signs have gone up on the side roads leading to a section of SC 11 that is scheduled for re-surfacing.  However, the work that starts today between Collins Road and Critter Road will be new guardrail.  Officials say don’t expect the re-surfacing of the roadway to start until after winter, around spring time.  Re-paving 11 from Collins Road […]

A new leaf truck has just been added to the arsenal of machinery and equipment of Walhalla’s public works department.  It’s a leaf truck, and Russell Price, department head, says early October is an ideal time to have acquired it.  It won’t be long until the sanitation customers start to rake leaves and leave them in piles on the side […]

Friday, October 16 will be a day that Oconee County public school children do not have to report to their classrooms.  But it’s not going to be a day without learning.  The school district has chosen Friday the 16th as a day for students to practice eLearning at home for days later this year when weather conditions cancel in-class learning.  […]

A late afternoon accident on Walhalla’s N. Laurel Street injured a bicyclist whose bike apparently hit a mailbox.  At first, the police and fire responders thought the accident might have also involved a motor vehicle.  At the scene, medics made the decision to request a medical helicopter which landed and took off from an area behind the 1st Baptist Church […]

Duke Energy is announcing new investments in the market of electric vehicles.  The utility company will install and operate 60 fast chargers across its South Carolina territories that’ll feature power output of 100 kilowatts or more and will offer up to a total of $1 thousand for 400 residential Duke customers who install a Level 2 charging station, provide access […]

A new agreement between the Oconee Sheriff’s Office and Upstate Warrior Solution will offer a helping hand to a veteran who gets in trouble with the law.  Announced yesterday, the agreement will work one of two ways.  If a veteran commits a crime and is arrested by a law enforcement agency in Oconee County, his or her information will be […]

Residents of a Lake Keowee subdivision near Seneca were surprised yesterday to spot a bar in their midst.  They got over the shock enough to take some photographs that have circulated on social media.  The bear was reported along Watermark Court and seen taking a swim in the lake.