Author: Dick Mangrum

Findings by government watchdogs during 2019 at Duke Energy’s Oconee Nuclear Station all were in the “green” category.  The NRC evaluates performance at nuclear plants with a color-coded system that classifies green, white, yellow or red, in an increasing order of safety significance.  Meaning “green” is the least significant.  During the part of an annual report meeting today, the NRC’s […]

The days are numbered for the traffic lights at a downtown Seneca intersection. City Administrator Scott Moulder says a study has been completed and approval given to removing the traffic lights at N. Townville and E. Main streets. The intersection which serves as a gateway to Ramcat Alley is to be converted to a four-way stop intersection. Moulder says, “The […]

The Clemson University Palmetto Poll recently gathered data from South Carolina residents to gauge their concern regarding the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the state and national response to it. Steven V. Miller, an associate professor in Clemson’s political science department who designed the survey, said that in addition to providing a general glimpse into residents’ concerns with the pandemic, the survey revealed major […]

A Walhalla restaurant’s busy drive-thru has only gotten busier during the COVID-19 pandemic. The added business, however, means increased work for the cooks and the order takers at Bantam Chef. But their work has not gone without appreciation. A man and his wife showed their appreciation last week by surprising Bantam Chef owner Tina Chastain with an envelope of money […]

In the opinion of South Carolina’s 3rd District representative, the “Heroes” act is anything but.  The House of Representatives’ new $3 trillion relief package makes essential workers eligible for hazard pay and offers direct help to state governments, but Republican Jeff Duncan claims it bails out blue states and is an excuse to advance a “radical, left wing agenda.”  Duncan […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control on Sunday announced 163 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 5 additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 8,816 and those who have died to 385. Four of those deaths occurred in elderly individuals in Dillon (1), Horry (1), […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 232 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and nine additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 8,407 and those who have died to 380. Eight of those deaths occurred in elderly individuals in Cherokee (1), Clarendon (1), […]

At the top the hour (10 am) Prisma Health in Seneca starts four hours of off-site testing for COVID-19.  The location is the back parking area of the Blue Ridge Elementary School.  These screenings are designed to test for the disease and do not require a doctor’s order.  The tests are being given over a four-hour period today and are […]

Oconee Sheriff Mike Crenshaw, a candidate for re-election, says he is going stick by the statement that he made, although the statement is not an endorsement or a suggestion of endorsement for any other candidate in any other race. “I had made the statement that during my eight years as Sheriff and, really, my whole career that I’ve worked with […]

Whether you call it a fee or a tax, a suggestion that’s included in the proposed new budget for Walhalla would create a fund for the city to pay for transportation and infrastructure projects. The suggestion received by the mayor and the council at their budget workshop is a $30 dollar annual road fee that would be paid by the […]