Author: Dick Mangrum

The public is invited for a dialogue with three state lawmakers this month at Clemson.  The League of Women Voters of Oconee-Pickens has arranged for State Senator Thomas Alexander, Oconee-Pickens, along with House members Jerry Carter of District Three and Neal Collins of District Five to talk about what the legislature did this year, as well as what it might […]

Across Oconee this is Election Eve in the towns and the cities, all five of them.  The most attention is focused on Walhalla where three members of one family, should they win, will join another family member on the city council.  Walhalla voters tomorrow also choose between two candidates for mayor, as the 12-year mayor, Danny Edwards, is standing down.  […]

From her Oconee County home, author Linda Lovely has written the third in a series of mysteries set in the South Carolina Lowcountry.  It’s called “A Killer APP”. In her new novel, Lovely has created a AI-savvy villain who can ruin reputations, rip off unsuspecting heirs and without leaving the house can orchestrate murders.  But her research showed AI isn’t […]

Prolonged drought conditions and the lack of measurable rain in the extended forecast have landed the town of Highlands, North Carolina in voluntary water reductions.  All Highlands water users are requested to reduce their normal use by 5%.  Under Stage 1 water shortage, the following guidelines apply:  Do not leave faucets running while shaving or rinsing dishes  Limit lawn and […]

Because of the importance of a nuclear plant to the electric grid, along with public safety considerations when it comes to nuclear, chances are a nuclear plant incident is going to generate concern from many places, not just local places.  Oconee Sheriff Mike Crenshaw is aware of at least three calls of concern the day after a driver penetrated Oconee […]

Mike Crenshaw, the Oconee Sheriff, identified a person of interest in the investigation of an intrusion on nuclear plant property last night and later at a home in rural Pickens County.  Meantime, the car the man was driving has been found apparently abandoned in Six Mile and it is being processed for evidence. The car, Crenshaw says, is not registered […]

Listed in first place for trial during a December week of Oconee General Sessions Court is the State’s murder case against Pendleton resident Braxton Earl.  He is charged with the killing of a fellow Pendleton resident, Richard Dennis Keese, in Utica in 2021.  According to the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, the body of 62-year old Keese was found on a street […]

To some, bell-ringing outside Oconee stores means Christmas season.  The Salvation Army of Oconee’s fundraiser gets the Red Kettle campaign underway next week as volunteers, manning various kettles across the county, will accept donations — whether it be cash, change, or check.  At least 60 groups have already made plans to ring bells at locations in Seneca, Walhalla, and Westminster.  […]

From its station on N. Broad Street, the Walhalla Fire Department spotted a  nearby grass and woods fire.  The fire fighters managed to put a stop to the fire on Moore’s Avenue after one-half of one acre of grass and woods were destroyed.  What happened yesterday is a reminder of the importance for anyone burning property to first alert local […]