Author: Dick Mangrum

Within hours of the tornado strike, damaged neighborhoods were inundated by contractors ready for work. Fortunately, most of them are likely to be honest individuals looking to help for a fair price. But, as the Oconee Sheriff’s Office has warned, beware of the scammer and the price gouger. Sheriff Mike Crenshaw says his officers are available to respond to any […]

The Oconee County sheriff makes it a habit to follow the numbers of COVID-19 death and cases and, so far, is pleased that when compared to surrounding counties, Oconee’s numbers are low. The latest is 22 cases and still no deaths, as confirmed by South Carolina DHEC. None of those 22 cases, Crenshaw says, include members of his office. As […]

In response to demand for nutritious foods during the COVID-19 pandemic, DHEC is providing additional food items to South Carolina WIC participants. “Currently there is no disruption to the food distribution supply chain, however some participants have experienced food item shortages due to people purchasing more food items than normal, ”said South Carolina State WIC Director Berry Kelly. “By expanding […]

You can’t check out a library book the normal way. You can’t even return a book way overdue. But, in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oconee Library system is staying active, and the employees are working, according to Blair Hinson, the director. “In addition to cleaning and straightening up our libraries and things with the anticipation when the libraries […]

The virus and the tornado have naturally diverted the attention of many Oconeeans from a yearly observance that focuses on the need to prevent child abuse.  April is Child Abuse Prevention month, and the month almost got by without a formal recognition.  That will end during the noon hour today when Walhalla Mayor Edwards and a couple of city council […]

Two people in a pickup truck stole a pair of kayaks late last week from the Seneca Walmart. The suspects are two white males in a white Ford F-150 pickup with a black hood and a tool box in the bed of the truck. According to the Sheriff’s Office, at 6:45 Friday morning the two pulled up to the garden […]

CG Roxane LLC, an independent, family owned and operated company and maker of Crystal Geyser® Alpine Spring Water®, announces it will contribute to the April 13th Seneca, SC, EF-3 tornado relief efforts with a $10,000 donation to the Seneca Tornado Relief Fund. “When the tornadoes hit Seneca, one also hit just behind our plant’s warehouse before plowing into a wooded […]

A problem with a water pipe on U-S 76, the Long Creek Highway, is said to be the culprit for a water outage this morning affecting Westminster customers in the Holly Springs areas.  The word from the city is that line will be fixed shortly.