Author: Dick Mangrum

The organization of a group of local flying enthusiasts is disbanding, and the reasons are traced to last year’s crash of a small plane near Orlando, Florida that took two lives. According to Eddie Perry’s Facebook page, the Golden Corner Flying Club will close for good this weekend. Perry, the club CEO, posted: “Despite being five years old, two airplanes […]

The unrelenting virus has changed the routines for a number of Walhalla municipal employees. The mayor and city council heard examples during their meeting that followed social distancing guidelines and employed a telephone hookup that brought city officials and interested members of the public together. One example is the police department, which for protection against catching the virus, keeps its […]

To help Walhallans cope with the impact of COVID-19, the city government will offer financial help. The city council last night authorized $300 grants for businesses struggling with the financial consequences of the virus as well as recommended a $100 dollar pay raise for city workers. That pay boost would be considered hazardous pay for the city employees and will […]

Four people were sent to the hospital late last night after a household chemical reaction led to an explosion near West Union. Early this morning there was no word on their conditions. A host of public safety responders, including Walhalla Fire Department, responded to an address on the Burns Mill Road where, according to Chief Burton, affected areas of the […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 187 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, including three additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 2,417, and those who have died to 51. The additional deaths occurred in patients who were elderly with underlying health conditions. […]

Prisma Health has announced a reference laboratory agreement with Precision Genetics to begin immediate COVID-19 testing for its patients in the Upstate and Midlands. Testing began Friday, April 3. Precision Genetics is a Greenville-based company providing healthcare systems and businesses with employee health and financial wellness services, medication risk assessment, laboratory work, genetics testing, management consulting and other services. Jesse […]

The question that continues to come to the Oconee Chamber of Commerce: “What is considered to be a non essential business?” The chamber conveys the lists as prepared by the state. Non-Essential Business Listing The SC Emergency Management Division and the SC Department of Commerce have developed a list of industries deemed “non-essential” that will be closed temporarily effective at […]

A 101.7/WGOG listener questions if this is the right time for Duke Energy to bring in hundreds of workers from the outside for reactor re-fueling. But Mikayla Kreuzberger at the World of Energy says, “Re-fueling our reactor is critical so that we can continue to provide essential electricity to our customers and our communities. Just like you put gas in […]

A pandemic may seem the wrong time to test a set of outdoor warning sirens, but a regularly scheduled test of the Duke Energy sirens that surround the Oconee Nuclear Plant will go on as scheduled around 11:50 tomorrow morning.  Those sirens serve as an important warning signal in the event something goes wrong at the plant and a Duke […]