Author: Dick Mangrum

Public safety responders are working a car accident this afternoon on I-85 in Oconee.  The state patrol reports the accident in the northbound lanes in the vicinity of the one-mile marker.

Senator Tim Scott released the statement below after voting for more than $8 billion in emergency funding to combat COVID-19, also known as novel coronavirus. The measure passed the Senate 96-1, and is headed to the President’s desk for signature. “It is critical our nation’s public health system has the resources it needs to combat the spread of coronavirus here […]

At their meeting Monday, Oconee school trustees appear primed to act on property to build the replacement Seneca Middle School. The item is on the agenda for the open part of the board’s March work session–a departure from several recent meetings where it was reserved for private deliberations.  It was nearly 13 months ago that the school district targeted 40 […]

The 20-year old audience seats have been yanked from the chambers of the Oconee County Council, to be replaced by brand new seating that the county administrator promises will be more comfortable. The old seating, with its narrow width and stiff arm rests, prompted complaints from those who like to attend council meetings. Amanda Brock, county administrator, said recent attempts […]

A board of canvassers has given its approval to the results of elections held Saturday in Oconee County and on Tuesday in Walhalla. The county election commissioners, acting as canvassers, certified the results of both the Democratic Presidential primary last Saturday and the special Walhalla council seat election held Tuesday. Keith Pace’s official winning vote for an unexpired term on […]

The emergency communications and E-911 division of the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, it seems, hardly had time to breathe in 2019. The total number of calls for service amounted to nearly 93 thousand. The office of Sheriff Mike Crenshaw has released its summary of activities for the year 2019. The sheriff’s special operations division made 267 drug-related arrests. The value of […]

Marcus Guess joined Tri-County Technical College in February as Chief of Police. He leads all law enforcement personnel at each of Tri-County’s community campuses. Guess has worked in law enforcement for 16 and one-half year. He spent the last decade at Albany State University Police Department, where he served in various capacities — most recently as interim chief of police […]

An Easley man has been sent to federal prison for 25 years for violating drug distributions laws. Bruce Allen Howland is 58 years old. There is no parole in the federal system. According to acting U-S Attorney Lance Crick, evidence presented at a change of plea hearing last week indicated that two confidential sources under the supervision of law enforcement […]

Senators Tim Scott, South Carolina Republican, Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada Democrat, have introduced the Expanding Access to Lending Options Act to expand access to lending options for hard-working families across the country. The bill would allow credit unions more flexibility in the type of loans they may offer. “Credit unions play a critical role in our communities, from the countless […]

Legal advice is said to be the reason for a special Westminster meeting tonight at City Hall. The pre-meeting agenda is not specific as to what it’s about. The executive session meeting is scheduled to start at 6 o’clock.