Author: Dick Mangrum

The Clemson city police and the Oconee Sheriff’s Office are among local and area law enforcement agencies who remind everyone that the celebratory nature this weekend of a day that has its roots centuries ago in Ireland is a time to have good, clean fun, but can be a dangerous time if you drive and drink. St. Patrick’s Day is […]

The jury in the Oconee Common Pleas Court required four hours before ruling in favor of plaintiff Mahlon Meredith in his damage suit against Pickens County. An Oconee resident, Meredith yesterday afternoon was awarded $75 thousand actual damages to compensate him as the result of a 2016 accident at a Walhalla intersection. That accident involved cars driven by Meredith and […]

Out of caution, Girl Scouts of South Carolina-Mountains to Midlands is postponing Women of Distinction: Midlands, scheduled for Thursday, March 19. Here is the rest of the statement from the Girl Scouts’ Karen Kelly: “There is nothing we take more seriously than the safety and wellbeing of our girls, volunteers, supporters, and council staff. We are working with our honorees […]

The office of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham today released this statement. “Senator Graham was at Mar-a-Lago last weekend. He has no recollection of direct contact with the President of Brazil, who is awaiting results of a coronavirus test, or his spokesman who tested positive. However, in an abundance of caution and upon the advice of his doctor, Senator Graham has decided […]

Visits by family members and others from the general public are no longer allowed at a 19-bed assisted living facility in rural Oconee County—between Walhalla and Westminster. The facility is the Lakeview assisted care facility in the Five Forks Community that is operated by Senior Solutions of Oconee-Anderson. Doug Wright, executive director, expressed regret that for an indefinite period during […]

Seneca has announced it is postponing the planned “Race for the Green” on Saturday.  The city stresses this is a postponement, not a cancellation.

At a meeting this afternoon, three Westminster elected leaders appeared encouraged by a willingness on the part of two county leaders to help their city put a stop to major water losses.  Mayor Pro-tem Cater and councilmen Chastain and Duncan met with County Administrator Amanda Brock and County Council Chairman Julian Davis.  Going into the meeting there had been questions […]

For reasons of caution, Oconee school leaders have now cancelled Math Madness to have been held Saturday.  According to the announcement, “This decision was made to best protect the health and safety of the more than 700 students, siblings, parents, grandparents, and others including SDOC staff that gather together to participate and cheer on the competitors. We appreciate all the […]

The Oconee Common Pleas jury in Meredith v. Pickens County is deliberating, according to court officers.