Author: Dick Mangrum

Leaders of Westminster will consider undertaking a conceptual plan for their city.  In a rare Friday meeting, the city council is scheduled to discuss a proposed agreement with Seamon Whitesides Inc. to develop a plan and then go into executive session to discuss a contract matter.

The intense rain and the resulting flooding were too much for parts of the wastewater collection system operated by the Joint Regional Sewer Authority at Seneca.  Diluted wastewater has spilled along Flat Rock Road at the Duck Pond reservoir south of Walhalla and at the Seneca Creek pump station near 123 and the Wells Highway.  According to the JRSA, drinking […]

The Oconee public schools are on a 2-hour delay this morning to allow busses to start out in the daylight. However, all schools will be open at regular time for those students who need to be dropped off by parents. Faculty and staff are to report at regular time as long as it is safe to do so.  Also, there […]

South Carolina DOT announces about 83 roads were closed statewide. The figure was likely to change last night as the storm continued to work its way across the state. Based on initial roadway damage assessments, the upstate region appears to be impacted the most at this time. But fewer than one dozen roads will require major repairs by SCDOT crews. […]

An office employee at the Seneca Lowe’s store was arrested Wednesday at her workplace and charged with breach of trust with fraudulent intent, value of $10 thousand or more. Law enforcement records identify the accused as Carrie Rose Brooks, 21-year old resident of Donald Road, Seneca. As part of an investigation, Oconee deputy Russ Anderson met with Craig Dowdle, Investigator […]

Word has reached Seneca that state and federal money to run “CAT” buses throughout the city and into the county will be reduced during the next year by about $78 thousand. At a public hearing today, Seneca’s Ed Halbig says his city in 2020-21 can expect 717 thousand, 602 dollars thru the DOT’s Division of Mass Transit. That compares with […]

A second Oconee woman, missing for about one year, also, is the subject of stepped efforts by the Sheriff’s Office to find her.  She is Laura Ann Anders.  A deputy quoted her husband as saying he left for Spartanburg January 2, 2019, returned at the end of the month, but did not have any contact with her.  The last known […]

Out of caution, public safety officials closed parts of several Oconee County roads and streets. Eight locations in the Walhalla area were identified by the fire department as problems areas: Rocky Knoll Road at fields (East End) Tulip Drive (Sertoma Field) E Main (between Oak and Church) S College and W S Broad intersection N Andover Rimrodt road Busch Creek […]

SCDOT is advising motorists to use caution and travel only when necessary in areas of South Carolina impacted by severe storms. Important safety information includes: • Obey all signs and never drive around barricades. “Turn Around, Don’t Drown.” • Watch out for highway workers – “Let ‘em Work. Let ‘em Live.” • A foot of water can make a car […]

All Oconee after-school and evening activities are cancelled for Thursday, February 6th. This includes the district professional development opportunity (PDO) scheduled at Ravenel Elementary. For those affected, please contact Anna Shivar with questions.  Based on the conditions, the public schools decided to keep students in class until regular dismiss time this afternoon, although parents were allowed to sign out their children.  […]