Author: Dick Mangrum

Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority continues to experience overflows at two locations due to the flooding that occurred Thursday. The Coneross Creek Water Reclamation Facility received 5.9 inches of rain during a twelve-hour period, corresponding to a 25-to-50 year storm event in the Seneca area according to National Weather Service guidelines. At this time, diluted wastewater continues to spill at […]

A luncheon every year about this time attracts large crowds to Seneca, and this year is no exception.  Seneca’s Shelby Henderson says all tickets for the 8th Annual Black History Luncheon next week have been taken.  A crowd of about 300 people is expected to gather for Seneca’s signature event, presented by the Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum.  The keynote […]

The last known sighting of a 47-year old Oconee County man was in the middle of December. Now, almost two months later, Kendall Todd Hawkins is still considered missing. Hawkins is the subject of a renewed alert provided today by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office. Hawkins lived on Breezewood Drive, Westminster. His vehicle was found December 12 at home near the […]

If someone comes to your home claiming to be a law enforcement officer but refuses to show identification, you should call 9-1-1 right away. That is the advice from the Oconee Sheriff’s Office today after someone on Thursday attempted a scam while posing as a United States marshal. A man in a suit who had a pronounced scar around one […]

West Union is losing its town attorney.  At its meeting next week, the council will be asked to accept the resignation of its attorney and discuss appointing a new one.

A brighter sky is lifting the water-logged spirits today, but there remains a real public safety risk.  The highway patrol points out  thoroughly soaked grounds enhance the possibility of falling trees–such as the one that fell yesterday and took one person’s life.  The patrol’s Joe Hovis reminds everyone that many roads, especially in the upstate, remain covered by water and […]

Anderson County’s Emergency Operations Center remains open this morning and at Operating Condition level 2 due to reports of downed trees and power lines. Operational staffing is limited and will likely remain so until approximately 12:00 p.m. today. Currently, approximately 1,300 residents are without power and a dozen trees have been reported down and blocking roadways. There have been no […]

During two days of rain, more than 5.5″ inches were measured by the U-S Official Weather Observer in Walhalla.  Weather watcher Barbara Wilson reports the most significant part of that rainfall, nearly three-inches, fell during a five-hour period from 7 am yesterday to 12 noon.

Anderson Area Crime Stoppers offers a $1 thousand reward for information that leads to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for two homicides under investigation by that county’s sheriff’s office.  On the morning of December 28, Stevie Lashun Anderson was shot dead in an altercation on the 1400 block of W. Market Street.  On the morning of January […]

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.