Author: Dick Mangrum

In one day, the city of Seneca and Lake Hartwell Country combined for two sessions directed to front-line tourist workers and how they impact the local economy.  Phil Shirley, director of Oconee PRT, spoke during both sessions yesterday and focused on ways to entice tourists and visitors to extend their stays in Oconee County and come back.  About 20 people […]

By this morning there apparently have been no reported signs of the escaped North Carolina prisoner Kevin B. Adams.  “We are still looking for him,” says John Bull, spokesman for the NC Department of Public Safety.  The search has drawn attention in Oconee County, for Adams has ties to the county.  And, according to the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, the escaped […]

A strong squall line enters the Upstate at 1 PM and, according to a forecast from South Carolina DNR, will bring the best chance for severe thunderstorms and isolated thunderstorms. Based on this morning’s model runs, the squall line fizzles out this afternoon, then reforms with more strength over Midlands near 7-8 PM and pounds to the coast by midnight […]

There was a new look at the head of the meeting table last night at the Walhalla City Hall. In place of the absent Mayor Danny Edwards, Mayor Pro-tem Danny Woodward ran the meeting. Woodward was appointed second-in-charge commensurate with the new calendar year.

On Monday the Walhalla Fire Department will be operated by the Seneca Fire Department. Walhalla Chief Brandon Burton says his entire department will spend Monday at the Stumphouse Mountain Park in rescue training and learning the new trails created by the mountain bike park. Burton told the city council that, as the new trails open, more and more people are […]

There is a new liaison between Walhalla and the goings on inside the city’s downtown business district. The city has hired a Main Street coordinator. City Administrator Brent Taylor last night introduced Libby Imobdy to the city council and said that she will take charge of special events. Imody said she’s grateful for the opportunity and looks forward to the […]

Gang graffiti has been scribbled on property at the Walhalla Swimming Pool, and Councilwoman Sarai Melendez raised the issue last night of whether anything is being done to remove it. Attempts so far, according to recreation director John Galbreath, have met without success. But Galbreath is going to get help. Councilman David Underwood volunteered and received permission to attempt his […]

The South Carolina DOT will give Walhalla options for improving safety at a tricky intersection. And it’s possible that one of the solutions for N. Catherine and Broad streets are traffic lights. Currently, vehicles entering the intersection face stop signs on Broad Street. Vehicle turns are made more difficult by the hilly grade, especially traffic approaching from direction of the […]

An Oconee councilman says a health clinic to serve those with low incomes or those caught in a “health insurance gap” is a crying need in the county. And later this month, the county council is expected to take the first steps toward making such a clinic a reality. The council’s law enforcement and public safety committee voted Tuesday to […]

A mistrial was declared today in the Oconee Common Pleas Court in the case of Virginia Brady versus Alexander Newton. It’s a dispute over a motor vehicle accident. A court officer says the mistrial means the case will be placed back for another roster of civil court. One of the jurors contacted 101.7/WGOG and said, “As a Juror in the […]