Author: Dick Mangrum

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 […]

Correction officials believe the North Carolina escaped prisoner may be in the company of his wife. The prisoner on the lam is Kevin B. Adams, a 47-year old man with ties to Oconee County. According to the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, Adams may be in the company of his wife, 44-year old Christy Lee Adams. They are believed to be in […]

To recognize National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Friday, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) will offer free testing at participating DHEC clinics, and encourages all South Carolinians to get tested, know your status, and get treatment. The theme is “Together for Love: Stop HIV Stigma.” DHEC is also promoting the goal of “Ending the Epidemics” […]

The top litter officer for the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, Zachary Owen, stayed busy in 2019. Corp. Owen responded to 440 complaints—a sign there’s little let up to the county’s continuous problem of people who litter, whether by accident or on purpose. Inmate labor last year scooped up more than 37 thousand pounds of trash and litter. The Sheriff’s Office this […]

A 47-year old prison inmate, with ties to Oconee County, escaped yesterday from a correctional facility in Caldwell County, North Carolina. Oconee Sheriff Mike Crenshaw this morning confirmed that his office has received information about the escape of Kevin B. Adams. According to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Adams is a minimum custody offender who was reported missing […]