Author: Dick Mangrum

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.

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 […]