Author: Dick Mangrum

The policymakers for the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority spent much of their February meeting in discussion of the demands of new commercial development and the costs associated. The big question the cost of complying with DHEC when it comes to wastewater infiltration and overflows from heavy rains. The sewer commissioners want cost estimates for meeting the needs of new […]

A car driver in Seneca was startled when a deer ran out of the woods and slammed into the side of her Mazda van.  The accident occurred at 7:55 this morning at WS 4th and Perkins Creek Road.  No one in the van was hurt, but the police say the deer became incapacitated and had to be euthanized.

There’s promise of a new life for an old Westminster house, thanks to a magazine publication and the internet real estate craze. Mayor Brian Ramey, a builder by trade, has confirmed the sale of the former Dr. Simpson home on Mountain View Street to a Californian who, it is hoped, will renovate and see to it that the house is […]

Thrift Development is starting work this week on a project to improve a Walhalla intersection—S. College and E-S Broad streets. To eliminate a flood-prone intersection, Thrift crews are to re-habilitate about 500 linear feet of existing storm pipe. The work will include removal, replacement, re-routing, and cleaning of the existing storm pipe and structures. Projected to take until June, the […]

Two men found inside a former manufacturing plant in Westminster Saturday morning have been arrested and charged with burglary. Richard Thomas Petaccio of West Union and Joshua Martin Hardin of Seneca were arrested by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office on charges of first degree burglary, malicious injury to personal property, and possession of tools capable of criminal use. The crime scene […]

Long time Oconee Treasurer Greg Nowell says he plans to offer for a new, four-year term in this year’s elections.  Nowell, a Republican, is serving his third term in office.

A bill to keep South Carolina on Daylight Savings Time year-round has passed both legislative chambers in Columbia and requires only the signature of the governor. But one of its supporters, Senator Thomas Alexander, says the bill is crafted in a way that the state won’t make the switch until the U-S Congress signifies its approval. Consistency may be paramount, […]

An impressive total of rainfall fell in Walhalla during the month of January.  More than eight inches of rain, as measured by Barbara Wilson, the weather watcher at Hickory Hollow Farm.  The big weather excitement was reserved for the last day of the month, Friday, January 31 when Walhalla and Mountain Rest were among the places that watched large snowflakes […]

South Carolinians are being offered a second chance to apply for top-level state jobs that require a degree and a background in selected fields—such as accounting or law. Seats on the state Public Service Commission come with an annual salary of around $130 thousand. Four seats are available, including the #3 seat which serves Oconee County. In the first go […]