Author: Dick Mangrum

The New Year will be just a few days old before officials conduct a routine test of the outdoor warning sirens within a 10-mile radius of the Oconee Nuclear plant.  The test is scheduled for 11:50 Wednesday morning, January 8 and last three minutes.  The tests are conducted by emergency officials in Oconee and Pickens counties.  This announcement from Duke […]

The Lake and Mountain Quilt Guild of Seneca recently donated 16 quilts to the office of the Oconee Sheriff.  Those quilts can be used to comfort individuals who encounter tragedy and require service calls from deputies.  The Lake and Mountain Guild previously donated enough quilts for all deputies at that time.  The 16 additional quilts are enough for the new […]

South Carolina boat owners are reminded of a change in the boat registration rules.  Starting yesterday, boat registrations are changed from three years to every year.  Anyone considering buying a used boat can visit the DNR’s S.C. Boat Facts and look up the hull I-D to make sure the taxes are up to date.  If you are buying a boat […]

Fire last night consumed a former cotton mill warehouse in Seneca, in the vicinity of E. Main Street and the Lindsay Road. The cause of the fire remains unclassified but, according to the Seneca Fire Department, homeless people had frequented the building.  It’s believed the fire may be connected to a burn barrel used to stay warm.  The fire call […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in locating a missing Westminster man. 47 year old Kendall Todd Hawkins was last seen on December 12th of this year after leaving the residence of a family member in Salem. Mr. Hawkins’ vehicle was reportedly located at an address on Whitworth Circle in Seneca on that same date and […]

Wayne McCall, the Oconee County councilman, remains optimistic that an inter-government cooperative effort will allow for health care to once again be administered from a large county building that once served as the Oconee County Health Department. McCall is targeting the large building that sits one block behind the county courthouse in Walhalla to be re-fitted as a low cost […]

Deputy Sheriffs across Oconee County have something new in their arsenal that’ll help children involved in traumatic events. Thanks to the Duke Energy Corporation, deputies will have stuffed animals in their squad cars to be given to children at the scene of serious service calls. The stuffed animals arrived in boxes personally packed by Duke workers. Some of them comes […]

Especially proud of Sarai Melendez rise in Walhalla government circles is Evelyn, Lugo, president of the South Carolina Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. “Being the founder and the president of the South Carolina Hispanic Chamber of Commerce makes me very proud of her and this community that has given her the opportunity to serve a great community that is the town […]

A daughter of immigrant parents, Sarai Melendez can now sit on the governing body of her city, Walhalla. Like the other winners in the November election, Melendez takes an oath to “equally, fairly, and impartially” exercise her duties as a city council member. The ascension of the community activist was celebrated by several friends and family members. Judge Danny Singleton […]