Author: Dick Mangrum

2019 Oconee County property tax bills mailed months ago are now payable at the office of the county treasurer, Greg Nowell. A late penalty doesn’t apply until the middle of next month. Those who pay their 2019 obligation by New Year’s Eve may claim a deduction on their income tax return. But the first penalty, a three percent late penalty, […]

Security upgrades have been accomplished at Oconee County’s Pine Street administrative complex—thanks to a cooperative effort between the Sheriff’s Office and the County Council. Those upgrades include the installation of security cameras and the presence of a deputy sheriff as a full-time security officer for the complex. According to Sheriff Mike Crenshaw, part of Deputy Steve Wessendorf’s duties will be […]

Walhalla’s special election in March has its first candidate. Keith Pace signed up to run this morning, according to Joy Scharich, the elections director. This will be Pace’s second attempt at a council seat. He fell just a few votes shy of one during the November election. Available March 3 will be the unexpired council term of Robbie Burrell, who […]

First Day hikes are planned at 25 South Carolina state parks to usher in the year 2020.  They include events Wednesday, January 1 at Devil’s Fork State Park near Salem.  At Devil’s Fork, there will be a Family Fun Run, a Ranger 5K and a Loon Lunge dip into Lake Jocassee.  The Park Service’s First Day hikes are part of […]

Denver, CO — Dallas Daniel Stephenson, 26, of 9888 E. Vassar Drive, Denver, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019 at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Saturday, December 28, 2019, at Davenport Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Heritage Memorial Gardens with military honors. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 PM, Saturday, prior to […]

Among those who will make New Year’s resolutions of intentions are those men and women whose elected offices expire in the next year. The office of Oconee County coroner is one of many that county voters will be asked to fill in 2020. The man who has held that office for 28 years, Karl Addis of Walhalla, says he will […]

As the result of heavy rain, 50 thousand gallons of diluted wastewater entered a reservoir near Walhalla on Monday, but the city utilities director says there’s no danger to the city’s drinking water supply. Scott Parris, the utilities superintendent, said this morning, “The spill will not reach our water intake. It actually flows into Coneross (Creek) downstream of our intake […]