Author: Dick Mangrum

The public gets the chance tonight to meet the men and women who are the candidates in next month’s Walhalla city elections.  A meet-and-greet the candidates is part of the Partners for Progress regular meeting at 6:30 tonight at the Community Depot on S. College Street.  And the League of Women Voters Oconee and Pickens today announced two candidate forums […]

One kayaker was rescued safely; a second remains unaccounted for this morning — the result of a high winds early Saturday night at Lake Jocassee.  Scott Krein of Oconee Emergency Preparedness says searchers are bringing in sonar equipment to help in the continuing search for a male kayaker from Georgia.  Krein says two kayaks capsized.  Around 7 Saturday night one […]

It was one year ago that a real estate re-development specialist by the name of Joe Borgstrom took a look at the Walhalla Police Station on Main Street  and remarked that he didn’t like it at all.  Borgstrom offered the opinion that Walhalla would be better off by demolishing the building and constructing something deeper onto the lot which stretches […]

The Dia de los Muertos Festival returns next month to Oconee County’s High Falls Park.  On Saturday, November 4, from 2 to 8 pm, promised are family-friendly activities, educational programs, food, and much fun.  Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a time-honored cultural tradition that celebrates the lives of loved ones who have passed away.  Liz […]

The city of Westminster and its fire department have donated their fire safety smoke house trailer to the Walhalla Fire Department.  In appreciation, Walhalla officials say the trailer will benefit the community and enhance the education of the young how to safely escape a home fire, along with instruction on how to get below the smoke layer and check doors […]

All branches of Oconee Public Library will go into celebration mode this month, to mark 75 years of service to the public.  Each branch will celebrate 75 years on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 25 — from 3 to 5 pm.  The public has a chance to leave something for future generations, by writing a letter or drawing a picture […]

By action of the board of trustees, there’ll be a new, multi-level parking garage on the Clemson campus.  The board Friday gave first approval to the project to be located near the newly-aligned Williamson Road to the east and Perimeter Road to the south.  It’s to be available to alumni, visitors, athletic functions, and prospective students on campus tours.  Construction […]

The driver of a Hyundai sedan lost his life yesterday morning in a SC 24 accident at Oakway.  The state patrol is referring inquiries as to the identity of the deceased to the office of Oconee Coroner which, by Saturday morning, had not yet announced the death.  A Greenville funeral home — Watkins, Garrett & Wood — has confirmed it […]

Highway troopers confirm one fatality this morning in an Oakway accident.  The deceased has been identified as an occupant of a car involved in an SC 24 accident with a pickup truck.  The accident was logged at 9:40 this morning.