Author: Dick Mangrum

For several years, Riley Johnson has been talking up the advantages of driving to Seneca for special events. Special events are what Johnson is all about for his city, as he has become Seneca’s first ever events coordinator. At least two Walhalla candidates in next month’s election, Charles Morgan and Tjay Bagwell, want their city to hire someone who can […]

Of the Walhalla mayoral candidates, Dennis Owens sounded the strongest support last night for extending bus service to Walhalla. But one other mayor candidate declared he opposes the spending of any city money to make that happen. The two other mayoral candidates have mixed opinions. Tjay Bagwell said, “I do not support spending any of the city of Walhalla’s money […]

Inside the Depot the consensus of men and woman seeking public office was that Walhalla is a terrific place to live and play, though they see the possibility for a better city, especially when it comes to quality of life. And they want to be part of city government’s next four years. A crowd of more than 50 people took […]

A pontoon boat dislodged from the hitch on a truck just before 2:30 this afternoon on Seneca 123 By-Pass in the vicinity of the East End intersection.  No one was hurt, but the police were forced to shut down the west bound lane travel for a few minutes until the boat was re-attached to the truck.

Two Oconee deputies are new graduates of the “Honor Guard Boot Camp” of the National Honor Guard Academy in Winston Salem, North Carolina.  Alan Sayre and Daniel McGowan bring to 17 the number of Honor Guard members from the county Sheriff’s Office.  The guard is a group of public safety individuals who form lines of duty death funerals and carrying/presenting […]

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) are seeking public comment on a draft environmental impact statement to extend the Southeast High-Speed Rail corridor from Charlotte, North Carolina to Atlanta, Ga. And one of the routes would follow the existing AMTRAK line through Oconee County. Another would follow a route from Anderson to Athens […]

No one was hurt, however, public safety responders say a pickup driver this morning avoided a deer on Ebenezer Road near West Union, and instead struck a car parked at a home.  The accident was reported shortly after 7 am.

The League of Women Voters invites the public for a Westminster candidate forum to be held at 6 o’clock Monday night, October 28 in the meeting room at the city fire department. The two candidates for mayor and the ten hopefuls for three council seats have been invited. By yesterday, according to LWV co-president Sandra Gray, acceptances had been received […]

A Greenville County woman has filed a premises liability lawsuit against state park service authorities, and her attorney wants a jury to award triple damages for what she alleges happened in an Oconee State Park cabin. The plaintiff in the civil case is Sadie Suttle who rented an Oconee State Park cabin for one week during the Christmas-New Year’s week […]