Author: Dick Mangrum

Plans are coming together for an event to showcase the nine men and one woman who aspire for Walhalla public office in the November 5 election.  The four mayoral candidates and the six candidates for three city council seats have been sent invitations by the Partners for Progress to appear at the Walhalla Depot from 6:30 to 8:30 Tuesday night, […]

The 47-year old woman killed in Saturday night’s rollover accident on highway 76 near Westminster has been identified as Crystal Gail Holbrooks. The driver of the SUV, Jason Scott Holbrooks, was flown by a medical helicopter to Greenville. The highway patrol reported the accident occurred around 7 Saturday night on US 76 near the Cobb Bridge Road when the 2001 […]

A Walhalla area woods fire yesterday afternoon spread to burn one structure and threaten others, according to Walhalla Fire Department.  The fire scene was Remus Drive near the Rock Crusher Road.  Chief Brandon Burton urges the public to be careful as we have entered drought stages and this fall’s fire season could be difficult.

The South Carolina Forestry Commission is warning the public to be extremely vigilant about outdoor burning of any kind throughout the fall season and especially this weekend. Predictive forecasts for the coming months are very similar to those the state experienced in the run-up to the 2016 wildfire season, which was the most damaging in terms of acreage and number […]

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.7 million grant to the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority to facilitate infrastructure improvements needed to protect businesses in the event of natural disasters. The EDA grant will be matched with more than $977,000 in state and local investment.  “The Trump Administration has […]

A 9-1-1 communicator and a records specialist have been named by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office as crime victim advocates.  Deputy sheriffs Sonya Royal and Katrina Carter obtained their law enforcement certificates this week at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy.  Royal and Carter fill positions created by recent retirements.

A 27-year old man found hiding under a Seneca mobile home has been arrested in the police investigation of thefts, burglaries, and vehicle break-ins. Law enforcement authorities have named Keith Antwane Jackson in multiple arrest warrants. Unlocked cars and open garages or carports were the primary targets.  Chief John Covington says the scene of Jackson’s arrest yesterday was Hunter Street […]

The Westminster police chief says an investigation is underway into an incident this morning when EMS was called to Dot’s Kitchen to attend to an individual. In the process, according to Police Chief Rory Jones, an EMS worker was injured. Jones referred 101.7/WGOG NEWS to Prisma Health Oconee for further comment.