Author: Dick Mangrum

Many of us take ourselves too seriously.  Aaron Rodgers was fond of saying, “Relax R. E. L. A. X”.  Well, laughs are promised tonight at the Oconee Community Theatre in Utica.  It’s a 1st Friday night comedy night, and the community theater invites everyone to be the audience.  Admittance is $8 cash at the door.

Multiple public safety agencies from Oconee County will conduct an active attack drill next week at Seneca High School.  The key word is drill — a way to practice coordination and response in the event of an attack in any of the county’s public schools.  The drill Wednesday, October 11 takes place during a week of no classes countywide for […]

Walhalla’s elective offices are a hot commodity this election season.  And the organization Partners for Progress has plans to bring all candidates together for a meet-and-greet whose purpose is an informational opportunity for the voting public and the 11 men and women running in November.  This year there are two candidates for mayor and a field of nine people for […]

Kayak and stand-up paddle races take place Saturday at Lake Jocassee and the weather forecast, it appears, is going to cooperate.  A sunny sky and a temp near 70 are likely to greet those who compete in various paddle splash races.  The competition welcomes all non-motorized watercraft, kayaks, canoes, surf skis, and paddleboards. The event, part of the Southeast Paddle […]

Jim Mann, chairman of Oconee Republicans, vowed this week that his party’s town hall meeting will take place next week on Tuesday, October 10.  The intent to have the meeting goes back months but has been mired in controversy over how many members of the five-member county council will elect to attend.  The controversy has centered on whether such a […]

If it’s October, you can count on Stacy Jackson talking up the annual event that reflects on Walhalla’s Germanic founding.  Oktoberfest is just two weekends away.  Visitors over the three-day festival can count on many of the mainstays, such as fireworks, carnival rides, and vendors offering arrays of crafts and the like.  Stacy Jackson of the Oktoberfest Committee is a […]

Chairman Matthew Durham of the Oconee County Council and county staff workers have returned from a New York City meeting that looked at county finances.  According to Durham, it was a consult-type meeting with officials of Moody’s and Standard and Poor centering on the county’s bond rating, as the county moves toward sewer expansion.  In his newsletter, Durham writes, “The […]

West Union taxpayers will dig a bit deeper this year to satisfy their obligation to town government.  Christy Hubbard, the Oconee County auditor, announced this week that of the county’s five municipalities, only West Union property taxes are figured for an increase in 2023.  Hubbard says West Union’s tax rate   will reflect a 54.3 millage.  

A retired government relations consultant has ideas as to what’s ahead for the highest court in the land, and he’ll share them during a meeting this month at Clemson.  The League of Women Voters of Oconee-Pickens invites the public to its next meeting — 7 to 8 o’clock Tuesday night, October 17 at the Clemson United Methodist Church, 300 Frontage […]