Author: Dick Mangrum

Walhalla’s community depot is a popular place for meetings, weddings, and other events, but it can be hard a place to hear what’s being said. The city council last night directed the city administrator to obtain cost estimates for a sound system inside the former train depot converted to a public meeting place. Mayor Edwards said an example of what […]

Between 200 and 300 motorcyclists roared thru Seneca yesterday morning, and they weren’t part of the recent Hell’s Angels rally staged at Clemson.  According to the Seneca police, the choppers that made their way east on the 123 By-Pass during the 8 o’clock hour yesterday morning represented the American Legion Post 347 in Lady Lake, Florida.  That legion post claims […]

Donnie Sears, who lives on the Mount Nebo Church Road, went to Tuesday’s meeting of the Oconee County Council with fire in his eye, but came away with little satisfaction and hope for solving a problem involving a construction project at the county airport that he says plagues the church and its community. Speaking before the Council, Sears lodged a […]

Fire this afternoon destroyed a barn on the Cleveland Pike Road between Westminster and Georgia.  Fire fighters requested an ambulance and medical personnel to protect crews from the effects of fighting a fire in the warm temperatures.

At the height of last night’s storm, three Westminster transformers became disabled from a broken pole caused by high winds.  Lightning also plagued Westminster’s situation last night.  The outages were widespread: 300 customers lost service.  By 8 this morning, the number of outages were down to 13–all residential.

Do you have what it takes to evaluate the utility and telecommunication issues of South Carolina? If so, and you are interested, South Carolina is looking for applicants for four seats on the Public Service Commission. According to State Senator Thomas Alexander, the job is full-time and offers an annual salary of $129 thousand. The available seats include the one […]

Word received from Anderson this morning of a robbery at a TD Bank on N. Main Street, and the capture of a suspect outside the city limits in Anderson County.  Practically, simultaneous with the robbery someone made a bomb threat to the Anderson Courthouse on morning of scheduled pleas.  The courthouse was evacuated, a search conducted, but re-entry was permitted […]

Some of the highest minds in Oconee government are going to assemble this fall to talk about the extent to which the county needs to make changes on the 123 highway between Seneca and Clemson.  Adam Chapman, county planner, last night announced an October 1 meeting involving the planning commission and the county council.  As commercial growth pushes west from […]