Author: Dick Mangrum

Late at night a motorcycle crossed a rural roadway in Oconee, hit a fence, and overturned.  Authorities say the sole occupant of the Harley Davidson died.  Coroner Addis says Trapper Scott Freeman was 38 year old, resident of Green Springs Drive, Westminster. State trooper Gary Miller said last night’s accident occurred shortly before 11:15 at the Dr. John’s Road and […]

Some two hours into candidate qualifying for Oconee County municipal elections there was activity for the office of mayor in two towns.  Linda Oliver signed up to run for a new term as West Union mayor.  Two men officially jumped into the contest for Walhalla mayor–Councilman Dennis Owens and the incumbent, Danny Edwards.  101.7/WGOG NEWS has received an announcement that […]

A marketing effort by the three-member staff of the Oconee Economic Alliance may pay off in Oconee County being selected as a U-S expansion for a company located in the Spanish coastal city of Barcelona. Janet Hartman, executive director, along with her two office staff members spread the word about Oconee’s apparatus to attract economic development when they appeared at […]

Oconee’s Information and technology Park on highway 11 is beginning to fill up, but what about another county industrial park to which recruiters have been unable to attract anyone? That would be the Golden Corner Commerce Park at Fair Play. County Councilman Paul Cain raised the question this morning of whether the county’s economic development recruiters are continuing to market […]

Oconee finds itself among four U-S locations that a European manufacturer is considering, according to a report made today to the policy board of the county Economic Alliance. Janet Hartman, executive director, says this is a new possibility for Oconee County and, for now, is referred to as “Project Anvil.” Hartman’s board of directors was told that the manufacturing company […]

Two Greenville men were killed last month in a home building accident in Pickens County. Last night home builders in Oconee County reached into their pockets to make donations to the families and loved ones of the departed. David Gully, president of the Home Builders Association of Oconee, announced a $1 thousand dollar donation to help with funeral and other […]

The new school year will be the first full year in which there will be a policeman in every Oconee public school. The Sheriff’s Office today announced the roster of school resource officers at 18 school locations, including the Oconee Academy and the Hamilton Career Center. Officers’ duties include the safety of students and staff and building positive relationships with […]

New guidelines are in place covering pastoral visits to the Oconee County Detention Center in Walhalla.  Among these new guidelines which the Sheriff’s Office says are to be strictly enforced:  all visits must be made thru the Securus Video Visitation System; inmates must agree to the visit; ministers will be allowed 1, thirty-minute visit per inmate each week; and an […]

The case of Stokes versus Oconee and others is still alive, but the court won’t allow the plaintiff to sue a current county council member and a former council member as individuals. Judge Lawton McIntosh’s ruling was entered in the Common Pleas Court late last week after an earlier motion hearing. Defense lawyers countered David Stokes’s attorney’s motion by arguing […]

According to news reports in Atlanta, a Westminster native who is the family patriarch in a cable network reality show has been indicted by the federal government on charges of tax evasion, conspiracy, bank fraud and wire fraud. Todd Chrisley and his wife, Julie, are maintaining their innocence. They headline the TV show “Chrisley Knows Best.” Although still known in […]