Author: Dick Mangrum

It was one year ago that a real estate re-development specialist by the name of Joe Borgstrom took a look at the Walhalla Police Station on Main Street  and remarked that he didn’t like it at all.  Borgstrom offered the opinion that Walhalla would be better off by demolishing the building and constructing something deeper onto the lot which stretches […]

The Dia de los Muertos Festival returns next month to Oconee County’s High Falls Park.  On Saturday, November 4, from 2 to 8 pm, promised are family-friendly activities, educational programs, food, and much fun.  Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a time-honored cultural tradition that celebrates the lives of loved ones who have passed away.  Liz […]

The city of Westminster and its fire department have donated their fire safety smoke house trailer to the Walhalla Fire Department.  In appreciation, Walhalla officials say the trailer will benefit the community and enhance the education of the young how to safely escape a home fire, along with instruction on how to get below the smoke layer and check doors […]

All branches of Oconee Public Library will go into celebration mode this month, to mark 75 years of service to the public.  Each branch will celebrate 75 years on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 25 — from 3 to 5 pm.  The public has a chance to leave something for future generations, by writing a letter or drawing a picture […]

By action of the board of trustees, there’ll be a new, multi-level parking garage on the Clemson campus.  The board Friday gave first approval to the project to be located near the newly-aligned Williamson Road to the east and Perimeter Road to the south.  It’s to be available to alumni, visitors, athletic functions, and prospective students on campus tours.  Construction […]

The driver of a Hyundai sedan lost his life yesterday morning in a SC 24 accident at Oakway.  The state patrol is referring inquiries as to the identity of the deceased to the office of Oconee Coroner which, by Saturday morning, had not yet announced the death.  A Greenville funeral home — Watkins, Garrett & Wood — has confirmed it […]

Highway troopers confirm one fatality this morning in an Oakway accident.  The deceased has been identified as an occupant of a car involved in an SC 24 accident with a pickup truck.  The accident was logged at 9:40 this morning.

The police in Seneca are announcing as many as four arrest warrants for a woman on Lindsay Road.  The charges allege weapons violations, as well as multiple drug offenses — including cocaine possession and trafficking in meth or cocaine.  City drug officers say they served a search warrant yesterday at 102 Lindsay Road. The woman charged is identified in law […]

For weeks, a sign on the 123 Seneca ByPass beckons the arrival of a Dunkin’, formerly known as Dunkin’ Donuts.  And Ed Halbig of city government says the planning and community development department has reviewed plans for the restaurant, to go on a vacant ByPass spot that, as long as 50 years ago, supported a Maryland Fried Chicken restaurant. According […]

“Our guys have found a leak.”  That from the Walhalla utilities superintendent this morning on reports that Halfway Branch Road customers are without water service.  Scott Parris, the superintendent, says crews are repairing that leak now.