Author: Dick Mangrum

The police and the EMS have been sent to a Seneca accident at this hour (2:15 pm) on the 123 By-Pass in front of Moe’s restaurant.  It’s believed the vehicle has turned over.

To newcomers, along with old-timers, the seat of Oconee County government is replete with a history of interesting and colorful factoids that started when a group of German immigrants set out from the South Carolina coast in search of a better life.  That was the mid-19th century.  A talk delivered by state lawmaker Bill Whitmire, a retired history teacher, attracted […]

Blue Ridge Bank announces two staff additions.  At the Bountyland office near Seneca, Jo Nelson joins the staff in the capacity of vice president — branch manager, and loan officer.  She comes from a strong consumer lending background.  There’s a change at Blue Ridge Bank in Westminster.  Mary Lee Robinson has joined that location as a teller in the Westminster […]

The state hopes that a family-friendly outdoor event this Saturday near Seneca will encourage participation and increase public awareness of the connection between hunting, angling, and conservation.  National Hunting and Fishing Day is observed Saturday. In Oconee County, the observance will be 9 am to 3 pm at the South Cove County Park.  The day of activities includes archery, air […]

The members of the Oconee Library Board of Trustees meet six times a year, and one of those times is tomorrow evening in Walhalla.  Tomorrow’s meeting is 5:30 pm in the Oconee County Council Chambers.  Public comment is welcome at the start of the meeting.

Walhalla High students who have attained state hunter education certification take part this morning in a skeet shoot range, provided by the South Carolina DNR.  Principal Jennifer Crawford says there’s a possibility gunfire will be heard originating from the back of the high school campus on n. highway 11.  The range will be active for three hours this morning, starting […]

Sixteen young ladies compete this Sunday in the 41st Miss Oktoberfest Pageant.  The October 1 event, at the Walhalla Middle School, takes place at 4 o’clock and will include competition in interview, causal, and formal wear.  Marcie Bramlett Cope, Miss Oktoberfest 1991, will emcee.  Tickets are $10 dollars and sold at the door.  During the pageant, a Little Miss Oktoberfest […]

David Wagner, the 10th circuit solicitor, says in the event 21-year old Jesse Osborne completes his newly amended prison term, he’d be 89 years old on release.  Circuit Judge Lawton McIntosh on Friday announced his decision on Osborne’s request for sentence reconsideration.  The confessed killer is now required to serve 75 years for the murders of both his father at […]