Author: Dick Mangrum

In his newsletter, Chairman Matthew Durham of Oconee County Council gives an explanation of the changing county budget.  The council Tuesday gave first reading to what’s called budget amendment #1.  Durham says, “Since June 6th, a lot of hard work has gone into developing a budget amendment that serves the people of this county well.  The amended budget comes in […]

A multiple-vehicle accident around 9 last night near Seneca, on the Davis Mill Road.  And during the 3 o’clock hour yesterday afternoon, an accident on 123 Seneca ByPass near N. Walnut created debris in the westbound lanes and backed up traffic to nearly the Old Salem Road.

Those insured by UnitedHealthCare are being warned by Prisma Health that unless the hospital corporation reaches a new deal with the insurance company, the provider will no longer include Prisma Health as an in-network provider beginning January 1.  Prisma’s chief clinical officer, Dr. Jonathan Gleason, in an email yesterday, said, “We continue to negotiate in the hopes that new agreements […]

Celia Myers is receiving a three-year contract at $80 thousand dollars a year as Walhalla’s new city administrator.   Mayor Danny Edwards says the city council this week agreed unanimously to the Myers contract.  

An arrest has been made, by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, in an ongoing shoplifting investigation where over $10,000 in merchandise was stolen this summer from the Ulta Beauty location in Hartwell Village near Seneca. The Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 36 year old Sonia Nuta, of Club Place NW in Duluth, GA, on a charge of Shoplifting with […]

The annual, historical Miss Oktoberfest Pageant will be held Sunday, October 1st, at Walhalla Middle School, at 4:00 P.M.  The pageant is open to young ladies who attend high school in Oconee County, and Miss Oktoberfest will receive a $500 scholarship.  Applications are now being accepted and can be found online at GCPageants.com or in the guidance office of the […]

In response to a request from the Oconee Republican Party, the county attorney has weighed in on the legality or appropriateness of the county’s governing body accepting an invitation to appear in a town hall style meeting, sought by the GOP to further highlight the process that the county uses to arrive at an annual budget.  During the discussion of […]

A car involved in a wreck required a tow at mid-morning today from I-85 in Oconee County.  The Fair Play Volunteer Department responded to an accident involving a car that hit the back side of a tractor trailer truck near the two-mile marker. While public safety responders worked the accident scene, travel was reduced to one lane in one direction.  […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) are joining forces to make opioid overdose reversal medication available to schools across the state.  Earlier this year the South Carolina Legislature passed House Bill 4122, which Governor McMaster signed into law, authorizing DHEC, in consultation with SCDE, to create and update […]