Author: Dick Mangrum

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office held a ceremony Monday morning to honor two K-9 officers who passed away recently, Argo and Farrah. Argo’s End-of Watch occurred on May 16th, 2023. Argo’s K-9 handler was First Sergeant Alan Sayre, who is the supervisor of the Bravo Shift for the Uniform Patrol Bureau. Farrah retired on May 8th, 2023. Farrah’s End-of-Watch occurred […]

For Upstate motorists bound for the Low State, Interstate 26 backups are common between the Greenville and Charleston areas.  But there’s a promise from the South Carolina DOT of new surface coverings, interchange improvements, and the replacement of old bridges.  The plans are outlined in the latest the E-Connector” edition of the SCDOT.

State Senator Thomas Alexander, Walhalla Republican, announces that a low state senator, Stephen Goldfinch Jr., of Murrells Inlet has been injured in Africa and was being transported to Germany for surgery.  Identified as a captain in the National Guard, Goldfinch is reported to have been hurt during a military deployment in the African continent.  Alexander, Senate president, in a memo […]

Those yellow buses become mobile again tomorrow and look for traffic to increase in and around Oconee’s public schools.  Tomorrow is the start of a new year for public school education in Oconee County.  And Dr. Thorsland, the district superintendent, is grateful to the teachers and district staff for their efforts to ready the classrooms and the buildings for the […]

Internet service provider Upcountry Fiber offers households across the Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative service territory in Upstate South Carolina a choice between 2.5 and 10 gigabits a second.  The internet provider created by BREC and WCFIBER of W. Carolina Rural Telephone yesterday announced the offer to residential customers of symmetrical speeds up to 10 GIGs a second.

A second opportunity presents itself today to Walhallans.  Their city invites them to be part of a focus group this afternoon at the Depot on S. College Street.  Today’s focus group centers on the natural resources and resiliency component for Walhalla’s next comprehensive plan.  The focus group gathers 1 to 3 o’clock this afternoon.

Salem announces plans for the town’s November 7 election.  At stake will be who runs for mayor and for two of the four town council seats.  Candidate qualifying runs August 14-25.  To vote, a Salem resident must be a registered voter and live inside the town limits.  If you are a Salem resident who has not registered, you can register […]

  Duke Energy faces a deadline sometime before midnight to make a filing with state government in Columbia.  What’s called direct testimony is due to be filed with the Public Service Commission which has scheduled a September 26 hearing.  Fuel costs reflect the cost of fuel transportation, and the costs related to the power that electric utilities buy from other […]

You can make a difference and serve your community by working as a poll manager in the November General Election in Oconee County.  By taking the training working as a poll manager, you can earn $135 dollars for one day’s work on Election Day.  To apply online, visit oconeesc.com/voter-registration-and-elections.