Author: Dick Mangrum

As a child, Phil Shirley and his dad, the late Wayne Shirley, on occasion would take in Clemson’s Tigerama from a vantage point from across the lake.  The view from the Seneca Creek Access Area across Lake Hartwell also allows for a spectacular sight at night when the Tigers play in Death Valley.  These days Phil Shirley directs Oconee’s Department […]

New railroad lights and crossing barriers have been put up near Seneca at the four-way stop intersection of the Wells Highway and the Shiloh Road.  It’s the hope of at least one Shiloh Road resident that the state DOT will follow up with a traffic light intersection, to enhance safety.

A recent Clemson graduate, Carter Janse, is headed to the Mediterranean seaside city of Valencia, Spain.  The Fulbright scholar plans to teach English and help students there get excited about “STEM” — Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.  The Fulbright U-S Student Program is designed to increase understanding between the people of the U-S and its 140 participating countries.  For Janse, […]

All Oconee County recycle centers, landfill and transfer station will be closed Tuesday, July 4th, in observance of Independence Day.

A rising senior at Walhalla High School, Sadie Wright, has earned recognition from the Oconee Sheriff’s Office.  During a promotions ceremony for office personnel, Sadie was recognized for donating books to the Oconee Detention Center for inmates to read and enjoy.  Sheriff Crenshaw gave Sadie a sheriff’s office challenge coin and a certificate.

Vulnerable wildlife in the Carolinas will benefit thru millions of dollars in grants from the U-S Fish and Wildlife Service.  Partners in the Carolinas will work together to prioritize the restoration and re-introduction efforts aimed at recovering imperiled fish communities.  Those partners are Clemson University,  local soil and water conservation districts, the South Carolina DNR, and the North Carolina Wildlife […]

A night time foot chase in Seneca led to the arrest of a 27-year old New England man and multiple charges and citations, including what a police officer said was a bag of white powder believed to be 3.4 grams of cocaine.  The police say the disregard of a stop light at the 123 ByPass and Pine Cliff Drive led […]

“ARPA” — American Rescue Plan Act — monies is credited with helping the Upcountry Fiber project to get ahead of its construction schedule.  Upcountry Fiber is the name for the internet service provider of two utilities, the Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative and the West Carolina Rural Telephone Co-Op.  It now counts more than 400 active miles of fiber under construction, […]