Author: Dick Mangrum

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help this morning in regards to locating a missing Seneca teenager. 14 year old Kylie Grace Jones was reported missing by the Seneca police. Kylie was last seen at an address on N. Crestview Drive, which is near Radisson Road and Highway 59 in the Seneca area. Kylie is 5’4” tall […]

Matthew Durham says a new pay structure known as “step and scale” has merit, but if it were enacted by Oconee government it would fall short of satisfactory.  In the county council chairman’s latest newsletter, Durham said this about step and scale:  “If enacted as written, it would’ve resulted in $20k plus in raises for some department heads while many […]

Fire fighters were attending to a home fire at the 6 o’clock hour this morning on Fire Tower Road near Seneca.  No injuries reported.

The West Union police announce the arrest of a suspect in a case alleging human trafficking.  Twenty-nine year old Jaime Mamian Motta is charged with human trafficking, kidnapping, criminal sexual conduct, and assault and battery second degree, according to Police Chief Jeff Richardson.  The charges arise, Richardson says, after West Union officers went to Foothills Center Friday for a woman […]

At their rare Friday afternoon meeting, the Oconee County Council removed the one and only discussion item from its agenda.  Under discussion items, at the county attorney’s request, the council deleted discussion of grant and performance agreements benefiting Akasol Inc. (Borg Warner acquired) “Project EVPack-Oconee.”  The councilmen later convened a private meeting for the following four items:  1. Receive legal […]

Cutting the budget and slow to act on a step salary plan may give the impression that three members of Oconee County Council are determined to run-off county workers, but that’s not the case, according to a councilman who addressed financial matters during today’s special council meeting.  Don Mize, a first-term District Three councilman, said he has asked County Administrator […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today an additional arrest in the first drug round-up of 2023. The Sheriff’s Office began the operation with a meeting and briefing at 8:30am, on Tuesday, February 7th, at the Law Enforcement Center in Walhalla. The Sheriff’s Office obtained arrest warrants on 22 subjects. The arrest warrants were obtained based on controlled purchases […]

At their work session next week, Seneca City Council will be asked to consider whether to make a study of the possibility of charging a fee to ride its passenger buses.  Federal funds have allowed Seneca to run its “CAT” buses fare-free ever since the service started years ago.  The council meets for a work session/special meeting at 6 Tuesday […]