Author: Dick Mangrum

Law enforcement officers apprehended a 26-year old man Friday afternoon in the vicinity of a Seneca motel following a short chase on foot.  Arrest records today identify Tyler Wayne Smith as having been charged by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office with burglary, larceny and other offenses.  In the burglary first degree and grand larceny warrants, Smith is accused of entering an […]

A federal regulator has presented Duke Energy an either/or situation when it comes to a pedestrian trail to the popular Fall Creek Access Area.  As the licensee for the Keowee-Toxaway Hydro Project, Duke sought an extension of time to complete Fall Creek Access trail improvements.  After considering what’s involved “FERC” –the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission—gave Duke the following choice:  either […]

Tri-County Technical College, in cooperation with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, is using available technology to give State Correctional Inmates, who are currently housed at the Oconee County Detention Center, an opportunity to earn a Certified Production Technician Certification. Currently, seven State Correctional Inmates are participating, online, in the Certification Program. Inmates that were enrolled in the program, are eligible, […]

A sign on the 123 Bypass near Miracle Circle heralds the coming of a Dunkin Donuts restaurant.

If you are going to one of the events to take place this Saturday at Walhalla Middle School, finding a parking spot might be difficult.  This Saturday–May 13–an event takes place in the school auditorium.  Another event, the Walhalla Men’s Group fish fry, takes place in the cafeteria.  If you are going to the fish fry, organizers recommend parking on […]

Clemson Are Transit is proposing a new route. According to an announcement, it’s called the Gold Route. Changes are in store to the Red Route. Public hearings will be held Wednesday, May 24, 2023 from 10am to 11am and 4pm to 5pm at CATbus headquarters (200 West Lane Clemson).

The utility work on a corner of a busy Seneca intersection is just about complete, according to the city utilities director.  In front of where a number of drug stores that used to do business, utility crews have been digging to fix a sewer problem.  Bob Faires, Seneca utilities director, credits “ARPA” (the American Rescue Plan Act) monies for making […]

At the outset today, here’s how the meeting moderator framed sewer issues involving three Oconee entities:  the county council, the county planning commission, and the Joint Regional Sewer Authority.  Chip Bentley said, “The hardest question to define is:  Where’s it (sewer lines) going to go, when’s it going to be needed, and how you can allocate your resources to get […]