Author: Dick Mangrum

A newly-arrived resident of Oconee County lost her life yesterday in a s. highway 11 accident near Fair Play.  Coroner Addis said the victim was Judy Cravens, 76, of Seneca, most recently a Greenville resident.  She died at 1:15 pm in the emergency department at the Prisma Health Oconee hospital of blunt force injuries, Addis said.  The accident, involving two […]

A first next week for Oconee County.  The Consulate General of Mexico on Wheels will pay a visit to Oconee to help Mexican nationals who live in the area. Ed Halbig of Seneca says one of the services the consulate can provide is corrections to or replacement of documents required by the government.  The visit will come next week around […]

In 2022, the South Carolina General Assembly passed a Criminal Justice Reform Bill, which was signed by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster. As part of the Legislation, the age at which a woman or man could be hired as a Detention Officer was dropped from 21 years of age to 18 years of age. The change in state law has […]

Brian Ramey of Westminster, the chairman of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority, acknowledges the likelihood the commission board will soon make an up or down vote on whether to accept a Texas developer’s proposal for him to help pay for the necessary line extensions to sewer two large student housing complexes in Oconee County.  Developer Brent Little’s request of county […]

Five members of the new Freedom Caucus, created by conservative State House members in South Carolina, will be the guest speakers at a meeting next week of the Oconee County Republican Men.  The meeting takes place Thursday night, April 27 at the Lighthouse Event Center.  The Freedom Caucus has as its intent to advance socially conservative agendas and take on […]

A three-year old Oconee civil lawsuit is docketed for trial during next week’s term of the county Common Pleas Court.  It’s the case of 4105 Liberty Highway Llc vs. Redlands Properties Llc and others.  At the center of the lawsuit is breach of contract allegations involving an $850 thousand property purchase.  Holding the gavel during the week of court will […]

In the last 12 months, a Dutch packaging company has become a new manufacturer in Oconee’s Industrial and Technology Park on SC 11.  Announcement from CurTec’s Marc Martens, manager, states:  “From May, plastic bulk packaging for the pharmaceutical, specialty chemicals and food ingredients industry will be produced there for the North American market.”  It’s CurTec’s first production operation outside The […]

Part of a rural road connecting Salem and West Union closed this week.  The DOT has blocked off thru traffic crossing the Burnt Tanyard Road bridge where, according to one account received, there’s an “issue with the bridge.”  DOT notified fire departments using that road of the bridge closing