Dick Mangrum, Author at 101.7 WGOG

Free-throw shooting contest

January 17, 2023 Dick Mangrum

Fair-Oak Youth Center is determined to find out who among young boys and girls are the best at shooting basketball free throws. The contest, for kids 8-13 years old, takes place Sunday at the Fair-Oak-Oakway Gym. Contestants 8 and 9 years old get to shoot 4′ inside the 15-foot charity line. Winners receive awards and berths in the regional tourney […]

Sports

Robotics team a winner in qualification competition

January 17, 2023 Dick Mangrum

A NE Georgia robotics team won 4 of 5 matches Saturday in Gainesville, Georgia. The wins by the Tallulah Falls School club come in advance of this Saturday’s league tourney. As for this past Saturday the club coach, Scott Davis, said, “We brought our ‘A’ game.”

Rabid animals in Clemson and York, SC

January 17, 2023 Dick Mangrum

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) confirmed that: a fox found near Sherman Street and Daniel Drive in Clemson, SC has tested positive for rabies. Three people were exposed and have been referred to their healthcare providers. No pets are known to have been exposed at this time. a skunk found near Coulwood Drive and Flat […]

Harry McAlister

January 17, 2023 Dick Mangrum

West Union – James Robert “Harry” McAlister Jr., 56, passed away January 15th, 2023 at his residence. Born in Oconee, SC, he was the son of the late James Robert “POP” McAlister and Kathy Duncan McAlister. Harry was a mechanic with the State of South Carolina, member of the Keowee Ebeneezer Fire Department and of the Baptist Faith. […]

Obituaries

Jane Wilder

January 16, 2023 Dick Mangrum

Greenville – Jane Chrisley Wilder, 85, wife of the late Elford Bill Wilder, passed away, on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at McCall Hospice House. Born in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina, Jane was the daughter of the late Leonard A. Chrisley and Allie Mae Childers Chrisley. Jane was retired from the Fluor Corporation as a Project Administrator and was of […]

Obituaries

State agency jails Seneca woman

January 16, 2023 Dick Mangrum

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU) has arrested Misty A. Revis, 37 years old, of Seneca, SC orn charges of Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult {43-35-0085 (D)} and Financial Transaction Card Fraud {16-14-60(a)(2)(b)}. Revis was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center on January 13, 2023. An SCMFCU investigation revealed that […]

For the county’s leaders, Sewer South business

January 16, 2023 Dick Mangrum

At the end of the Oconee County Council meeting agenda tomorrow night is the following item involving the project to finally bring piped sewer to I-85 and other parts of the southern end of the county: “Discuss and authorize the County Administrator to request grant amendment(s) from the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority to the United States Economic Development Administration […]

Rosa Clark’s 2022 in restrospect

January 16, 2023 Dick Mangrum

The federally-qualified heath center on the grounds of Oconee Memorial – Rosa Clark – added between 70 and 80 new patients each month in 2022. In a retrospect of the year just passed, with the help of federal grant monies, Rosa Clark provided 8, 357 primary care appointments; 1,822 mental and behavioral appointments, and 537 dental appointments. And Vicki Thompson, CEO, […]

The Duncan sentence amounts to 10 prison years

January 16, 2023 Dick Mangrum

A man tried in his absence last week in the Oconee General Sessions Court has learned his fate. The sentence handed down Friday requires Steven Lee Duncan to serve 10 years for his conviction on charges of failing to stop for a blue light and trafficking in methamphetamine between 10 and 28 grams. Duncan did not show for his trial, […]