Author: Dick Mangrum

A near $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation  will allow Clemson University to develop a graphic novel that tells the story of an impoverished eastern North Carolina community that was able to prove that industrial hog farms in their area were causing environmental harm and making them sick.  The pre-dominantly Black community is named Tillery.  The graphic novel, […]

A long agenda has been prepared for Westminster City Council tomorrow to conduct the business of the city.  The regular December city council meeting at 6 o’clock tomorrow night takes place at the fire department.  At the end of the agenda:  an executive session to discuss an offer to buy PMPA ownership of Catawba nuclear unit #2.  Through PMPA, the […]

A 36-year old Seneca man was taken into custody Friday and charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor second degree.  According to the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, the allegation against Joshua Edward Worley Sr. arises from an investigation begun in September after a deputy received a report of molestation.

City hall chambers at Seneca filled beyond capacity Friday to celebrate the retirement of Danny Singleton, the municipal court judge for 24 years.  Singleton’s family members, many of his co-workers, and admirers were there to congratulate Singleton and to hear the salutatory remarks of Mayor Dan Alexander.  Singleton departs Seneca at month’s end for a new chapter in his professional […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, is announcing today that nine suspects have been indicted by a State Grand Jury in the second phase of the ongoing “Operation Rocket Fuel” drug trafficking conspiracy investigation.   In a news release dated May 20th, 2021, the South […]

In 2023, when Seneca marks 150 years of incorporation, the police can likely look forward to a new headquarters.  Part of the city’s industry complex on Shiloh Road, adjoining Utica, is under renovation to be the new home of the police department headquarters.  Once the chief, his staff, and the officers re-locate, their section of the former city hall downtown […]

Sewer South, piping sections of southern Oconee County with sewer, is faced with a price tag which makes county officials and other uncomfortable.  An Oakway resident, Tony Adams, complained that the current phase of the project comes with a 136% price tag above estimates and funds available.  So the matter was a discussion point at this week’s county council meeting […]