Author: Dick Mangrum

South Carolinians can be tested at no cost today for HIV, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and Hepatitis C. This is World AIDS day.  Information about the no-cost testing is available by calling DHEC’s SC HIV/STD Hotline at 800/322-AIDS (800/322-2437) or by visiting the state health agency’s website.  A DHEC official said, “Every county in the state has residents living with […]

The South Carolina severe weather guy, Frank Strait, says congratulations are in order.  With the official end this week to hurricane season, the state survived another hurricane season.  And there are no features of interest for any type of tropical development currently in the Atlantic.

Oconee Rural Fire Control reports fire fighters at the scene of a building fire early last night at West Union.  At the location, W. Bryant Road, the building stood separately from a home at that location.  No injuries reported.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) confirmed that a calf found near Red Feather Road and Pine Grove Road in Seneca, SC has tested positive for rabies. Three people were exposed and have been referred to their healthcare providers. 22 cows and 21 calves in the same pasture were potentially exposed. The State Veterinarian has been […]

South Carolina’s highest court of judges, the state Supreme Court, has issued an opinion that Mark Meadows, former White House chief of staff, must testify before the special grand jury that’s investigating whether then-President Trump and others tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia.  Meadows is known to be a Pickens County, South Carolina property owner.  According to the […]

Part of SC 28 near Seneca will remain closed to traffic for an indeterminate time, as Light and Water proceeds with what’s hoped to be a permanent solution to water line breaks affecting the northbound (to Walhalla) lanes.  Bob Faires, utilities superintendent, says there have been repeated failures in the old line there, but thanks to Oconee County and the […]

State Representative Bill Sandifer draws attention to a federal award to South Carolina that’ll enable the Department of Education to replace 148 aging buses with electric school buses.  The award, of $58 million, comes from the EPA.  It is the recommendation of the Seneca Republican that Oconee public schools try to receive one or more of the buses — although […]

Before you pull out the wallet this holiday season, the South Carolina Department of Revenue, the state department of Consumer Affairs, and the state office of Secretary of State, offer tips to make your giving and shopping safe and scam free.  If you are making a donation to charity, you can verify if the charity is registered through the Secretary […]