Author: Dick Mangrum

Two projects of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority are aimed at accomplishing expanded sewer capacity for new development inside the Seneca-Clemson corridor—the busy 123 between the two cities.  Those projects were referred to be Chris Eleazer, JRSA executive director, this week during the August meeting of the JRSA board of commissioners.  One is the replacement of a 10-inch line […]

Walhalla is getting requests for new water taps for new home-building faster than the clogged supply chain can produce the materials needed for the infrastructure.  The city utilities director advised the council that he’s being cautious in trying to avoid over-promising the builders.  One example is the one dozen new taps issued by the water department for new home-building on […]

Business of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority will be transacted during a meeting next week in the chambers of county council in Walhalla.  And representatives of the JRSA municipal members have a special invitation.  The engineering consultant W-K Dickson, along with environmental legal counsel, will update the DHEC consent order, the CMOM audit (Capacity, Management, Operation, and Maintenance) audit, […]

That recent major highway 11 water main break cost city of Walhalla between 300 and 400 thousand gallons of water, and stressed the city’s near three-year old treatment plant at Lake Keowee.  Scott Parris, utilities director, made the announcement last night at city hall.  The loss of water created what Parris described as a “humongous river” on SC 11 — […]

Do not be surprised if Walhalla temporarily takes down the city website.  Brandon Burton, city administrator, explained last evening to mayor and council that outside intruders are mounting continuous attempts at crashing the firewall – 200 such attempts on yesterday alone.

A buzz this week among the Seneca real estate community that two prime 123 By-Pass locations are to be transformed into boat dealerships.  The number of vehicles pulling watercrafts of various kinds is seen as recognition that Seneca and surrounding area are taking even greater advantage of the man-made lakes Hartwell and Keowee.  

  On the minds of Walhalla city fathers last evening an apparent spate of business closings.  They include Mountain Mocha and another Main Street eatery that is to make its announcement today.  There’s hope on the part of Mayor Edwards and Libby Imbody, the Main Street Director, that replacement buyers for the closing businesses can be found.

There is a new radio station on the air serving the northeast Georgia counties of Franklin, Hart and Madison with secondary service to adjacent areas in  Northeast Georgia and Upstate South Carolina. The call sign is WEGG and the frequency of the Class A FM station is 95.3. Lake Hartwell Radio, Inc. a subsidiary of Georgia-Carolina Radiocasting, owns WEGG along […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man yesterday on two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor – 1st Degree.   56 year old Donald Kevin Earle was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 3:05pm yesterday.  At this time, Earle remains in custody at the Detention Center as bond was denied for his two charges.  […]