Author: Dick Mangrum

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation into a shooting incident in which a seven year old girl was shot.   Dispatchers received a call around 3:25pm yesterday afternoon of a reported shooting at 260 Taylor Road, which is a West Union address near the Picket Post Community.  When deputies, investigators and first responders arrived on scene, they […]

A real estate firm returns to Seneca City Hall on Monday night next week, in hopes it can gain approval for planned development residential zoning for nearly 100 acres on the northwest side of Seneca near Lake Keowee.  The Forestar Group’s application is to be considered by the city planning commission.  The planning commissioners’ recommendation would then go to the […]

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel announced today that the Colleton County Grand Jury has indicted Richard Alexander Murdaugh for two counts of murder and two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime in the deaths of his wife Maggie and his son Paul. They […]

Paul Cain, Seneca’s member of the Oconee County Council, will lead a discussion on agriculture preservation, according to next week’s council agenda.

In its first July meeting next week, the Oconee County Council will have plenty to consider—especially when it comes to grant applications, particularly putting up local money to supplement what the feds are offering.  The largest consideration is an estimated $7.2 million project to allow the Rogers Group of Greer to re-hab the runway pavement for the Oconee Regional Airport.  […]

Clemson will offer an opportunity this month to learn about a development project titled “Kadera”.  The city council will hold a mid-day work session Monday, July 25 at city hall starting at the noon hour.  Pacolet Milliken will provide an update and discussion on the Kadera Development.    

A zoning permit granted by Walhalla will be limited to a life of one year.  Brandon Burton, city administrator, says the city council this week amended an ordinance to provide that going forward, any zoning permit granted by city hall will have a one-year time limit–meaning that if a project has not been completed in that time (or a business […]