Author: Dick Mangrum

Clemson University says its astrophysicist, Dieter Hartmann, was part of an international team of astronomers that obtained observational evidence of rare heavy elements in the aftermath of a cataclysmic explosion triggered by the merger of two neutron stars.  It was a massive explosion, says Clemson, that unleased a gamma-ray burst.  The team used ground-based telescopes, including NASA’s James Webb Space […]

Election officials and poll workers in Georgia now must think about protecting themselves from fentanyl.  After a fentanyl-laced letter sent to Fulton County election officials, election personnel across Georgia have trained on the use of Narcan — in the event a voter overdoses while waiting to vote.  There’s also the threat of poll workers possibly handling fentanyl-laced absentee ballots and […]

A late night investigation by Oconee sheriff’s officers produced a pair of weekend arrests in the parking lot of a rural retail store.  The sheriff’s office announces charges against Crystal Dewyna Baker and Kevin Eugene Jackson after a deputy became suspicious of a car parked by the side of the Dollar General on the Ebenezer Road.  The charges against 44-year-old […]

A prosecutor in Anderson, Danny Fulmer, announces his intent to make the race this year for the 10th Circuit Solicitor — Oconee and Anderson counties. Fulmer’s announcement describes him as a conservative Republican and says he is the only candidate in the race who has put criminals behind bars in Anderson County.  As to his philosophy, Fulmer is described as […]

Three Oconee elementary schools are receiving the donation of adaptive bicycles.  They make cycling easier, whatever the rider’s individual needs.  The first presentation, made possible by the Walhalla Rotary Club, took place this morning at the James Brown Elementary School.  Dr. Michael Thorsland, district superintendent and a Rotarian, gave credit to fellow Rotarian (and county school trustee) Meghan Ketterman for […]

Have you seen the new look in downtown Seneca?  As late as last week, crews were finishing the demolition of the former Kimbrell’s Furniture, to help make way for a new Seneca art center.

The weekly papers that serve Highlands and Cashiers, North Carolina are merging.  According to the announcement in the Crossroads Chronicle, the two newspapers become one, effective with their March 7 edition.