Author: Dick Mangrum

  On behalf of defendant Matthew Durham, the Oconee County councilman’s attorney entered three filings this afternoon in the General Sessions Court.  They request a speedy trial for Durham, who was suspended from office after his arrest, a year and a half into his term.  And the filings by Durham attorney Keith Denny motion for quash – or make invalid […]

His name is Julio C. Hernandez.  The assistant to the Clemson University President for Community Outreach and Engagement was an invited guest yesterday for a walking tour of Walhalla.  Championing this was the city councilwoman Sarai Melendez who helps promote WALKhalla and uses this kind of opportunity to encourage dialogue with her constituents and the public.  Joining Hernandez, Melendez, among others, […]

A confrontation last night involving two groups of young people near Clemson resulted in the stabbing of one person.  The scene was the Twin Lakes campground at Lake Hartwell.  That individual was hospitalized and reported by Chuck James, the Pickens County chief deputy, to be in stable condition.  The Pickens Sheriff’s Office was alerted to what happened around 8 last […]

Walhalla’s city administrator, Brandon Burton, is hopeful that the city can reduce the amount of paper it generates by loading information onto hand-held, electronic devices.  Burton this week asked the city council if they’d be willing to access their city info on devices, such as an iPad.

Walhalla enjoyed a couple of mid-to-late-afternoon rain showers Thursday afternoon.  The official measurement was .18″.  It was one year ago this week that a weather disturbance named “Claudette” made for two days’ of rain in Walhalla.  That rain measured more than three-fourths of an inch.