Author: Dick Mangrum

Just in time for Christmas, and for the mid-year break, Oconee School District workers enjoyed larger pay checks.  The checks last Friday for full-time employees reflected bonuses of $300 dollars apiece; the bonus for others was calculated at a pro-rated amount depending on how much work they did and when they were hired.

By last June 30, the finish of another government year, there was no deficit in the Oconee School District finances, according to the 2020-21 audit presented last night to the Oconee school trustees.  The audit was offered by Don Estep of Stancil, Cooley, Estep and Stamey.  Gloria Moore, district finance director, said this morning the audit opinion was “an unmodified […]

Oconee deputies arrested a 41-year old man on Saturday at a make-shift shelter at a home near Salem.  Law enforcement records show Joshua Eugene Bryant charged with first degree burglary, possession of a prescription drug without a prescription, malicious injury to real property, domestic violence first degree, and domestic violence third degree.  A statement from the sheriff’s office states additional […]

Clemson City Council is considering an ordinance to prohibit pet owners from tethering their pets to a stationary object.  The proposed definition for “tether” is:  to fasten, chain, tie, rope, cable or otherwise restrain an animal’s range of motion by physical connection to a stationary object or a heavy moveable fence, pole, state, parking meter, vehicle, concrete block, or tree.  […]

In the estimation of Westminster’s Kevin Bronson, Chris Eleazer is doing good work as executive director of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority.  However, Bronson believes that for Eleazer’s protection and that of the JRSA, the executive director should have a written contract that spells out what’s expected of him, along with the benefits that the job provides.  And yesterday […]

The finance committee of Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority will recommend a mid-year rate increase to the member cities as a way to help generate monies to pay for several pressing system improvements.  The committee was unanimous yesterday in suggesting a 20% increase to the three cities to treat wastewater, starting with bills to be due March 15.  Westminster’s Kevin […]

Oconee County resident Marcus Hedden is sure that there are a number of Oconeeans who are trying to help those in Kentucky whose lives became chaotic in Friday night’s tornadoes.  Mr. Hedden and his wife, Lisa, have a donated trailer backed up to their carport on the Burnt Tanyard Road and have made it available to drop off essential items […]

A man left his car running in front of Prisma Health Oconee Memorial.  While he escorted his wife inside, someone drove off in the Hyundai Sante Fe.  A deputy sheriff stopped the car and the driver in the parking lot of a nearby restaurant.  Placed into investigative detention and later charged with grand larceny was, according to law enforcement records, […]

Repair crews are digging this morning to find and replace a water leak at West Union.  The leak cut off traffic over the weekend on SC 11 from the traffic lights to across the bridge.