Author: Dick Mangrum

A South Carolina chiropractor potentially could be sent to federal prison for five years and pay a fine of $250 thousand dollars.  On November 8 the U-S District Court of South Carolina entered a $9 million civil consent judgment for the U-S against Daniel McCollum under the False Claims Act.  On the same day, the government filed an information and […]

About 100 people helped celebrate an achievement for Salem.  On Friday night grand opening took place for the Eagles Nest Art Center, in the renovated Tamassee-Salem school auditorium.  The celebration featured a blessing delivered by a former school alumnus, pastor Frankie Porter.  The facility is now rated at 299-seat capacity and is to be the venue for a variety of […]

Fire fighters required four hours early this morning at the scene of a fire south of Seneca, in the Tokeena community.  There’s belief that what caught fire around midnight on Deer Knoll Drive was an old farmhouse.  No injuries reported.  

Walhalla city offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 25 and 26 for the Thanksgiving holidays.  Those offices will re-open 8:30 Monday morning, November 29.  Trash pickup is being adjusted.  Collections remain normal through tomorrow.  Those whose pickup day is normally Thursday will instead be required to have their roll carts out by 7 tomorrow morning for pickup tomorrow.

At this time, Oconee Sheriff’s Office reports, there are no signs that the death of a 24-year old Tamassee man had anything to do with foul play.  However, Austin Wade Campbell’s death continues to be investigated, and today there is to be an autopsy.  Campbell’s body was found Sunday in the Upper Whitewater Lake.  During the search for the missing […]

Walhalla fire fighters rushed this afternoon to the address of a single-wide mobile home south of the city limits.  The call to Mandy’s Drive centered on a possible structure fire.  However, according to interim Chief Will Bates, neither smoke, nor a fire was discovered.  Bates said a further investigation revealed the failure of an electric outlet, resulting in minor blackening […]

A manufacturer at Seneca and Clemson is ramping up its effort to train a workforce for the future.  BASF seeks applicants for a new apprentice program at Clemson and its expanded program at Seneca.  The company offers apprentices full 12 months’ wages to take part in on-the-job-training while earning a certificate in Process Control Technology from Tri-County Technical College.  Full […]

During Thanksgiving Week there’s no change in the schedule for Walhalla sanitation customers who receive pickup service on today, tomorrow and Wednesday.  However, customers who would normally see their trash collected on Thursday should, instead, be sure to have their roll cars out by 7 o’clock on Wednesday morning.

The last regular meeting of 2021 for the Oconee Library Board of Trustees takes place at 5:30 tomorrow evening in the County Council Chambers in Walhalla.  Library patrons, as well as the general public, are invited to attend board meetings.  Public comment is permitted at the start of meetings.  Oconee’s countywide library is system is managed by a nine-member board […]

Davenport Funeral Home, under new ownership, will host a retirement celebration next week for its former owner, Larry Hendrix, in an event that will run from 6 to 8 o’clock the night of Thursday, December 2 at the funeral home.  Everyone who appreciates how Hendrix and his family have served and cared for them over the years is invited to […]