Author: Dick Mangrum

Two attorneys, David Brousseau of Anderson and Heather Scalzo of Spartanburg, have been deemed qualified and are nominated by the state’s Judicial Merit Selection Commission to run for a vacant Family Court judgeship serving Oconee and Anderson counties.  Their election is to be decided by a joint vote of the General Assembly next month in Columbia.  Between now and their […]

Blue Ridge Bank announces a $50 thousand gift to the Foothills Area YMCA for the start of its Phase II expansion.  Kyle Thomas, bank president/CEO, said, “Our bank initially contributed $50 thousand as a lead gift for the YMCA’s initial construction.  Inspired by the positive impact the Y has had on our community, we are pleased to offer an additional […]

In a statewide hookup, South Carolina weather watchers reviewed the year just past.  Hope Mizzell, the state climatologist, led a panel of experts in talking about the 2023 U-S weather as a whole and South Carolina weather in particular.  And her assistant, Melissa Griffin, noted that while there was a lack of snow last winter, there was no shortage of […]

Top election officials of Oconee and Pickens concede that, in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential vote, there remains public skepticism in the accuracy of the country’s elections, but they are confident that local elections are accurate, secure, and accessible.  Accurate, secure and accessible elections were in focus last night in a Clemson meeting where the League of Women Voters […]

The case that alleges a young man killed a woman in Walhalla last summer remains in the pre-trial stage, although a judge yesterday ordered the city police to produce evidence, so that the defense can prepare its case.  In jail attire, the accused, Gilbert Nava, stood before the court and was silent as Judge Maddox ordered the investigation to comply […]

Oconee School District, through its insurance carrier, will pay $40 thousand to settle a lawsuit that arose from unruly behavior last spring in a classroom at West-Oak Middle School.  At the request of plaintiff’s attorney, Judge Lawton McIntosh approved the settlement for Deanna Lynn Swafford, the mother of a student who was hurt when he was knocked to the ground […]

Representatives of the three announced candidates for the Democratic Party nomination for President will speak Friday afternoon during a campaign stop at Seneca’s Blue Ridge Community Center.  It’s a bus tour stop to kick start attention to South Carolina’s first in the country Democratic presidential primary next month.  The three seeking to be their party’s nominee are Joe Biden, the […]

A request to vary from the 2024 increased capacity fees is being made of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority.  A JRSA committee hears the variance request tomorrow morning from Tricia Chassen of the real estate company Forestar Group.  She’s making that appeal on behalf of Cascade Point subdivision.