Author: Dick Mangrum

A Clemson University member of the psychology department announces a new study, underway at Prisma Oconee Memorial Hospital, in which researchers will work to find ways to prevent dementia, such as Alzheimer’s.  That’s why, Mary Brock says, volunteers are needed as the researchers go about studying whether computerized training exercises can reduce dementia.  Volunteers are being sought to commit to […]

New cases:  1,951 (60 in Oconee) New deaths statewide:  70 (including two in Oconee) Of 31,152 test results received, positivity:  9.1% (These numbers are data counted by the end of the day Wednesday)

The board of trustees at Clemson University has added five years to the contract for Jim Clements to remain as president.  In his time, since 2013, the university says the Clements period has seen record high admissions and enrollment, fundraising, and academic awards, among other accomplishments.

Law enforcement records show one client at the state Vocational Rehabilitation Department near Seneca received police tickets as the result of an incident yesterday in the break room in which a purse was used to strike a second client in the jaw.  The tickets issued allege assault and battery third degree and malicious injury to personal property.  A cell phone […]

An Oconee Sheriff’s Office case has led to an arson charge resulting from the early morning fire yesterday near Walhalla.  The arrest warrant naming Mark Allen Cox accuses the 56-year old man of arson second degree at a vacant mobile home belonging to Darryl Talley.

Three people who are the finalists for chief of police in Westminster will have the chance Tuesday afternoon to make their last and best impressions on those who would employ them.  At 2 o’clock in the afternoon Tuesday, the mayor and council are scheduled to go into a private meeting to interview each of the finalists–Matt Patterson, Amanda Tinsley, and […]

A policy on weapons on campus and a policy to cover distance learning are among the topics for a Monday meeting of the commissioners of Tri-County Technical College.  It’s a noon hour meeting in the Ruby Hicks Board Room on the Pendleton campus.

In the next few days, Oconee School District is expected to publish a final number of COVID-19 cases in the schools for the 30-day month of September.  If the trend of late holds up, the cumulative number is expected to be fewer than the shortened school month in August.  And that’ll go to the assessment by Superintendent Thorsland that COVID […]

In front of the Oconee County councilmen next week will be a financial proposition to benefit the county’s one and only special tax district.  At its Tuesday meeting, the council will consider first reading of an ordinance to issue up to $1.5 million of taxpayer-backed general obligation bonds to benefit the Keowee Fire District, based in Keowee Key.  Language contained […]