Author: Dick Mangrum

With fall approaching and the height of summer in our rearview, motorists in the Carolinas are starting to see slight relief at the pump as gas price averages dropped lower by a penny on the week. “Even though supply has tightened after slow recovery from Hurricane Ida, we’ve also reached the point when gasoline demand starts its seasonal decline,” said […]

Hannah Crain brings previous banking experience to her new job as a teller at Blue Ridge Bank’s North John Street office in Walhalla.  The bank president/CEO, Kyle Thomas, says Crain’s past experience will make her a great addition to Blue Ridge’s staff.

Mayor Dan Alexander of Seneca affixed his John Hancock to a proclamation to create awareness and recognize an observance of a relatively rare genetic disorder, Usher syndrome.  It is a genetic disorder caused by a mutation in any one of at least 11 genes that results in a combination of hearing loss and visual impairment and is a leading cause […]

Town of West Union employees with more than one year service would be eligible for a personal loan from their employer, provided the town council takes a required vote.  An addition to the employee handbook is to be considered during tomorrow’s meeting that would institute personal loans to employees, provided they sign a promissory note and agree to a deduction […]

A state lawmaker says from what he’s hearing from the public, Oconee County residents are nearly divided on whether there ought to be a rule that requires school children to wear facial coverings.  And, says Rep. Bill Whitmire, from the emails he gets every day, it’s running 60-40 against a mask mandate.  And to him, it’s clear, Oconeeans want to […]

The state health authority, DHEC, says after a careful legal analysis, it takes the position that in certain local situations and where rapid action is needed, it can issue an order mandating masks in the schools.  But it added the following concluding statement:  “The situation in each school district is different, and issuing a statewide order that applies equally to […]

The following is a Friday announcement from South Carolina DHEC: “Given the rise of COVID-19 cases in South Carolina and the ongoing threat of the Delta variant, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and the Governor Henry McMaster are encouraging residents to learn more about the use and availability of monoclonal antibodies, a treatment proven to […]

The unvaccinated get a chance next week in the Oakway Community to acquire protection against COVID-19.  Healthy Me/Healthy SC is announcing a five-hour vaccination Wednesday, September 22–from 2 to 7 pm–at the Fair-Oak Youth Center, 150 School House Rd.  This clinic is free to everyone.  Those 12 years old and older are encouraged to make appointments or walk-in and, if […]

Fatal motorcycle accidents were investigated during the weekend in Anderson County.  A 32-year old North Carolina woman, Samatha Lynn Timmons, died in a late Saturday afternoon crash on I-85 that also involved injuries to two people.  Coroner Greg Shore said the Connelly, North Carolina woman was headed north with family members who had been to Anderson for a recreation football […]