Author: Dick Mangrum

Mailbox placement and a safety brochure covering rural roads are agenda items next week for the Oconee County Agricultural Advisory Board.  The problems that operators of farm machinery encounter as they maneuver on some of Oconee’s narrowest rural roads and highways have been brought to the attention recently of two county boards and commissions, with the hope that something can […]

A new home development, to be laid out in nearly 80 lots, is in the works for acreage along Seneca’s Wells Highway.  The property covers 44 acres between the Shiloh and Friendship roads.  Developer Eddie Kinsey of Anderson spoke yesterday to 101.7/WGOG NEWS about the project that he and partners Roy and Kenny Jeffcoat are planning with Ryan Homes for […]

By becoming part of a “Friends of Chicopee” group, Walhallans can help advance the effort to re-build a textile era ballfield for baseball, football, and softball.  City officials invite the interested public for a planning meeting at 6 o’clock tonight at the Depot on S. College Street.  Helping to organize the effort is Councilman Danny Woodward, chairman of the city […]

The Clemson City Council decided this week against ordering a mask mandate in their city, but the council encourages the public—even those fully vaccinated—to wear masks indoors and in public.  However, starting today, masks are required to enter all city buildings.  CATbus will continue to follow federal guidelines requiring masks on the buses.  Free tests are available at Nettles Park […]

What started as a casual conversation inside a home near Westminster turned into a shooting and a robbery.  Oconee Sheriff’s Office says the investigation into what happened inside a Holly Springs community home near U-S 76, the Long Creek Highway, Tuesday night turned into an investigation that continued yesterday.  A man inside that home was wounded in the leg and […]

In this afternoon’s DHEC report, the state health agency confirms 1,391 new cases of COVID-19.  Eleven of the cases are Oconee County residents.  Thirteen South Carolinians were added to the state’s virus death toll, two of whom were from Oconee County.  Of 10,071 test results received, the positivity was 19.1%.  These numbers reflect the data counted for the 24 hours […]

Seneca’s long serving mayor has declared he has at least another four years in him to serve at the head of the city’s elected government.  Dan Alexander is making it known he’ll offer for a new four-year term when qualifying opens this month for the city’s November election.  Speaking to 94.1 The Lake, Alexander said he’s also confident that the […]

Authorities say a head-on crash around 12:30 this morning in rural Anderson County took the life of a 32-year old Spartanburg man.  The Anderson County coroner’s office identified the deceased as Joseph Michael Mahone, the driver of a car.  The state patrol reported the accident on SC 187, the Wild Hog Road near Roberts Church Road.  Master Trooper Gary Miller […]

Re-cycling has taken a hit during the pandemic, but Walhalla may have a solution to the trash dumpsters of Main Street merchants overflowing with used cardboard and general waste.  Brandon Burton, city administrator, announced last night the city will order larger dumpsters to accommodate Main Street businesses.  Used cardboard mixed with regular trash can’t be re-cycled, but there’s still a […]

City of Walhalla is welcoming new faces to its police department.  Chief Brinson announces that a certified officer, Hunter McCall, will fill a vacant position.  Two other policemen–Mark Boatman and Devin Matthews–have graduated from their training course at the state Criminal Justice Academy.