Author: Dick Mangrum

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.

Oconee sheriff’s deputies responded to the report of a shooting last night near U-S 76, the Long Creek Highway.  One person with a gunshot wound was taken to the hospital.  The call to investigate came shortly after 10 o’clock.

A beer maker from Charleston is among the latest to buy a spot on Walhalla’s Main Street.  Libby Imbody, Walhalla’s Main Street director, in a lengthy report to the city council also announced that an Oktoberfest food truck operator has decided to move into a stick-built building on Main Street.  Main Street comings and goings are a part of the […]