Author: Dick Mangrum

The fact that Oconee’s Jim Mann is supporting Ron DeSantis for the GOP presidential nod and his wife, India, supports Donald Trump may prove emblematic of the political choices South Carolinians will make at the start of the 2024 election season.  The state Election Commission wants South Carolinians to begin to study the candidates and the issues between now and […]

The Oconee coroner, Karl Addis, has identified the young boys whose bodies were removed from a heavily-burned mobile home yesterday near Westminster.  They were brothers 4-year-old Heath Trey Daniel Morse and 5-year-old Jacob Edward Todd Morse. Autopsies take place today.  The fire scene early yesterday afternoon–a single-wide mobile home on Misty Hollow Lane in the Holly Springs Community.  Whenever there’s […]

State troopers are investigating a fatal accident last night in Pickens County.  Master trooper Gary Miller says a passenger on a moped died — the result of three-vehicle accident in rural Pickens County on SC 183 near Albatross Road.  The troopers counted three vehicles, a moped and two pickup trucks, in the accident reported at 9:45 last night.  The patrol […]

Oconee government offices are now in shutdown as part of the Christmas weekend, to allow the workers the chance to enjoy the holiday weekend with family and loved ones.  They’ll return to service Wednesday morning, December 27.  The closings include the sheriff’s office; however, as usual, normal and routine law enforcement operations continue through the weekend.

As part of 101.7/WGOG’s traditional Christmas programming, “The Reading of the Christmas Story” by the late Rev. Jim Stokes of Seneca takes place  following the 5 o’clock news this afternoon.  Presenting the reading is the Seneca Baptist Church, for which Rev. Mr. Stokes pastored many years.  A second “Reading of the Christmas Story” will be aired tomorrow morning following the […]

An early afternoon fire near Westminster took the lives of two 4, and 5-year-old brothers.  Three other family members were sent to the hospital.  Coroner Karl Addis says the names of the deceased will be released today.  Autopsies are to be scheduled to assist the investigation.  Addis says the boys’ mother and two, 1-year-old twins were being evaluated at the […]

Oconee’s rural fire chief has confirmed a working home fire at the 1 o’clock hour this afternoon.  Chief Chris Smith says the location is the Holly Springs Community, on Misty Hollow Lane near the Coffee Road.

Someone has a sharp eye.  A roadside directional sign facing traffic headed north from Seneca’s Miracle Circle reads 6 miles to West Union and 8 miles to Walhalla.  But someone misspelled Walhalla by adding a fourth “L”.  Which makes for the incorrect “Walhallla” spelling.  Celia Myers, city administrator, brought the error to the attention of this week’s city council meeting […]

With pride in her voice, Jody Gaulin says South Carolina’s Democratic presidential preference vote February 3 will be a first-in-the-nation — even before the traditional New Hampshire primary.  And in 2024 the Oconee Democrats chairwoman says the state’s Democratic ballot will offer three choices:  the incumbent president Joe Biden and challenger Marianne Williamson of California, considered a progressive.  A third […]

Although Christmas is still a few days off and New Year’s also, it’s not too early for South Carolina voters to be thinking who deserves their votes in what promises to be an action-packed political year in 2024.  The state Election Commission would like voters to mark their calendars and educate themselves on the candidates and issues so they can […]