Author: Dick Mangrum

A 42-year old Seneca man was jailed Monday, charged by the city police with crack cocaine distribution “third or subsequent offense.”  Law enforcement records show James Bernard Williams as having allegedly distributed a quantity of crack June 17 to, what the arrest warrant described, as “a reliable undercover operative working at the direction of the Seneca Police Department.”

All of a sudden, Seneca is primed to catch up with a lot of needed sidewalk work.  Scott Moulder, the city administrator, last night announced that the DOT is scheduling as many as 20-25 sidewalk projects throughout the city, the first being the new sidewalks for a one-block section of N. 1st between Fairplay and Townville streets. Moulder gave a […]

Walhalla water crews were hopeful yesterday that they had worked their way through the problem that, for some Main Street customers, caused dingy tap water. The water department, according to utilities superintendent Scott Parris, was not made aware of a test performed on the fire protection system that is believed to have caused the trouble.  Parris said, “We have worked […]

Scott Moulder admitted he might have had trouble sleeping overnight, due to the anticipation that today or tomorrow could see the start of the partial take down of the former Harper’s building downtown.  During last night’s special council meeting, the city administrator described the contractor as an all-business, get the job done now type. The large machinery needed to get […]

Law enforcement authorities have implicated a 34-year old man in a weekend burglary at a home on Union Crossing Court.  Guns, jewelry, a safe, and a pressure washer were stolen and Shane William Meredith was arrested Monday on the charge of first degree burglary.  Some of the stolen items, including three firearms, were recovered.

New cases across the state:  307.  Eight of those are Oconeeans. The toll of dead from the virus increased by two in South Carolina. Of 9,163 test results, positivity:  3.7%.

Flags flew at half staff over the weekend in memory of Walter Mondale, the former vice president and who earlier served as a U-S senator from Minnesota.  There’s confusion, however, as to how long the flags, following proper protocol, are to be flown at half-staff.  According to one news report, the family conducted a private internment last weekend, but there […]

Developers’ plans for a senior living complex near Seneca cleared an Oconee County regulatory requirement last night when the board of zoning appeals granted a special exception.  The board approved a special exception for a Phoenix senior living project at the northeast corner of Bountyland and the Sheep Farm roads.  Board member Marty McKee, a former employee of the property […]

A woman with experience running elections in Charleston County will take the job of director of Oconee County elections.  The retiring Joy Scharich today said Kristie Burr, a precinct coordinator in Charleston, will succeed her as director of Oconee Registration and Elections.  As a precinct coordinator in Charleston County, Burr managed precincts, poll workers, training, and assisted that county’s director […]