Author: Dick Mangrum

Former President Trump says President Biden’s decision to withdraw from Afghanistan is “wonderful” and “positive”.  But Senator Lindsey Graham disagrees with both of them.  In a statement yesterday, Graham said, “I could not disagree more with former President Trump regarding his support for President Biden’s withdrawal of all forces from Afghanistan against sound military advice.  With all due respect to […]

The CDC says one-half of all adult Americans have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and nearly one-third are fully vaccinated.  In Oconee County the issue is whether it’s now time to repeal the ordinance requiring the wearing of face coverings in county government offices and facilities.  The county council is scheduled to take up repeal of the ordinance […]

Certain utility matters facing two Oconee County municipalities are scheduled to be discussed tomorrow behind closed doors when the city councils of Walhalla and Westminster hold their separate meetings. In Walhalla, “water treatment contract” is to be taken up in executive session by the city council.  In Westminster, the utility matter is described as “SCDHEC Consent order for sewer collection […]

South Carolina DHEC reported 577 new cases of COVID-19, including 13 in Oconee County.  The state health agency report issued yesterday included 14 South Carolina deaths.  Based on 17 thousand test results, the positivity was 4.5%.  The numbers were effective for the 24-count period that ended 11:59 Friday night.  In the report issued Saturday, there were 616 new South Carolina […]

Black smoke filled the sky above an area east of Seneca.  Early afternoon yesterday fire fighters attended to a fire that burned trash along with a storage building near the Shiloh Road.

South Carolina (and Oconee) COVID-19 numbers reported today, reflect a one-day count period that ended at 11:59 Wednesday night.  New South Carolina cases:  847; new Oconee cases:  16. Statewide, there were two more deaths.  Of 25,005 test results, the positivity:  4.4%.

A special education class at the Walhalla High School has been sent home and given a return-to-school date of Monday, April 26.  The action is effective today.  For yesterday, four new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the Oconee School District.  Of the four, three are district employees–one at Seneca Middle School and two at Walhalla High.  The fourth case […]

By taking a minute or so to complete a survey could help Clemson come up with ways to better move traffic in and around the busy Pickens County city.  The regional group Ten at the Top is at work to facilitate more active and livable communities across the upstate.  Of special interest are the patterns of behavior as they relate […]

Choosing the best medication and wearing a face mask outdoors are among the recommended ways to deal with the allergy season.  Many of us experience runny noses, itchy throats and watery eyes with the increase in pollen, ragweed and other allergens in the air.  Dr. Conrad Shuler, physician with Prisma Health’s Seneca Medical Associates, says, “We’re entering the months when […]

Casey Bowling, the Seneca police chief, advises motor vehicle owners to secure their parked vehicles by keeping the doors locked.  The police are investigating multiple car break-ins in the vicinity of the Shiloh Road.