Author: Dick Mangrum

New COVID-19 cases in SC:  603, four of them in Oconee.  Statewide 25 new deaths.  Of 22,262 test results, the state positivity:  3.6%.

As the Oconee County fathers work toward a new budget, the stance of no property tax increase in 2021-22 was re-affirmed today by the council chairman, who doubles as the council budget chairman.  John Elliott says he makes the statement based on a talk he had yesterday with Amanda Brock, the county administrator.  A new infusion of money is headed […]

For 90 minutes this morning, Oconee County Council met to try to resolve the mess that has arisen over plans to re-locate the county magistrate at Westminster into quarters more suitable and to avoid what one councilman calls “inexcusable” to the court officers and the public using the magistrate’s office.  A 3 to 2 vote by the county fathers will, […]

The state police announce the arrest of a former Pickens County detention center officer on charges that he stole 90,000 Mexican pesos from the property room in the county jail.  “SLED” identifies the man arrested as Gabriel Lee Ramey, and says the 23-year old is charged with grand larceny, misconduct, and misconduct in office.

A serious accident late yesterday afternoon at SC 11 and the Richland Road.  This morning Sheriff Mike Crenshaw said, as part of the response to the accident, his officers apprehended one driver who is believed to have ran from the accident scene.  At least one person was sent to the hospital with injuries. One of the vehicles involved was a […]

Oconee’s only municipal-run swimming pool will operate once again this summer.  That means pool and splash pad fun this summer at Walhalla’s swimming pool on W. Main Street.  And, once again, the pool will be managed by the Foothills YMCA, as the result of a resolution passed this week by the Walhalla City Council.  It’s a recognition by city government […]

“The South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) will follow the deadline change announced Wednesday by the IRS for Individual Income Taxes, moving the normal April 15 deadline to May 17. However, the Department is waiting on receipt of further IRS guidance, expected in the next several days. As a reminder, the IRS deadline change only impacts individuals.  Estimated tax payments […]

The new Walhalla Main Street Committee attracted 12 persons to this week’s organization committee meeting.  In that meeting were Amy Welch, Anna Powell, Christy Marlow, Teara Barnwell, Luther Lyle, Liz Kuemmerer, Greg Harris, Vanessa and Michael Apicello, Susan Theiling, Danny Edwards, and Libby Imbody.

Tagging a wild turkey is not the only requirement for South Carolina turkey hunters for the new season.  The DNR will now require hunters to report their harvest by app, website or telephone.  SC Game Check is a new electronic harvest reporting system to track wild turkey harvest on a daily, county-by-county basis.

No one was hurt, but fire broke out in a pickup truck yesterday in the parking lot of the Lowe’s store at Seneca.  Pictures of the fire posted by the fire department show flames engulfing the driver’s side of the truck.