Author: Dick Mangrum

New SC cases:  3,112; new Oconee cases, 56; New deaths statewide:  37 Of 12,443 test results received statewide the positivity was 25%.  

A teenager died this week from Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19. This is the first death in the state related to MIS-C reported to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). A 17-year-old in the Upstate region died from MIS-C on Jan. 27. To protect the privacy of the child and the family, […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has issues with the 864-638-4111 non-emergency phone number in the E-911/Communications Center.  Emergency 911 services are currently operating normally and are not affected.   According to Captain Travis Tilson, AT&T is working on the problem.   At the present time, citizens can contact the Sheriff’s Office for non-emergency calls at 864-638-4114, 864-638-4115 or 864-638-4116.  Once […]

Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has added a new phone information line to answer questions about COVID-19 vaccines and to help support people searching for vaccine provider information. COVID-19 Vaccine Information Line: 1-866-365-8110 The new vaccine information line launches today with 240 phone operators and is available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week. People […]

On the night of Monday, February 15, Walhalla planning commissioners will meet to talk about potential changes in the city zoning law, including whether the rules covering political signs should be changed.  Other agenda items include design guidelines for residential neighborhoods and definitions and zoning designations for tiny homes and container homes.  The meeting will be 6 pm at the […]

Smoke from a prescribed burn could be visible in parts of Oconee, with residual smoke lingering into afternoon and evening.  The Andrew Pickens Ranger District plans a 250-acre prescribed burn around the Cedar Creek Rifle Range Road.  This burn is aimed at wildlife habitat improvement, research and hazardous fuels reduction.

Here’s an announcement from the city of Clemson: “** Beginning Monday, February 1, 2021, The Clemson Community COVID-19 testing site will be moved to Nettles Park,102 Nettles Park Road, Pendleton, SC 29670. Instructions for the Clemson Community COVID-19 Testing Registration **If you are Clemson University faculty, staff or student, please visit. www.clemson.edu/covid-19    This site will provide Clemson University faculty, staff […]

The following is a statement from Prisma Health:   “Prisma Health remains committed to ensuring that we vaccinate as many eligible people as we can based on the supplies we are allocated. While many Prisma Health sites take walk-ins on a limited basis, the number of walk-in slots available will likely change every day based on the vaccine availability at […]

A system upgrade in the state office of Vital Statistics is, according to DHEC, the explanation for delays in reports of deaths by coroners and other medical certifiers.  Because of the system upgrade issue, DHEC is announcing 254 confirmed and probable COVID-19 deaths of individuals who’ve died during the last several weeks.  Of the confirmed deaths, six were elderly Oconee […]

Oconee Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help to locate a missing Westminster woman whose information has been entered into the database of the National Crimes Information Center.  A family member on Monday reported Renee Rowland King missing.  The 42-year old King was last seen November 28 at an address on the Rufus Land Road near Westminster.  She is 4’11”, […]