Author: Dick Mangrum

Westminster has had its share of trouble when it comes to police protection.  In recent years, a police chief went to prison for embezzling money.  And financial constraints sliced personnel numbers.  But one city councilman, Danny Duncan, sought last night to clear up any misunderstandings about what he considers to be the quality of the police force these days.  “I […]

Westminster power customers should prepare for a period of six hours this weekend when service is interrupted as part of a scheduled outage.  Leigh Baker, the city utilities director, made the announcement during last night’s city council meeting.  The outage is scheduled to start at midnight tomorrow night and last until 5 o’clock Sunday morning.  It’s necessary, Baker says, to […]

On at least one major Westminster issue, there’s less discord this morning following a vote last night to complete the purchase of a $160 thousand dollar property to be developed into a future recreation complex.  And, for that, Mayor Brian Ramey says he’s gratified by the city council vote to finish the 62-acre purchase on Hall Street.  Two months ago, […]

  The Seneca police say the two young men killed by gunfire last weekend, at the time, were making a gun deal.  According to the police statement, Zema Darnell Fling was selling a gun to Christopher Hunter Todd.  “During the purchase gun shots were exchanged.  Resulting in the death of both individuals,” the statement reads.  The investigation continues.  

Fire fighters rolled to a home fire last night in Westminster.  Shortly before 8:30, fire was reported in a home on Lane Drive near W. King Street.  No injuries were reported.

Seneca Fire Department considers a house fire early today on Summit Street suspicious in nature.  City fire fighters were joined by Friendship volunteers shortly before 3 o’clock this morning at 101 Summit Street.  Richie Caudill, the Seneca chief, says no one has been living at the address.  At arrival, fire fighters assessed the structure at one-third on fire and required […]

An elderly Oconeean, who died Tuesday this week, is one of eight new South Carolina COVID-19 fatalities, listed in today’s report from the state health agency.  DHEC’S report this afternoon contains eight SC new deaths, along with 1,243 new cases of the virus. Fifteen of the new cases are in Oconee County. The Oconeean’s death apparently is the county’s first […]

State revenue agents arrested an Anderson CEO today on multiple charges of tax evasion.  According to announcement by the South Carolina Revenue Department, James Patrick Federspiel is accused over a seven-year period of evading a total of $393,264 in state taxes.  It states that 76-year old Federspiel is president and part owner of companies that earned a total of $6.3 […]

Residents of Anderson County filled the ears of their county leaders today with opinions on whether the Confederate monument that stands downtown between the old and the current courthouses should be moved to the county museum.  The county council accepted opinion on that idea.  We are told by an Anderson source that opinions expressed at the hearing today were about […]