Author: Dick Mangrum

On the final, long weekend of summer, state troopers will fan out across South Carolina.  A spokesman says traffic checkpoints will be common.  They will concentrate on clearing the highways of traffic violators, especially those who drink and get behind the wheel.  Lance Corp. Joe Hovis says the initiative “The Deadliest Days of Summer” is winding down.  Hovis urges all […]

For the week ended Saturday, August 29, the number of Oconeeans filing first-time claims for unemployment fell again.  This time, from 82 the week before to 50 for the latest seven-day period.  The state showed a a similar decrease.  And it prompted Dan Ellzey, director of Employment and Workforce, to say:  “We have reached a new low in weekly initial […]

If you want to take in a home Walhalla football game this year, you can forget about buying a walk-up ticket.  Allen Seigler, the athletic director, has announced that Razorback varsity tickets will be sold online only.  First priority goes to football, cheer, and band families.  After that, the link will be opened to the student body and the general […]

Lindsey Graham arrived today at South Cove Park near Seneca wearing a mask and a Trump International Golf Course cap.  The feeling was relaxed at the open-air park pavilion as Oconee Republicans rallied ahead of the November General Election.  Senator Graham and U-S Rep. Jeff Duncan were the scheduled featured speakers to the party faithful.  In an exclusive interview with […]

Oconee School District added three new cases to its list of COVID-19.  One is the Walhalla coach who did not enter a school building.  Another is a student at Seneca High School.  A third is a morning student at the Career and Technology Center from Walhalla High School.

  Today, DHEC announced 1,084 new confirmed cases and 29 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 12 additional confirmed deaths and 1 new probable death.  Two dozen new cases were added to Oconee County’s total, now believed to have reached 1.090 since the count started in March. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 119,822 probable […]

RECORD.hub is a new way to search Oconee County records.  The office of the Register of Deeds has made a switch that allows the public to search records, provided you have an internet connection.  You must visit www.recordhub.com and set up a username and a password.  Need help?  The staff at the Register of Deeds will be happy to help.  […]

A home burglary Wednesday night near Crossroads has been followed by the arrest of a 33-year old man.  The Oconee Sheriff’s Office announces three charges against Marshall Daniel Fetsch, including first degree burglary.  Two Oconee County addresses are listed for Fetsch.  Deputies quote the owner of a home on Earls Mill Road as saying a man entered his home without […]

South Carolina electric power customers felt a financial burden from a failed nuclear power project, but many of them can look forward to partial credits and refunds.  It’s just that, we are now told, that the check in the mail won’t arrive as soon as first projected.  Right now, according to information gathered by Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, Blue Ridge […]