Author: Dick Mangrum

Oconee County officials are optimistic a deal will be completed by early fall that will provide for an existing county industry to expand and add jobs.  They are not identifying the industry by name, but say there will be a hearing for the public to comment on the aspects of the deal for a fee-in-lieu of tax agreement.  So far, […]

The highway patrol reported minor injuries this morning in a traffic accident on Wells Highway near Radio Station Road.  Involved were a 2019 Ford truck pickup truck driven by Daniel Wickizer of Lavonia, Georgia and a 2007 Ford truck driven by Richard Arnold of Seneca.  According to the highway patrol, the 2007 Ford is registered to the city of Seneca.

Walhalla’s new committee tasked with spreading diversity and promoting inclusion throughout the city has held its first meeting.  And the police chief says he has already benefitted.  Chief Brinson told the mayor and council last night that he has adopted the attitude that he can learn from the committee and apply some of it to enhance police officers’ training.

After a closed-door session, a committee of the Walhalla City Council recommended the city offer $9 thousand dollars in material incentives toward a project to build three new homes on Mill Street in the vicinity of the DSS and the offices of Veterans Affairs.  The mayor and council met privately with realtor Cliff Powell and a representative of the home […]

Walhalla’s mask law may be in jeopardy.  Everyone at last evening’s meeting of the city council committees wore face coverings, but two councilmen succeeded in at least pausing enforcement of a law that has been enveloped in controversy in already its second week.  The council passed Keith Pace’s motion to place the mask ordinance on the agenda of the council’s […]

DHEC today announced 761 new confirmed cases and 31 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 37 additional confirmed deaths and no new probable deaths.  Five new Oconee cases are on today’s report. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 118,116, probable cases to 1,730, confirmed deaths to 2,626, and 131 probable deaths.   More Than 475 Testing Opportunities Available […]

This week, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) will begin providing twice-weekly reports on the number COVID-19 cases associated with staff and students at public and private schools in the state. This school reporting will include for every school both cumulative and rolling 30-day counts of confirmed cases among students, teachers and faculty members, and will […]

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control provided new guidelines today for limited outdoor visitation at nursing homes and community residential care facilities, commonly referred to as assisted living facilities. “We understand how difficult it has been during these past few months for friends and families to be distanced from their loved ones who reside in nursing homes and […]

The airports in Oconee and Pickens counties will share in more than $1.2 billion in safety and infrastructure grants awarded today by the Trump administration.  The announcement was made by Elaine Chao, secretary of transportation.  In all, 405 airports benefit in 50 states and six U-S territories.  Oconee’s Regional Airport is to receive $191,300 to buy property for development; the […]