Author: Dick Mangrum

A five-week street work project will start next week in Clemson.  On Monday, the contractor Martin and Sons will start to replace the 60′ culvert on Clarendon Drive near Shady Lane.  The contractor must clear the right-of-way by removing parts of fallen trees and shrubs and finish minor grading and slope stabilization.  The five-week estimate is dependent on good weather.

A 27-year old hiker from Texas was last seen Monday.  Oconee Emergency Services has put out an alert to locate Richard Gonzalez—6’, a thin 175 pounds.  He was last seen on the Foothills Trail on the river between Nicholson and Burrell’s Ford.  Gonzalez wore a black T-shirt and carried a green backpack.  He has no known medical problems.  It was […]

The School District of Oconee County has made adjustments to student drop off times for the 2020-2021 school year. These changes are necessary to avoid having large groups of students congregating in school buildings in the morning prior to school starting. Please be aware that due to the current COVID-19 situation,  these times are subject to change.  Any change will […]

The town of Salem has reserved Saturday evening for fun in the outdoors.  Another cruise-in will take place at 5 o’clock Saturday evening.  There will be fun activities designed for kids, also.  The Eagle Ridge Charter School will sell plates featuring fresh-off-the-grill hot dogs.  Further details about Salem’s cruise-in on Saturday can be heard on 101.7/WGOG NEWS.

A familiar face has returned to the Oconee County S. Pine Street complex in Walhalla.  Janice Matheson Holbrooks has confirmed that she has ended her retirement and has returned as the assistant director of Oconee Veterans Affairs.

An Oconee County councilman has earned a diploma from a statewide organization that shows he has satisfactorily completed a course that focused on the mechanisms of state government.  Glenn Hart, who was re-nominated this year for a second council term, says the diploma reflects completion of a 45-hour course, part of which focused on ethics, finances, and tax revenues.

Senator Lindsey Graham believes a $326 dollar a week South Carolina unemployment benefit is fair.  He introduced an amendment yesterday to lower an additional $600 dollar a week benefit to $500 for both August and September.  Starting October 1, the unemployed would get up to $326 a week from the state, along with a federal benefit of up to $500 […]

Have you seen Renee Rowland King?  The 41-year old Westminster woman remains a missing person this morning, and the Oconee Sheriff’s Office is concerned.  King’s boyfriend reported her missing Monday after having not seen her since Friday late afternoon.  She was wearing a blue button-up collar shirt and blue jean shorts.  King has tattoos on her right shoulder the back […]

Fire consumed a barn in the backyard of a home last night near Salem.  No one was hurt off the Burnt Tanyard Road, but it’s believed there were possessions inside the barn including a motorcycle and furniture.  The first fire unit dispatched, the Salem Fire Department, received the call shortly before 11 o’clock.

Adventurers may be getting the wrong message on their apps as they set out to hike to Yellow Branch Falls north of Walhalla.  A female hiker broke a leg in a fall yesterday, as she approached one of the more popular scenes of Oconee County waterfalls.  About 25 public safety responders, including the Walhalla Fire Department, came to her aid.  […]