Author: Dick Mangrum

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta  has donated 92,000 surgical masks to support South Carolina frontline medical personnel in the fight against COVID-19.  South Carolina state government agencies worked together to ensure the delivery of the masks shipped directly from the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the South Carolina Emergency Management Division’s warehouse beginning on May 27, 2020.   Acting Director-General Daniel Hung […]

A popular 101.7/WGOG feature returns to the airwaves next week.  Radio Auction will be heard starting at 9 o’clock hour Friday morning, July 17.  There are plenty of items for listeners to bid on and acquire at discounted prices.  We invite you to make plans to listen and to take part.  It’s important that you obtain a pre-bid number, and […]

In an attempt to shore up lagging response numbers, Census takers plan to take to the streets starting next week equipped with iPads to help people respond to the 2020 population count.  Don’t be surprised to see census takers outside stores, libraries, and churches, places where people congregate.  But they stress they’ll only offer the assistance with respect to social […]

An organization that helps people get off government assistance and become productive members of society reaches a milestone tomorrow and Saturday when it opens a resale store in Seneca.  Stephanie Enders, founder of Ripple of One, says the new store in the Oconee Square Shopping Center will help her organization raise money that eventually is used as reward money for […]

Oconee public schools are giving parents two options for the new school year starting August 10, and it’s incumbent to select their preferred option by early next week.  The options are traditional face-to-face, meaning in classroom teaching, or at home remote learning.  A pre-registration survey for each student must be completed by Tuesday, July 14.  The school district stresses that […]

A Seneca police officer was reported hurt in an incident this afternoon near the city limits.  We have a report that there was a joint city police/county sheriff’s office operation in or near Utica and the Shiloh Road.  Chief John Covington of the Seneca police said one of his officers was hurt, suffered a leg injury, and is in the […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 1,537 new confirmed cases and no new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 38 additional confirmed deaths* and no new probable deaths. *Today’s 38 deaths included some deaths of individuals that were delayed in being reported to DHEC since June 24. The agency is reiterating to healthcare facilities and providers […]

A water plane accident occurred early this afternoon in the waters of Lake Jocassee.  From first accounts, it’s unclear if it was a crash or a mishap connected with an attempt to take off from the water.  Officials say two people on board are safe and were rescued.

South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) agents today arrested a Pickens County independent contractor and charged her with seven counts of tax evasion. According to the arrest warrants, Julie Ann Scott, 63, of Central, failed to file Individual Income Tax returns from 2012 through 2018, during which she earned $1,321,344. Scott’s tax liability for those years totals $77,538, according to the […]

Clemson may need one or two more weeks to determine whether its mandatory mask law in public buildings and settings succeeds in pushing down case numbers in an area which the state regards as high incidence for COVID-19.  The city continues to analyze results from samples of the wastewater processed by its treatment facilities.  In a statement, the city says, […]