Author: Dick Mangrum

Walhalla is pooling money to repair sidewalks up and down Main Street, both sides of the street.  Mayor Tim Hall spoke to 101.7/WGOG NEWS today about a request for qualifications from the HDH Construction Group.  Hall’s comments on the condition of sidewalks in the city can be heard in our over-the-air newscasts.

Walhalla seeks to end its arrangement for technical assistance from the state’s Main Street program.  It’s a decision voted, following city council’s executive session of last night.  Walhalla has its own Main Street program, and that program is going to continue, according to Mayor Tim Hall.  

A policeman in Seneca found clothing and couch cushions littering part of the 123 By-Pass, beneath the Northampton Road bridge. The incident Sunday evening led to the arrest of a 32-year-old Utica man.  Law enforcement records show Richard George Wright charged with littering, 15 to 500 pounds first offense.

The use of the Age ID app is expanding in Clemson to help stop underage drinking.  It’s a collaborative effort by, among others, the city, the university, and Clemson businesses.  With success, Tiger Town Tavern has used the app to scan and verify driver’s licenses.  According to the police and the mayor, at least 15 bars and other establishments have […]

Oconee County deputies conducted bus safety drills with county school district drivers.  The goal of the training was to help prepare the drivers to deal with potential incidents on their bus.  The April 1 drills involved three scenarios.  But, for security and tactical reasons, specific info about the scenarios is not being released by the sheriff’s office.

The U-S Forest Service of the Agriculture Department announces a prescribed burn today inside the Andrew Pickens District of the Sumter National Forest.  It’s to be a prescribed burn of 110 acres in the Drummond Creek unit.

The 3rd Congressional District has a new voice in the nursing business in South Carolina.  The name of John Whitcomb is to be presented for state senate approval in the coming weeks.  The director and chief academic nursing officer at the Clemson University School of Nursing, Whitcomb appeared April 4 before the Senate Medical Affairs Committee for a confirmation hearing.

Walhalla area resident Jim Mann admits he lives in a remote area, but he is frustrated by incurring 30 power interruptions in nearly about the last four and a half years.  A Lake Jemiki Road resident, Mann is not in favor of Duke Energy being granted an increase in its base residential rates.  His predicament appeared to perk the interest […]

According to the office of Senator Graham, the Department of Homeland Security has confirmed to the South Carolina Republican that the individual charged with murder of Georgia student Laken Riley was paroled into the U-S illegally.  And it prompts Graham to conclude, “There is no effective detention when it comes to illegal immigrants coming to our border.”  Venezuelan national Jose […]

Duke Energy customers Dale Wilde and Sharon DeRidder worry for those trying to make financial ends meet in a time of high inflation and the prospects that their home energy bills will jump as early as August 1.  Wilde and DeRidder were among nine customers who brought issues to the attention of the state Public Service Commission during the hearing […]