Author: Dick Mangrum

Walhalla has designated up to $35 thousand toward a study of its sewer system—aimed at pinpointing the trouble spots for infiltration. There are savings to be realized by minimizing the problem of inflow and infiltration which leads to higher bills the city must pay to treat sewage. After an initial delay, utilities superintendent Scott Parris expects North American Pipeline Management […]

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A 21-year old man in custody has been identified by the Clemson police as their suspect in Monday’s holdup at the Stop-A-Minit convenience store on highway 123. The police say Greer resident Elijah Tahir Thomas is charged with armed robbery and other charges are pending. Twenty-one-year old Thomas is being held in another jurisdiction, police say.

An attempt will be made to collect DNA to identify the human remains uncovered this week in a section of Seneca near S. Walnut Street. Coroner Karl Addis says a specimen is being sent to the “SLED” laboratory to compare to known missing persons—including two women reported missing this year in Oconee County. The case came to light yesterday when […]

The Seneca Police announce:  “On 06-17-19 around noon, officers were dispatched to a residence on Asbury Dr. to meet with the homeowner about his dog’s discovery of a large bone. Investigators contacted the coroner’s office for assistance in determining if it was human or animal. A subsequent search of the immediate area revealed no further findings at that point. On […]

The police in Clemson are alerting the public to three cases of unsolved armed holdups. One took place at a 123 convenience store. Two others were on Clemson Street and College Avenue near 123. In those two, the robber approached his victim from behind armed with a silver handgun. The following description was released: African-American male, between 5’ 9” and […]

A moving company is delivering turbines for installation at the Oconee Nuclear Station. Duke Energy plans to replace three, low-pressure turbines on Unit 2 this fall during a scheduled re-fueling outage. Those turbines traveled from New York state to Charleston by barge, then to Newry by train. A Duke spokeswoman says the move will not block any roads, and the […]

Fire this morning destroyed a single wide mobile home near Walhalla, and one person suffered a minor cut while trying to retrieve contents thru a broken window. A spokesman for Emergency Services attributes the fire on the Wolf Stake Road to a youngster playing with a lighter. Red Cross is attempting to help members of two families who lost practically […]

An internal review of what were reported as unauthorized county worker pay raises remains incomplete, according to comments made last night by David Root, attorney for Oconee County. Root spoke briefly during last night’s meeting when a member of the public complained that there has been no update to the revelation that raises, not authorized by the county council, were […]