Author: Dick Mangrum

Photographs taken and the memories brought back are telling the story of a trip to New York City by 37 Seneca High School chorus students.  Accompanied by 17 adults, the Seneca chorus performed April 16 at Carnegie Hall.  Conducted by Dr. Allyss Haecker, they sang three songs and received a standing ovation after having been part of eight hours of […]

After two days of balloting, Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative announced the results of a two-way contest for an open Anderson county seat on its board of directors.  The ballot count added up to victory for Will Anderson, a row crop farmer.  Anderson tallied 4,296 votes; his competitor, Paul Brown, the long time news media broadcaster and photojournalist, received 2,564 votes.  […]

Both sides in the week-long Oconee civil court trial rested their cases last evening.  The proceedings resume at 9:30 this morning at the courthouse with closing arguments and the judge’s explanation of the law.  Then the jurors will retire to their private room to deliberate a verdict.  After the sale of 123 Seneca ByPass business property, the buyer filed a […]

By late morning, the plaintiff had called four witnesses to further make its case for damages as the result of a property deal in Seneca.  Unlike the early stages of the Common Pleas trial, the four witnesses this morning were on the stand for only a short time.  One of the four, real estate broker Terri Anderson was a recall […]

No surprise.  Because of the heavy rains of today, there will be NO Jazz on the Alley this evening at Seneca.

The Tamassee school founded more than 100 years ago by the DAR—Daughters of the American Revolution—has entered civil court action against the Missouri State Society, DAR.  The complaint outlines, among others, grounds for conversion and breach of fiduciary duty and seeks damages.  Alleged in the complaint, filed for Tamassee DAR School by Seneca attorney Andrew Holliday, is “unjust enrichment” by […]

A small film maker chose an iconic Seneca location for a scene this week of a movie that’s to receive Amazon distribution.  Ken Vickery, whose family operated, perhaps, the last full-service gas station in the area, confirms that Vickery’s former Texaco was used as the scene for the opening shot of “On the Run” – a flick that will have […]

The Associated Press wire service calls the House approval of a fiscal responsibility bill a razor-thin margin.  The 3rd District’s representative, Republican Jeff Duncan, announced he was on the side of the majority in the 217-215 vote in favor “Limit, Save, Grove” — the best way, Duncan says, to shrink what the federal government spends.  Duncan fears if status quo […]

FN America, LLC (FN America) is the United States subsidiary of FN Herstal, S.A., a global firearms manufacturer, announces plans to expand its South Carolina footprint with a new production facility in Pickens County which will be its second in the state. The company’s $33 million investment will create approximately 176 new jobs. With existing operations in Richland County, FN […]

Matthew Durham was a visitor to yesterday’s meeting of the Westminster Rotary Club.  Accounts received indicate the Rotarians gave the new chairman of county council a warm reception.  Durham was a visitor only and did not address the Rotarians, although it’s likely he’ll receive an invitation to be a future meeting speaker.