Author: Dick Mangrum

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.

An Oconee jury heard a contractor testify that he conducted his own investigation to determine the origin of silt that penetrated a Lake Keowee cove at Seneca.  And plaintiff’s witness Danny Hutchinson said he concluded the problems were emanating across from his 123 ByPass property on the south side of the four lane highway.  Hutchinson’s testimony was preceded yesterday by […]

The testimony of a new witness is underway late this afternoon at the Oconee Courthouse in the civil trial over what the jury heard were problems associated with ByPass 123 business property that changed hands in a sale in 2017.  Called by the plaintiff’s side, Danny Hutchinson told the jury that, as the owner of property across the 4-lane highway, […]

The police in Walhalla have arrested a 31-year old Easley man on the charge of grand larceny of an automobile.  The police quoted the crime victim as saying that on December 3 last year she left a rider inside her car along with the keys and her purse while she went in the Potter’s Church on S. John Street for […]

The buyer-agent in the sale of a multi-tenant complex and property on the 123 Seneca By-Pass is testifying at this hour, as the third witness in the Oconee Common Pleas trial.  After answering questions on direct for the plaintiff’s side, Terri Anderson is being cross-examined for an attorney for the defendants.  In the case involving property at 455 By-Pass 123, […]

Chance to vote early in Seneca’s next election.  The office of county registrations is placing in the mail today ballots for Seneca’s special election May 30.  A spokesman said those ballots are being mailed to city voters who’ve asked for them.  On May 30 Seneca will fill a vacant council seat.  There are five ballot candidates.

Tim Scott, South Carolina Republican, announces he has introduced “FEND” — the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act.  In a news release, the senator said it’s clear the killer drug is entering the U-S facilitated by the chemical suppliers in the People’s Republic of China and drug cartels in Mexico.  One of the components of the legislation […]

From one side of the city council’s table, there was discussion at Seneca last night as to where best to fit a certain corps of businesses in the corporate limits to adhere to the city’s zoning regulations.  Bottom line:  watch for the city council, likely at its next meeting, to take off the table for further consideration ordinance 2023-02.  That’s […]

A Seneca department head took the witness stand just after 9:45 yesterday morning, and there he remained until 4:45 in the afternoon – with the exception of a lunch break and routine stoppages during a circuit court trial.  For much of yesterday, a plaintiff’s attorney slowly led Ed Halbig through a series of photographs, emails, and other communications dated years […]