Author: Dick Mangrum

Case documents reveal the estate of a woman killed near Seneca when a car chased by the police crashed into her home has petitioned to settle civil claims with the state Department of Public Safety.  A court officer has confirmed to 101.7/WGOG NEWS that a hearing to consider the petition for the plaintiff, Shirley Neimeyer, personal representative of the estate […]

A South Carolina DOT worker from Oconee, Matthew Huller, was part of a crew that repaired the pilings on a Liberty Highway bridge over Twelve Mile River.  Huller and the rest of the crew removed and replaced old, rusted bracings, and re-inforced steel pilings that, over the years, had rusted and deteriorated.  Their efforts are told in the fall edition […]

West Union’s December town council meeting takes place at 5:30 tomorrow evening at town hall and will include a report by the new police chief, Jeff Richardson.

A near $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation  will allow Clemson University to develop a graphic novel that tells the story of an impoverished eastern North Carolina community that was able to prove that industrial hog farms in their area were causing environmental harm and making them sick.  The pre-dominantly Black community is named Tillery.  The graphic novel, […]

A long agenda has been prepared for Westminster City Council tomorrow to conduct the business of the city.  The regular December city council meeting at 6 o’clock tomorrow night takes place at the fire department.  At the end of the agenda:  an executive session to discuss an offer to buy PMPA ownership of Catawba nuclear unit #2.  Through PMPA, the […]

A 36-year old Seneca man was taken into custody Friday and charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor second degree.  According to the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, the allegation against Joshua Edward Worley Sr. arises from an investigation begun in September after a deputy received a report of molestation.

City hall chambers at Seneca filled beyond capacity Friday to celebrate the retirement of Danny Singleton, the municipal court judge for 24 years.  Singleton’s family members, many of his co-workers, and admirers were there to congratulate Singleton and to hear the salutatory remarks of Mayor Dan Alexander.  Singleton departs Seneca at month’s end for a new chapter in his professional […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, is announcing today that nine suspects have been indicted by a State Grand Jury in the second phase of the ongoing “Operation Rocket Fuel” drug trafficking conspiracy investigation.   In a news release dated May 20th, 2021, the South […]