Author: Dick Mangrum

The South Carolina DNR calls attention to a new law regulating the conduct of boaters and personal watercraft users who hit the water this summer.  The law, signed by the governor in March, establishes that, on specified bodies of water, no one may operate a personal watercraft, specialty propcraft, or vessel on waters such as Keowee, Jocassee, and Hartwell in […]

Two Westminster public schools are on the receiving end of new administrators.  The county trustees yesterday approved the hiring of Graham Parker Dennis, from Seneca Middle School, as assistant principal at Orchard Park Elementary; Jessica Thomas, a Powdersville Elementary teacher, is to assume assistant principal at Westminster Elementary.

Friday night fun in Walhalla.  The city will waive the $5 dollar admittance charge to the municipal pool on. W. Main and open the gates for free swimming between the hours of 5 and 7 pm Friday.  This on a week of continuous scorching temps.

The regular June meeting of the Westminster City Council takes place at 6 tomorrow night at the fire department.  Pocketbook issues are a prominent part of the agenda.  At Councilman Mefleh’s request, there is to discussion of how to handle the revenues and expenses of AMI–the automated metering charge that utility customers paid.  In new business, council takes up police […]

Customers of Seneca Light and Water will soon start paying 11% more on their sewer bills.  Like other municipalities inside a tri-angular geographic area, Seneca has been grappling with how to absorb treatment cost increases from the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority.  The time to weigh-in on Seneca’s next budget plan was last night, as the mayor and council welcomed […]

The West Union outside auditor, Michael McGuinn, told the mayor and council that, in spite of claims made by state lawmakers, the promise of a surplus of state monies is wrongheaded.  McGuinn says the lawmakers have failed to properly fund the state’s retirement system and the resulting pension liability is eating up the black-and-white of the state budget.  But McGuinn […]

The outside auditor for West Union says the only recourse the small town has to soften the blow of inflation is to pass increased costs onto its public.  Michael McGuinn, CPI in Easley, gave his opinion last night at town hall in response to a question by the town attorney.  He had just given copies of the town’s audited financial […]