Author: Dick Mangrum

A maker of color and additive concentrates will uplift its facility on Youth Center Road in the Anderson County town of Belton.  Announcement by the governor’s office hails the expansion plans of Additive Plastics Group and its promise to invest $6 million and create up to 25 jobs by October 2024.  Those interested in working there should email Marc Vanover.

A contractor accidentally cut a main line, requiring a boil water advisory for customers along a number of roads in Westminster’s rural service territory.  According to the utilities department, the following customers should vigorously boil their drinking water a full two minutes on the Philip Lear Road, the Chauga Road, Tabor Road, and Dr. John’s Road, south of Philip Lear.  […]

In meetings on opposite sides of Walhalla’s Main drag, there were votes Tuesday night on an extension of an agreement for the city fire department to answer fire calls within a 5-mile unincorporated radius of the corporate limits. Sarai Melendez, chairwoman of Walhalla’s fire committee, says her committee last night voted unanimously to recommend a continuing resolution to the full […]

Two property takings cases were decided this morning in an Oconee courtroom by rulings of Resident Circuit Judge Scott Sprouse.  Each one involves only small amounts of land, but land that the DOT deems is needed to improve Fair Play’s tricky confluence of SC 24, 59, and 182.  Sprouse approved $22,038 as just compensation for Edgar Alexander and his late […]

Some of the community’s life was lost at the turn to the 21st century when Utica’s long-time textile plant closed for good.  Now, a new vision for what’s left of the building on S. 6th Street at the edge of Seneca’s corporate limits.  Members of Oconee County Council predict that a developer’s plans for Seneca Mill Lofts will change Utica’s […]

David Root, long-time attorney to Oconee County Council, confirmed to 101.7/WGOG NEWS last night that he is resigning and will join a Greenville law firm.  Root says the county council, his employe, is aware of his resignation, which takes effect January 5.

Julian Davis says if he chaired Oconee County Council, he’d call a meeting for January in an attempt to resolve questions about a $25 million dollar bond issue and to clear up questions about sewer to I-85 as part of Sewer South #2.  Council chairman Matthew Durham said he’s willing to call for such a meeting and wants Chris Eleazer, […]