Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
January 9, 2019 Dick Mangrum A young Walhalla police lieutenant is the city’s new police chief. After a closed-door meeting, the city council chose Sean Brinson to fill the job vacated on the resignation last year of Ronald Wilbanks. It appears Brinson was a late entry into a field of what amounted to twenty applicants for the position. Councilman Tjay […]
Read moreA new three-member majority of the Oconee County Council took shape Tuesday, with the opening moves seemingly aimed at isolating the other two members. Julian Davis was elected the new Council chairman on Tuesday with three votes, his own and that of District 3 Councilmember Paul Cain and District 1 Councilmember John Elliot, who was sworn in Tuesday to replace […]
Read moreJanuary 9, 2019 Dick Mangrum Amanda Brock, longtime executive assistant in the county administrator’s office, will be the new interim county administrator for the foreseeable future. After an executive session of nearly an hour on Tuesday, the County Council unanimously approved Brock for the position. Brock will replace Rick Martin, who has served as interim administrator since the resignation of […]
Read moreJanuary 8, 2019 Dick Mangrum No students are reported injured in a late afternoon school bus accident near Seneca. The accident is believed to have involved a bus and a motorcycle on Wells Highway in the vicinity of Utica Baptist Church. Dr. Michael Thorsland, superintendent, says 12 students were on the bus. Some were picked up the scene by private […]
Read moreJanuary 8, 2019 Dick Mangrum The project to build Pioneer Rural Water’s 2.5 MGD treatment plant is close to the finish line, but the water district’s outside consultant says he can’t say exactly when it will be finished and when it will produce water for the first time. Complicating the situation, according to Design South’s Donald Phillips, is the federal […]
Read moreJanuary 8, 2019 Dick Mangrum Clemson has announced the parade to honor the football champs will be 9 o’clock Saturday morning, starting at College Avenue and Keith Street, turning right onto 93, and eventually making its way to the stadium. The parade lineup will be players, coaches, administrators, invited guests, Tiger Band, cheerleaders, Rally Cats, and mascots. For fans who […]
Read moreJanuary 8, 2019 Dick Mangrum Construction of Oconee County’s YMCA is on hold as long as the federal government shutdown continues. That statement today from Christle Ross, the Y’s executive director. The campaign for the county’s first YMCA has the land, an architect, a builder, and a large federal loan. But until Washington reaches agreement to get the government back […]
Read moreJanuary 8, 2019 Dick Mangrum The January business forum, conducted by the Oconee Economic Alliance, takes place at 8 o’clock Thursday morning at Thrift Development near Seneca. Janet Hartman, interim director, says, “To close out one year and kick off another the Oconee Economic Alliance will present our 2018 annual report.” The Economic Alliance Business Forum is a monthly opportunity […]
Read moreJanuary 8, 2019 Dick Mangrum In the year 2018, the office of the Oconee County Coroner handled 781 calls. That amounts to more than two cases a day for which Coroner Karl Addis had responsibility to respond and handle. In the middle of the calendar year, thanks to funding from the county, Addis added his first, full-time assistant. The 781 […]
Read moreDecember 27, 2018 Dick Mangrum Paul Cain and Janet Hartman will represent Oconee County next month at the Governor’s Opportunity Zone Summit. The purpose of the January 25 meeting in Columbia is to help local communities spur economic development. Hartman serves as interim director of the Oconee Economic Alliance. County Councilman Cain represents District Three—the Seneca area. There, the Opportunity […]
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