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As the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) prepares for another school year in August, they are currently looking for interested candidates to fill a number of job openings. At the conclusion of the recent school year, the SDOC celebrated the retirement of 70 teachers and faculty. Now they must fill those positions, tells Oconee County Schools Assistant Superintendent of […]

Last month, the Oconee County Council approved nine School Resources Officers (SRO) for the School District of Oconee County. This means that each public school in the county will now have its own officer. Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw has already appointed seven of those new SROs. “We have had a lot of interest within the Sheriff’s Office to fill […]

On Thursday, the Oconee County Elections Commission canvassed and certified the results of Tuesday’s Primary Election. Oconee County Voter Registration and Elections Director Joy Scharich says a few ballots were added to the county totals. “The canvass hearing went well. We had one public attendee follow up on his provisional ballot. We ended up adding, I think, ten provisional ballots […]

The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office was requested to provide assistance to the South Carolina Highway Patrol in reference to a suspicious person on the Doodle Trail near Rice Road in Easley. The incident occurred Tuesday, June 12, at approximately 7:15pm. Deputies arrived on the scene and interviewed an adult witness who stated that she was riding a bicycle on the […]

Last Friday night, June 8, the Foothills Area YMCA hosted Growing Our Future at the Lighthouse Event Center. Attendees were treated to dinner, live and silent auctions, designer container garden competitions, music and more, tells Foothills Area YMCA CEO Christle Ross. “We had a wonderful event at Growing Our Future for the YMCA. We raised around $38,000; we’re actually kind […]

South Carolina voters go back to the polls later this month to decide who will be the Republican candidate in the General Election on Nov. 6. Tuesday night, Henry McMaster received 153,925 votes or 42% of the statewide republican ballots cast compared to John Warren’s 100,527 votes or 28%, so the two will meet in a runoff on June 26. […]

These are the unofficial results of the 2018 South Carolina Primary Elections for Oconee County: Governor – DEM (Vote For 1) 100% Percentage Votes DEM DEM Phil Noble 12.18% 251 DEM DEM James Smith 62.09% 1,279 DEM DEM Marguerite Willis 25.73% 530 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3 – DEM 100% Percentage Votes DEM DEM Hosea Cleveland 28.45% 580 DEM […]

The Oconee Heritage Center (OHC) announces the Celebrate Oconee! photo contest to commemorate Oconee County’s Sesquicentennial or 150th birthday. The OHC’s Celebrate Oconee! Photo Contest is open to photographers of all ages and skill levels. “We are looking for striking photographs of life in Oconee County to celebrate Oconee County’s Sesquicentennial,” says OHC Director and Curator Leslie Hagerty. “Photographs must […]

Be one of the first people to get a brand new special edition library card by entering the Oconee County Public Library’s (OCPL) photo contest, tells Leah Price, Westminster Branch Manager and OCPL Publicity Coordinator. “We are excited to celebrate our 70 years of service to Oconee County and offer these cards to our customers. The library has never had […]

The Class of 2018 at Seneca High School (SHS) set a new scholarship record. The 225 graduates on June 2, earned more than $17 million in scholarships, tells Cari Carter, Guidance Director at SHS. “Collectively, the Class of 2018 earned over $17 million in scholarship monies. So, we are very proud of that, they set a record and so always […]