Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
James M Brown Elementary is pleased to announce that Erin Garland has been named their new Assistant Principal. She replaces Virgil Highsmith, who recently retired. Mrs. Garland has worked as a Kindergarten and 2nd grade teacher in the SDOC and has most recently been serving as a Literacy Coach at James M Brown. She also coordinates the after school program […]
Read moreDecember 7, 2018 Dick Mangrum Public safety officials say a young child, suffering from multiple burns, received an air flight this morning from the Westminster area to a medical facility. A helicopter landing zone was set up during the 7 o’clock hour this morning by Tabor Baptist Church near 123/the Westminster-Toccoa Highway. Westminster Fire Department and the Oconee Sheriff’s Office […]
Read moreDecember 3, 2018 Dick Mangrum Senator Lindsey Graham says President George H-W Bush was a great role model for those in public service and to those who will aspire in the future. Over the weekend, the South Carolina Republican issued a statement of condolence. He said, “…my thoughts are with the Bush family who are some of the most incredible […]
Read moreDecember 3, 2018 Dick Mangrum Here are Clemson traffic announcements for tomorrow’s parade and basketball game. Participants in the 2018 Clemson Christmas parade will line up on highway 93 for the procession from the President’s House at Cherry Road to Bowman Field. As a result, College Avenue and that section of 93 will be closed starting at 4:45 pm. Anyone […]
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The Seneca High School Choral Department will present “Sounds of the Season” Thursday, December 6 at 8:00pm. The program will feature the Women’s Chorus, Mixed Chorus, Honors Women’s Chorus, Honors Chorale and Madrigal Singers. The concert will open with the Madrigal Singers singing a beautiful German rendition of “Stille Nacht” from the balcony of the church, followed by the Women’s […]
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November 27, 2018 Dick Mangrum Marijuana use for approved medical purposes is an issue that won’t go away in South Carolina, in spite of one lawmaker’s views on the controversial subject. State Senator Thomas Alexander has served on a committee studying whether certain patients should be allowed to smoke marijuana, to help relieve their discomfort. But Alexander told Walhalla Rotarians […]
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November 27, 2018 Dick Mangrum The merger of Greenville Health System and Palmetto Health of the Midlands means a new statement of purpose for its member hospitals, such as Oconee Memorial. Starting January 1, the Oconee medical campus of GHS becomes Prisma Health. And last night Hunter Kome, the chief operating officer of Oconee Memorial, told a board of local […]
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November 27, 2018 Dick Mangrum Construction job one these days in the Oconee School District is the new career center on highway 11. Actual construction starts in February, with the targeted opening date 2020. But on the heels of the 140 thousand square foot career and technology center, district officials say, is a replacement Seneca middle school. The district is […]
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Seneca High School (SHS) announces that Coach Hal Capps will no longer serve as the Head Football Coach, explains SHS Principal Felicia LeRoy. “On behalf of the entire Seneca Bobcat community, we would like to thank Coach Hal Capps for his three years of service as Head Football Coach. Under his leadership, the Bobcat Football Team posted two consecutive Region […]
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The results of parents and district employees on a modified school calendar that, if adopted, would stretch out the instruction year and shorten summer recess were given last night to the Board of Trustees for the School District of Oconee County, explains Associate Superintendent of Administration Steve Hanvey. “Well, we sent out surveys to our families and honestly I’m a […]
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