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A large crowd attended Celebrate Oconee! on Friday, Oct. 12, at Chattooga Belle Farm in Long Creek. Celebrate Oconee! was the county’s big sesquicentennial or 150th anniversary party with all proceeds benefiting Oconee Heritage Center (OHC) museums. OHC Director and Curator Leslie Hagerty said it was a great night. “Oh it was great. We had perfect weather. Everybody that had […]

Students who enroll in CNC classes at Tri-County Technical College’s (TCTC) Oconee Campus this spring will train in a spacious classroom and lab space filled with state-of-the-art equipment just like you would see in local manufacturing facilities. Spring semester begins Jan. 7, 2019, at the Oconee Campus and TCTC’s other community campuses in Pendleton, Anderson, Easley and ITC in Sandy […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has filed additional charges and has made additional arrests in relation to its continuing investigation of a double homicide that occurred on the Utica Mill Hill in September. On Sept. 10, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 14 Padgett Street in regards to the shooting deaths of 54-year-old Timothy Wayne Caldwell and 29-year-old David Thomas Tranah. […]

United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated today that on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO), along their local, state, and federal law enforcement partners, will visit schools across South Carolina to meet with students as a part of South Carolina’s 17th Annual Student Pledge Against Gun Violence. With a focus on keeping their schools and […]

It will be a three-day weekend for students in the School District of Pickens County (SDPC) as a district-level professional learning day for teachers is planned. So, no classes for SDPC students on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. To see a complete calendar for the SDPC, visit www.pickens.k12.sc.us.

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, on charges of kidnapping and domestic violence in the first degree, tells Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “27-year-old David Alburt Maye of Cooke Drive was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 9:06am after being transported from the Stephens County Detention Center to Oconee County by […]

A few prospective buyers have expressed interest in the former Hometown Food Store building in downtown Seneca. During their executive session of the regular monthly meeting, the Seneca City Council was told by City Administrator Scott Moulder that interest is growing for the building, explains Mayor Dan Alexander. “The Hometown building we have had some interest in that piece of […]

Governor Henry McMaster announces that the state of South Carolina remains in a state of emergency due to continued flooding from Hurricane Florence and potential impact from Hurricane Michael. Forecasters believe Hurricane Michael will weaken to a tropical storm and begin affecting the state beginning Thursday. “While we will not see the full force of Hurricane Michael the way Florida […]

So far, Oconee County is on the safer side of Michael, which is passing through the area as a tropical storm. A few trees fell over night in the Golden Corner and there are puddles on some roadways, but other than that, no problems have been reported this morning as steady, moderate rain falls in the county, reports Oconee County […]