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On Friday afternoon, June 1, two adult men from Fair Play were discovered dead at 371 Tammi Lane near Fair Play. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis reports that one of the decedent’s resided at the incident location and the other decedent was an acquaintance to the homeowner. The homeowner, 66-year-old Ronald L. Holbrooks was discovered dead in the bedroom of […]

It was a very wet May in the Golden Corner of South Carolina; however, 18 days of rain did not set a record, explains Official U.S. Weather Observer Barbara Wilson. “In May of this year, I recorded 13.72 inches that was over 18 days. That was not the wettest May that we have had, the wettest was in 1976 when […]

Crimestoppers of Oconee County, Inc. and the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office seek the public’s help in regards to a larceny of a lawn mower from a business in Oakway that occurred late last week. On May 25, a deputy responded to Oakway Tractor on West-Oak Highway in regards to the theft of a walk behind lawn mower. The orange Kubota […]

This Saturday, June 2, the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) holds graduation ceremonies. Once again, all three high school graduation ceremonies will be held in Littlejohn Coliseum on the campus of Clemson University, explains Oconee County Schools Assistant Superintendent of Operations Steve Hanvey. “We will again be at Littlejohn Coliseum and we will start off with West-Oak High School […]

Any lottery player who holds a Holiday Cash Add-A-Play ticket depicting nine tree symbols, which was purchased on Dec. 25, 2017 between 5:51pm until 7:53pm will be reimbursed the purchase price of this ticket. The South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) Board of Commissioners voted to reimburse the purchase price paid by each Holiday Cash Add-A-Play ticket holder bought on Dec. […]

The Oconee Economic Alliance (OEA) and the Hamilton Career Center in the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) are celebrating 18 student graduates of the inaugural class of the NOW program, tells Daja Dial, Marketing and Communications Manager of OEA. “Nurturing Oconee’s Workforce, NOW, is a unique program designed collaboratively by the OEA and the SDOC. The accomplishments of the […]

At a special called board meeting Wednesday morning, May 30, the Board of Trustees for the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) accepted the recommendation of Mrs. Felicia LeRoy as the new principal of Seneca High School. The effective date of this appointment is July 1. Mrs. LeRoy has 29 years of experience as a teacher and administrator. She has […]

Over a foot of rain in one week has forced officials with Georgia Power to open up spillways in the Tallulah and Tugaloo River area to release water, explains Oconee County Emergency Services Deputy Chief of Emergency Management and Special Operations Scott Krein. “Georgia Power notified us last night that they would be opening some of their spillways in the […]

It was a tearful conclusion to last night’s Seneca City Council Meeting as longtime City Administrator Greg Dietterick announced it was his last meeting in an official capacity. “I’m just very thankful for the opportunity to serve. It’s be 20 years and that is pretty unique.” Even though it was anticipated, the announcement still came as a shock to the […]