Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
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 […]
Read moreThe 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 […]
Read moreThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is updating its investigation into a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to raw turkey products. Since July 19, 2018, 74 more ill people have been reported, bringing the total to 164 ill people from 35 states. Sixty-three people have been hospitalized. One death was reported from California. Illnesses in this outbreak […]
Read moreIt was a wet start to the week in Oconee County. Official U.S. Weather Observer Barbara Wilson gives rainfall totals over the past 24 hours recorded at her weather station at Hickory Hollow Farm in Walhalla. “Well, the rain that we had between 7am and 5:15pm, was most of it, almost 2.5 inches, but from 7am yesterday to 7am today […]
Read moreThe game time has been set for the Palmetto Bowl, which is the yearly matchup of the Clemson Tigers versus the South Carolina Gamecocks on the gridiron. The game is set for 7pm on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, in Death Valley at Clemson’s Memorial Stadium and it will be televised on ESPN. Coverage of the Gamecocks begins at 6pm here […]
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Congratulations to the Seneca High School (SHS) Bobcat Competition Cheer Team. SHS Athletic Director Andy Bay reports that last night they placed in the top 16 out of 25 teams to qualify for the State Competition next Saturday in Columbia. Nickie Powell, Sarah Lecroy and Dorian Burress coach the SHS Competition Cheer Team.
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Tuesday’s Midterm Election has been canvassed and certified in Oconee County. On Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, the Oconee County Elections Commission counted provisional and failsafe ballots, explains Oconee County Voter Registration and Elections Director Joy Scharich. “Yes, we do have a canvass, all the votes are counted for and we have a certified election total. They canvassed yesterday and counted […]
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Thursday afternoon, Nov. 8, 2018, Lake Keowee Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram and Lake Keowee Ford Operating Partner and General Manager Mark Williams presented a $27,800 check to the Oconee Memorial Hospital (OMH) Foundation for the Breast Care Center. “Year over year that we can make that increase and then pay it forward to the community, words can’t explain it. Our […]
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The Oconee County Veterans Council Relief Fund received a grant for $17,000 Thursday morning from South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Kevin Bryant, who was honored to help veterans that have fallen on hard times. “These aren’t my funds, these are taxpayer funds and there is no better way to show our appreciation on behalf of the taxpayers of this sate to […]
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Crimestoppers of Oconee County, Inc. and the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office seek the public’s help in its investigation into a recent burglary and larceny that occurred in the Mountain Rest area. A deputy responded to 263 Whetstone Road during the late morning hours of Nov. 1, and spoke with the property owner, who said that entry was made into a […]
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