Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
A special swearing in ceremony was held Wednesday afternoon at the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, which made ClemsonLIFE Graduate Brock Chappelear an honorary Deputy within the K-9 Division. Master Deputy Jimmy Watt with more… 23 year-old Brock, who has Downs Syndrome, recently graduated from the ClemsonLIFE program, which offers a college campus experience after high school for students with disabilities. […]
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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 601 new confirmed cases and 45 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 26 additional confirmed deaths and 11 new probable deaths. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 118,699 probable cases to 1,804, confirmed deaths to 2,652, and 142 probable deaths. In Oconee County there […]
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Walhalla High School’s football practice has been canceled for the rest of the week after an adjunct coach tested positive for COVID-19. Associate Superintendent Steve Hanvey said in a statement that the coach has not been around the players since the middle of last week but was at a coach’s meeting. Hanvey added that no other coaches or players at […]
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Jazz on the Alley Returns this Thursday night to Ram Cat Alley in Seneca at 7:00 pm, with streets closing at 5:00 pm. After a week hiatus, the event will return with an exemption to the governor’s order on large gatherings. Face coverings or masks will be required as people enter the event and are in transit, walking around from […]
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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is providing new guidelines for limited outdoor visitation at nursing homes and community residential care facilities, commonly referred to as assisted living facilities. “We understand how difficult it has been during these past few months for friends and families to be distanced from their loved ones who reside in nursing homes […]
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More than $1.2 billion in safety and infrastructure federal grants awarded by the Trump Administration was announced by Secretary of Transportation Elain Chao yesterday. The monies will be distributed nationwide among 405 airports. Locally, the airports in Oconee and Pickens Counties will reportedly share in the benefits. Oconee’s Regional Airport is to receive $191,300 to buy property for development, while […]
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This week, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) will begin providing twice-weekly reports on the number COVID-19 cases associated with staff and students at public and private schools in the state. This school reporting will include for every school both cumulative and rolling 30-day counts of confirmed cases among students, teachers and faculty members, and will […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic can be very confusing for travelers. As Carolinians look to Labor Day and the upcoming autumn and holiday seasons, many are still questioning how the pandemic will affect the various elements of their trip. In addition to its expert team of travel advisors who are able to help travelers make their travel plans with confidence, AAA has also rolled […]
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DHEC announced 761 new confirmed cases and 31 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 37 additional confirmed deaths and no new probable deaths. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 118,116, probable cases to 1,730, confirmed deaths to 2,626, and 131 probable deaths. Five new cases were confirmed in Oconee County; 17 new cases were confirmed […]
Read moreThe Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) confirmed that a skunk located near Hosta Lane and Turner Hill Road in Easley, SC tested positive for rabies. Two pets were exposed and will be quarantined as required in the South Carolina Rabies Control Act. The skunk was submitted to DHEC’s laboratory for testing on August 28th and was confirmed to […]
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