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Two members of the Oconee Economic Alliance (OEA) team recently graduated from the Leadership Oconee County Program; gaining a wealth of knowledge about team building, leadership skills and practices, along with an understanding of the organizational makeup of many of Oconee County’s government services, non-profits, and community entities. In the 2017-18 class were OEA team members, Daja Dial and Emily […]

The School District of Oconee County (SDOC) will interview candidates for principal at Seneca High School (SHS) after the holiday weekend, tells Oconee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland. “We’ve been advertising for that position for the last week half or so and we closed that job positing yesterday afternoon and we anticipate interviewing some candidates on Tuesday morning.” Since […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is issuing an advisory about a scam call going around with the caller impersonating a police officer. The Sheriff’s Office says that the caller is using the names of actual law enforcement officers to scam people into paying fines, clearing arrest warrants or missing jury duty. At least one citizen has lost money in the […]

Gas prices jumped 12 cents over the past 14 days, and six-cents since last Monday, landing the national average at $2.93, the highest price point going into the Memorial Day weekend since 2014. The spike has been felt in the Carolinas as well, reports AAA Carolinas spokesperson Tiffany Wright. “North Carolina’s $2.76 average today is 10 cents higher over the […]

Walk in and vote absentee. On May 14, in person absentee voting began in South Carolina for the June 12, Primary Elections. Oconee County Voter Registration and Elections Director Joy Scharich tells who is eligible to vote absentee. “We have absentee voting and there are 17 reasons that you can vote by absentee. So, members of the Armed Forces or […]

The Lower Whitewater Falls victim was recovered Monday afternoon by divers. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis identified her as 18-year-old Anna McCall Mimms of Seneca. She was one week shy of her 19th birthday. She had just completed her freshman year in the Bridge Program at Clemson University. On Sunday, Mimms was walking with three other friends along the Whitewater […]

As the country mourns another school shooting and the loss of ten lives in the Santa Fe High School shooting in Texas, Oconee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland is offering his condolences. “It’s just awful. It is becoming all too common and just something that we as a country need to, I guess, find strategies to prevent this from […]

Seneca’s Lunney House Museum has been chosen to a prestigious position serving the Southeast Museum Conference, explains Seneca City Museums Director and Curator Dr. John Martin. “We’re about to embark on a new road, I like to call it, the Southeast Museum Conference has awarded the Lunney House Museum as the House Museum Information Center for the 12 state area. […]

The Seneca Police Department reports that Richard Anthony Dunston Jr., who was being sought for a homicide that occurred Thursday night, May 17, is now in custody. He turned himself in to the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office and has a bond hearing scheduled for 10:30am today at the Oconee County Detention Center. The Seneca Police Department thanks the community for […]

JTEKT North America, a producer of bearings, driveline components, steering systems and machine tools, announces that it is investing $19.4 million to expand its existing Koyo Bearings production facility in Oconee County. The growth will result in the creation of 56 new jobs. “Koyo’s dedication to continuously improving our manufacturing processes shows we are a consistent employer of choice within […]