Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
January 9, 2019 Dick Mangrum Amanda Brock, longtime executive assistant in the county administrator’s office, will be the new interim county administrator for the foreseeable future. After an executive session of nearly an hour on Tuesday, the County Council unanimously approved Brock for the position. Brock will replace Rick Martin, who has served as interim administrator since the resignation of […]
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James M Brown Elementary is pleased to announce that Erin Garland has been named their new Assistant Principal. She replaces Virgil Highsmith, who recently retired. Mrs. Garland has worked as a Kindergarten and 2nd grade teacher in the SDOC and has most recently been serving as a Literacy Coach at James M Brown. She also coordinates the after school program […]
Read moreDecember 7, 2018 Dick Mangrum Public safety officials say a young child, suffering from multiple burns, received an air flight this morning from the Westminster area to a medical facility. A helicopter landing zone was set up during the 7 o’clock hour this morning by Tabor Baptist Church near 123/the Westminster-Toccoa Highway. Westminster Fire Department and the Oconee Sheriff’s Office […]
Read moreDecember 3, 2018 Dick Mangrum Senator Lindsey Graham says President George H-W Bush was a great role model for those in public service and to those who will aspire in the future. Over the weekend, the South Carolina Republican issued a statement of condolence. He said, “…my thoughts are with the Bush family who are some of the most incredible […]
Read moreDecember 3, 2018 Dick Mangrum Here are Clemson traffic announcements for tomorrow’s parade and basketball game. Participants in the 2018 Clemson Christmas parade will line up on highway 93 for the procession from the President’s House at Cherry Road to Bowman Field. As a result, College Avenue and that section of 93 will be closed starting at 4:45 pm. Anyone […]
Read moreThe Seneca High School Choral Department will present “Sounds of the Season” Thursday, December 6 at 8:00pm. The program will feature the Women’s Chorus, Mixed Chorus, Honors Women’s Chorus, Honors Chorale and Madrigal Singers. The concert will open with the Madrigal Singers singing a beautiful German rendition of “Stille Nacht” from the balcony of the church, followed by the Women’s […]
Read moreNovember 27, 2018 Dick Mangrum Marijuana use for approved medical purposes is an issue that won’t go away in South Carolina, in spite of one lawmaker’s views on the controversial subject. State Senator Thomas Alexander has served on a committee studying whether certain patients should be allowed to smoke marijuana, to help relieve their discomfort. But Alexander told Walhalla Rotarians […]
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November 27, 2018 Dick Mangrum The merger of Greenville Health System and Palmetto Health of the Midlands means a new statement of purpose for its member hospitals, such as Oconee Memorial. Starting January 1, the Oconee medical campus of GHS becomes Prisma Health. And last night Hunter Kome, the chief operating officer of Oconee Memorial, told a board of local […]
Read moreNovember 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 […]
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