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Next week museum professionals from all around the state will be coming to Oconee County for South Carolina Federation of Museums’ (SCFM) annual conference “Small Museums…Large Impact.” Conference attendees will experience Oconee County like never before. “This conference will provide professional development for those who work in museums all around the state,” said Jennifer Moss, Assistant Curator at the Oconee […]

The results of Tuesday’s Seneca Municipal Election are now official. The Oconee County Board of Elections approved two fail safe ballots and two provisional ballots on Thursday. However, those four challenge ballots did not change the outcome of the election, tells Oconee County Voter Registration and Elections Director Joy Scharich. “We now have an official summary; Scott Durham 489, Joel […]

Students nationwide held protests today, which is a month after the deadly shooting at a school in Parkland, Florida. Students were encouraged to leave class at 10am for 17 minutes, one minute for each victim in the Florida shooting. In the School District of Oconee County, students gathered peacefully to protest. Oconee County Schools Assistant Superintendent of Operations Steve Hanvey […]

Two national retailers are set to locate stores in the Hartwell Village Shopping Center, tells Oconee Economic Alliance Executive Director Richard Blackwell. “We are excited to see Kay Jewelers be part of the Oconee family here and also the Lee Spa. So, you have two national franchises that have decided to come to Oconee County. I think that will be […]

Only 713 of a possible 5,433 registered voters or 13% cast ballots on Tuesday in the Seneca Municipal Election. The top vote getter was Scott Durham with 487. “I’m just kind of letting it all sink in, my phone is ringing off the hook, but I’m very excited to get back on there and go full at it and work […]

The Foothills Area YMCA is hoping 2018 will be the year that a loan is approved in order to build a new facility in Oconee County. YMCA CEO Christle Ross gives an update on the project. “We are still working right now with the USDA, we feel like that is our best option for financing and the plan s that […]

Eliora Cobb, grade 4, Northside Elementary, was selected as the Grand Prize winner in the recent Tornado Poster Contest conducted by Oconee County Emergency Services. In addition to a cash award of $50, Eliora also received a weather alert radio. The purpose of the contest is to educate children on the dangers of tornadoes and make them aware of the […]

In celebration of the county’s sesquicentennial, the Oconee Economic Alliance (OEA) is challenging residents to pick up 150 bags of litter, explains OEA Marketing and Communications Manager Daja Dial. “We’re doing one bag at a time during the month of March. It is about trying to collect 150 bags of trash in relation to our 150th anniversary of Oconee County. […]

Over the past several weeks investigators with the Seneca Police Department Narcotics Unit have been conducting controlled undercover purchases of illegal narcotics from 307 Circle Drive inside the city. During the operation, officers were able to purchase quantities of methamphetamine from Douglas John Olin Edmond, who is a resident of 307 Circle Drive. Pursuant to the undercover buys, officers were […]