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Earlier this year, two census tracts in Oconee County received designation as Opportunity Zones, tells Oconee Economic Alliance (OEA) Economic Development Specialist Emily Hodge. “Opportunity Zones are a recently established program through the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Across the country, states were given the chance to submit their low-income community census tracts for this designation. In Oconee […]

The City of Clemson announces that starting Monday, June 25, road construction barriers will be extended on SC 93 to the College Avenue intersection. Traffic on SC 93 will be one way only from Cherry Road to College Avenue. In addition, traffic no longer will be allowed to take Sherman Street from the intersection at College Avenue. Crews are still […]

The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office has located and arrested the inmate that escaped from the Pickens County Detention Center early Thursday, June 21, morning. A deputy located 24-year-old Jonathon Ray Jefferson Neal at a residence on Highway 8. After a brief foot chase, he was taken into custody without any further use of force. He was transported back to the […]

Registered therapy dog Hudson enjoys the attention of children during the I Read to Animals program at the Westminster Branch of the Oconee County Public Library (OCPL) on Wednesday, June 20. Children ages 5-12 have two more opportunities to read to Hudson and his friends at the Salem Branch on July 11, and the Walhalla Main Branch on July 25. […]

The State Election Commission wants to make sure voters understand the rules for voting in the Primary Runoffs on Tuesday, June 26. Voters who voted in the June 12, Primaries are limited to voting in the same party’s runoff. Voters who did not vote on June 12, can choose to vote in either party’s runoff. Everyone who voted in the […]

During the executive session at the June 18, regular Board of Trustees for the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) meeting, the board performed Dr. Michael Thorsland’s annual superintendent evaluation. Of the seven performance standard indicators, he scored proficient or exemplary in all areas. The board voted to extend Dr. Thorsland’s contract for one additional year and also approved a […]

Lake Jocassee experienced an earthquake Monday evening, tells Mikayla Kreuzberger in the Corporate Communications Office of Duke Energy’s World of Energy. “The United States Geological Survey did post that a small 2.2 magnitude earthquake was detected near Lake Jocassee. It did not affect Oconee Nuclear Station and wasn’t detected by any of our on site monitoring equipment. The earthquake didn’t […]

If you would like for your child to attend a public school in Oconee County that is outside of the attendance area in which you live, you must complete a school choice form. School choice in the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) for the 2018-19 school year is now open and will remain open until June 30, says Oconee […]

As the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) prepares for another school year in August, they are currently looking for interested candidates to fill a number of job openings. At the conclusion of the recent school year, the SDOC celebrated the retirement of 70 teachers and faculty. Now they must fill those positions, tells Oconee County Schools Assistant Superintendent of […]

Last month, the Oconee County Council approved nine School Resources Officers (SRO) for the School District of Oconee County. This means that each public school in the county will now have its own officer. Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw has already appointed seven of those new SROs. “We have had a lot of interest within the Sheriff’s Office to fill […]