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Last year, there were 102 fire fatalities in South Carolina and as of March 28, 2018, there have already been 35 lives lost to fire. Oconee County Fire Chief Charlie King invites the community to a discussion on Fire Safe South Carolina. “Reducing ignitions can reduce fire fatalities. There is need in our community, and others across our state, to […]

In their continuing efforts to educate and inform citizens and to prevent them from becoming victims of scams, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office releases the April 2018 Scams Update. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office received word from a victim regarding an IRS scam. The victim received a call from an unrecognized number and the caller left a voicemail. The voicemail […]

The Oconee Heritage Center (OHC) invites the community to research their family history. This is genealogy season at the OHC, explains Director and Curator Leslie Hagerty. “We kind of refer to it that way because it seems that most people spend a lot of the winter months inside on Ancestry.com and other websites getting their information and then we start […]

The second annual Great Oconee Cleanup, a partnership of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, the Oconee Economic Alliance, the Keep Oconee Beautiful Association, the School District of Oconee County and Oconee County Solid Waste, is set for Saturday, April 21, from 8:30am until noon. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt tells more. “The litter pickup area for […]

The Seneca (Oconee County) micropolitan once again ranks No. 1 in South Carolina, tells Daja Dial, Marketing and Communications Manager for the Oconee Economic Alliance (OEA). “This ranking, determined by Site Selection Magazine, was based on the measurement of qualifying economic development projects. Site Selection marked Oconee County with three qualifying project wins within the 2017 year, landing it the […]

The outdoor warning sirens around the Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at approximately 11:50am. The 65 sirens within 10 miles of the Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested for three-minutes to assure each siren works properly. This full-cycle siren test is performed once each quarter in cooperation with emergency officials in Oconee and Pickens […]

Residents are invited to a meeting Thursday night in Walhalla on wildfire awareness. It takes place at 6:30pm at the Walhalla Fire Department on North Broad Street. At the meeting, representatives of the South Carolina Forestry Commission and the U.S. Forest Service will relay important information about the city’s burning law, wildfire prevention around the home, and prescribed fire efforts […]

There will be a few contested races on June 12, in Oconee County. The filing period has ended for South Carolinians who want to compete in their party’s June 12, primary elections. In Oconee County, those offices include Probate Judge, County Council, and State House of Representatives. Oconee County Voter Registration and Elections Director Joy Scharich gives the candidates who […]

The Seneca High School (SHS) Honors Chorale and Honors Women’s Chorus earned Superior with Distinction ratings at the South Carolina State Choral Festival in Columbia. Both choirs earned straight superiors from three collegiate adjudicators on the performance portion of the festival. Both choirs also earned a superior on the sight singing and music literacy portion of the festival which qualified […]