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On Monday, Jan. 22, the Pickens County school board voted to forgive two inclement weather days, Jan. 17 and 18, which were the fourth and fifth days the School District of Pickens County (SDPC) missed this year. Forgiveness applies to students and employees. The SDPC will be making up the first three inclement weather days, Sept. 11, Sept. 12, and […]

Following a delay due to weather conditions, the first of three transformer moves to Bad Creek Hydroelectric Station was completed Friday, Jan. 22. The remaining two equipment moves are tentatively scheduled to occur on Jan. 30-31, and Feb. 6-7, explains Duke Energy spokesperson Kim Crawford. “We will do the moves between the hours of 9am and 6pm. Starting Jan. 16, […]

The Oconee County Parks, Recreation & Tourism (PRT) Commission announce that Accommodations Tax (ATAX) grant applications will be accepted until Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at 3pm. ATAX Application guides may be requested through the PRT office at 888-1488 and will be available online at www.oconeesc.com. All applications must be received by the PRT office at South Cove County Park by […]

The Oconee County County Coroner said a 25-year-old Seneca man was killed after being hit by a car following a domestic incident Thursday night. Chief John Covington with the Seneca Police Department said the 911 call came in after 9 p.m. about a person who had been hit by a car on South Fairplay Street near Daniel Avenue. Coroner Karl […]

There are no plans to attend school on Saturdays in the School District of Oconee County (SDOC), says Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland. “It was report in one of the papers about possibly going on Saturdays, that’s not going to happen. We have no plans to attend school on Saturday. And also I’d like to add because people have asked questions, […]

Oconee County survived this latest round of winter weather, reports Oconee County Emergency Services Deputy Chief of Special Operations Scott Krein. “Well, this round we were spared, we received the least amount of snow and ice in the region, but one of the things is we got on the road between the South Carolina DOT and Oconee County Roads and […]

Oconee County seeks public input on the Sewer South Fair Play Extension – Phase 1 Project. A meeting is scheduled for 7pm on Thursday, Feb. 1, in the Fellowship Hall of the Church of God in Fair Play, which is located at 301 West Fairplay Boulevard. Oconee County, in conjunction with the Oconee Economic Alliance and Davis & Floyd, will […]

In an effort to continue to encourage Oconee County citizens to be conscious of their local support, the Oconee Economic Alliance (OEA) is excited to introduce a new think local campaign. #ThinkOconee was the first think local campaign, which championed the mission of challenging people to buy local. The OEA is now challenging people to not only #ThinkOconee when they […]