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This is Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 8-14, 2017. This year’s theme is “Every Second Counts: Plan 2 Ways Out!”, explains Oconee County Fire Marshal and Assistant Fire Chief Shane Gibbs. “Basically what that means is whether you are in your own home, in somebody else’s home, or whether you are in a commercial building, in a restaurant, or out on […]

The Oconee County Public Library (OCPL) announces that Launchpad tablets will be available at all branches for patron checkout starting Oct. 11. Launchpads are designed for both children and adults, tells OCPL Director Blair Hinson. “They are pre-loaded with high-quality, ad-free apps that are both fun and educational. Apps are grouped onto the tablets by subject area, theme, grade level, […]

Work is progressing on Hartwell Village, the commercial development on Highway 123 in Seneca near the Pickens County line. Oconee Economic Alliance Executive Director Richard Blackwell tells more in this update on the project. “It’s going to be tremendous for this community with 300,000 square feet of new retail, a new hotel is going out there so we’re talking about […]

The October “Business Forum” will feature a representative from BOEING, the world’s largest aerospace company. The Oconee Economic Alliance Business Forum is a monthly opportunity for citizens and business leaders to come together in Oconee County to network, receive timely updates on topics facing the community and discuss ways to work together in making Oconee County a better place. The […]

Thanks to the generosity of the local cycling community, two free clinics are receiving donations, tells Excel Rehab and Sports Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer Tim Moore. “This year we raised just shy of $1,000 that will be distributed between the Clemson Free Clinic and the Rosa Clark Medical Clinic in Seneca. Being able to put this ride […]

Saturday was the last day to see what an old fashioned country fair should be at the South Carolina Foothills Heritage Fair. This year’s fair on Highway 123 between Seneca and Westminster, across from Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, was rated a success by Melinda Harbin, Secretary of the Fair Board. “Well the fair, we belove was a huge success. We’re […]

Seneca High School (SHS) Spirit Night will be held at McDonald’s of Seneca on Thursday, Oct. 5. Join the band, cheerleaders, coaches, and athletes for a night of fun, food, and games. SHS Athletics will receive a percentage of all sales between 5:30-7:30pm.

The outdoor warning sirens around the Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, 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 […]

The current exhibit at the Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum in Seneca explores the first 100-years of formal education of African-Americans during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Oconee County. Entitled “Segregation, Integration, Assimilation” the exhibit is shown through the lens of local history-makers, says Museum Manager Shelby Henderson. “We’ve got our exhibit going on right now through May 25, […]

Wednesday afternoon, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster made a stop in Seneca as part of his Main Street Round Table Discussion Tour across the state. The event was hosted by the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce at the Thrift Development Building. “This is a beautiful state that we have things here like institutions, people, oceans, mountains, universities, technical schools; we […]