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Crimestoppers of Oconee County, Inc. and the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office seek the public’s help in solving two recent shoplifting cases at Ulta Beauty in Hartwell Village on Clemson Boulevard, tells Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “The first case was reported to the Sheriff’s Office on Sept. 15, and occurred the previous evening when a white female entered the store […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is issuing an advisory today to caution citizens concerning individuals coming to their residences seeking to do maintenance work on their homes or property, explains Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “Deputies have received word of a couple of instances in which individuals have come to homes of a couple of citizens seeking to do work […]

The City of Seneca has received a Transit IT Grant worth $12,476. The best part about this grant, says Seneca City Administrator Scott Moulder, is that the grant comes with no local matching funds required. “A Transit IT Grant agreement. So, the state basically came in and did an information technology assessment of our offices and program and identified a […]

A suggestion to create a four-way stop in downtown Seneca was presented to the Seneca City Council Tuesday night by City Administrator Scott Moulder. “The proposal to convert the intersection of North Townville Street and Main Street and Ram Cat Alley from a traffic signal to a four-way stop. In talking with the South Carolina Department of Transportation (DOT), the […]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) is teaming up with safety partners to participate in the national Child Passenger Safety Week, Sept. 23-29. Throughout the country, millions of parents and caregivers travel each day with children in their motor vehicles. While some of these children are buckled in properly and ride in the correct car seats for their […]

United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announces that on Oct. 17, 2018, the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO), as part of Project CeaseFire, is sponsoring South Carolina’s participation in the annual National Day of Concern and Student Pledge Against Gun Violence. On Oct. 17, students from around the country will join together in pledging to do their part to end […]

A senior at Walhalla High School has been honored as the first Contract Construction Student of the Month, tells Dr. Meghan Ketterman, Director of Business Development at Contract Construction. “The September 2018 Student of the Month for Contract Construction is Mr. Dennis Compton.” This is a new program in the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) aimed at recognizing students […]

Graduates of Tri-County Technical College’s (TCTC) Surgical Technology program maintain their 100% pass rate on the National Certification Exam. The 12 August graduates who took the National Board Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting Certification Exam now are designated as Certified Surgical Technologists (C.S.T.). This marks the third consecutive year that every student in the Surgical Technology program passed the National […]