Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The School Improvement Council (SIC) of Walhalla High School in the School District of Oconee County has been named the recipient of the 2018 Dick and Tunky Riley Award for School Improvement Council Excellence. The award was presented Saturday afternoon during the SC School Improvement Council (SC-SIC) Annual Meeting at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia. The annual Riley […]
Read moreThe Pickens County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the alleged kidnapping of a woman from her residence on Holly Springs School Road that occurred at approximately 9:30am on Sunday, April 15, 2018. Pickens County was notified at approximately 12:30pm Sunday by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office in reference to an abandoned Jeep Cherokee registered to a Pickens County resident. The vehicle […]
Read moreThirteenth Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins announces that 49-year-old Joseph Chappell was convicted on April 11, 2018, by a Greenville County jury of carjacking without great bodily harm, and sentenced to 15 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections by the Honorable Judge Roger L. Couch. He will have to serve at least 85% of the 15 year sentence before […]
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It was another rainy Sunday in Oconee County. Official U.S. Weather Observer Barbara Wilson gives figures recorded at her weather station on Hickory Hollow Farm in Walhalla. “Yesterday we almost had an inch and a half. With the two hundredths before, we would have 1.50 inches for this big rain event. The high yesterday was 64 and the low was […]
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The Oconee County Budget, Finance and Administration Committee meets on Tuesday, April 17, at 5:30pm. According to the agenda, the committee will hear presentations on the FY2018-2019 Administrator’s Budget and FY2018-2019 School District of Oconee County’s Budget. There will not be a scheduled opportunity for public to comment at this meeting. The meeting is open to the public at takes […]
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The agenda has been released for the Oconee County Recreation Review Task Force Committee Meeting on Tuesday, April 17, at 2pm. Aft calling the meeting to order and approving the minutes of the Feb. 20, 2018, meeting, the committee will discuss current issues with recreation. Each group will have five uninterrupted minutes to speak on this issue. Then the committee […]
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The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) announces that the State Unemployment Insurance Tax System (SUITS) is now available and ready to get started. This new online system is designed to help you file unemployment insurance wage reports and pay unemployment insurance taxes. The customized system will offer immediate account accessibility and streamlined business processing with the capability […]
Read moreWarmer temperatures are just around the corner, so what better way to get outdoors for family fun than a South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) youth fishing rodeo or a family fishing clinic? For the rodeos, youth ages six to 15 must be accompanied by an adult and no adult fishing will be allowed. Pre-registration is preferred but registration […]
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The community is invited to Family Movie Night tonight, April 16, at the Westminster Library. Oconee County Public Library Director Blair Hinson says a great new movie is scheduled for tonight. “Join us for a free showing of this latest remake of a classic, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. This movie is rated PG-13. Refreshments will be served.” It is […]
Read moreA Dacusville Elementary School (DES) teacher has been named the winner of the School District of Pickens County’s (SDPC) “Outstanding First Year Teacher of the Year”. Amber Bishop, a kindergarten teacher at DES, was given the honor. “The selection process for this award has revealed great strengths in some of our first-year teachers, and that makes us excited for the […]
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