Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Recent Tri-County Technical College (TCTC) graduates will have an opportunity to engage with other alumni, past and present, at Grad Fest, a celebratory class reunion event set for Friday, April 6, on the Pendleton Campus. You Rock!!! is the theme for Grad Fest, a celebration of ALL graduates, not just December 2017 and May 2018. The event will be held […]
Read moreCome learn about the history of the Tamassee DAR School on Tuesday, March 13, at 2pm at a presentation hosted by the Salem Branch of the Oconee County Public Library. The presentation will be held at the Salem Community Center. This program will be presented by Nan Jones, who is a local Genealogist and Historian and a member of the […]
Read moreU.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Steve Censky Monday announced two new efforts to provide states and school districts with additional flexibility and support to operate more efficient school meal programs. Censky made the announcement during a speech at the School Nutrition Association Legislative Action Conference in Washington, D.C. In 2015, USDA established education and training requirements for nutrition […]
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Currently there are more people working in Oconee County than ever before, reports Emily Hodge, Economic Development Specialist with the Oconee Economic Alliance. “We currently have more people employed in Oconee County than we ever have before. So, our labor force is over 35,000 people and our unemployment rate is down to 4.1%, which is almost a full percentage point […]
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The Oconee Economic Alliance (OEA) invites you to become an Oconee Ally. Participation enters you for a chance to win cash money, explains OEA Marketing and Communications Manager Daja Dial. “We have an exciting thing going on, we are having a competition, so for those of you who follow us on Social Media, we encourage you do that, we are […]
Read moreThe U.S. Forest Service and Oconee State Park will be conducting a prescribed burn today, March 5, in the upper part of Oconee County. This burn will encompass 480 acres. Those living in the Salem area may see and smell smoke. This is Prescribed Fire Awareness Month in South Carolina. Prescribed burns reduce wildfires, enhance wildlife habitats, and keep the […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has taken more steps to allow the public to view a detailed revenue statement and project list that is supported by the Infrastructure Maintenance Trust Fund (IMTF). The information is a further effort to assist South Carolinians in keeping track of the additional gas tax revenues which are deposited in the IMTF. The […]
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On Thursday, March 1, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) expressed his congratulations to Mr. Marvin Quattlebaum after he was confirmed by the Senate to serve as a federal judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. He was confirmed with a vote of 69 to 28. Scott said, “Serving as a federal judge requires an unbreakable […]
Read moreU.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced they are working together on bipartisan legislation to help prevent individuals who are in crisis from accessing deadly weapons. Blumenthal and Graham intend to introduce legislation providing for the expanded use of extreme risk protection orders, also known as “Red Flag” orders. The “Red […]
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Administrators with the School District of Pickens County (SDPC) recently shared the following message with parents. It contains information pertaining to many of the questions the SDPC has received regarding safety in schools. The SDPC board and administration feel strongly that one of the strongest security measures a school can have is the presence of a trained, armed law enforcement […]
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