Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
On the first and third Saturdays of every month, March 3, and March 17, from 1-3pm, the Oconee Heritage Center (OHC) hosts Stitchin’ Together, which is a group dedicated to sharing needlework and continuing those long standing traditions. Whether you knit, crochet, embroider, or cross stitch (or knifty knit) the OHC would like you to join them every month to […]
Read moreGov. Henry McMaster says South Carolina needs an armed police officer in every school before considering whether to arm teachers, reports The Associated Press. McMaster held a school safety summit Thursday in Columbia in response to a school shooting that killed 14 students and three staff members in Florida. McMaster says he wants at least $5 million set aside for […]
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You are invited to the Westminster Library on Friday, March 2, at 4pm to help the Oconee County Public Library (OCPL) celebrate the 114th Birthday of Dr. Seuss and Read Across America. Wear your favorite hat and enjoy playing Dr. Seuss-themed games, listening to a Dr. Seuss book, and sampling a variety of Dr. Seuss-themed refreshments. All children will leave […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department serving Oconee and Pickens counties is preparing and assisting eligible South Carolinians with disabilities to achieve and maintain competitive employment, tells Business Development Counselor Dan Alexander. “We serve eligible South Carolinians with disabilities and what we try to do is prepare them for competitive employment. They would come to our office and make an […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Virginia teenager Wednesday on a charge of filing a false police report of a felony. 18-year-old Sarah Katherine Campbell was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center and released the same day on a $5,000 personal recognizance bond. Deputies were notified on Jan. 27, by the Clemson University Police Department of a reported […]
Read moreCoCoRaHS, the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, is once again conducting its annual March contest to see which state can recruit the most volunteers to measure precipitation. Help bring the trophy to South Carolina by signing up at www.cocorahs.org/application.aspx?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term= and join hundreds around the country in gathering weather data used by SCDNR Climatology, the U.S. National Weather Service, […]
Read moreThe Pickens County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Thursday morning wanted in Pickens, Oconee and Greenville counties for several outstanding warrants. Ryan Adam Carr and Eliyah Kiana Rogers were both taken into custody at approximately 8am at a residence on McCoy Street in Pickens County. Neither subject offered any resistance during the arrest. On Feb. 17, a Pickens County resident […]
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Five South Carolina School Improvement Councils (SICs) have been named statewide 2018 award finalists for their accomplishments in parent and civic engagement within their school communities. The SC School Improvement Council’s annual Dick and Tunky Riley Award for School Improvement Council Excellence was created in 2002 to recognize the significant contributions made to public education by the nearly 14,000 local […]
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While healthy eating can be a challenge for kids and parents, elementary school students in the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) will use their creativity and culinary skills to make healthy Asian-Inspired recipes in the 2018 “Sodexo Future Chefs Challenge.” The national initiative, now in its eighth, year was created to get students thinking about making healthy food choices […]
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Financial forms can be difficult to fill out, that is why Tri-County Technical College (TCTC) offers help with the FAFSA or the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, explains Amy Jared, Senior Financial Aid Adviser at TCTC. “The FAFSA, you complete it once a year, it is good for one school year. It actually opens in October for the following […]
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