Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The School District of Oconee County (SDOC) held its first parent meeting at Seneca High School Tuesday night to discuss how recent events, particularly school shootings, have affected their students. Parents were invited to an open question and answer session with school administration and school resource officers. Two more parent meetings are scheduled in the SDOC; Thursday, March 1, at […]
Read moreThe Anderson County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a middle school student after the student sent text messages threatening violence. A school resource officer was told about the messages that had been sent to several students at Riverside Middle School in Pendleton. Following an investigation, a 14-year-old student was charged with disturbing school.
Read moreThe Walhalla Fire Department and Safe Kids Upstate, which is led by the Children’s Hospital of the Greenville Health System Program Coordinator Daby Snipes, announces the grand opening and ribbon cutting for a Child Passenger Seat (CPS) Inspection Station. “We have four techs trained there and they are beginning inspections. We are going to have a grand opening. We were […]
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The School District of Oconee County (SDOC) will start accepting school choice applications on March 1, explains Assistant Superintendent of Operations Steve Hanvey. “We’ll have our school choice registration starting on March 1. The window will open up and even if students are currently attending on school choice, that was approved last year, you have to re-up that every year. […]
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The last Tuesday in February is the annual observance of Spay Day USA, which is meant to help decrease the population of stray dogs and cats throughout the United States, reports The National Day Calendar™. Spaying helps reduce the number of unwanted animals, says Angel Newman with the Oconee Humane Society. “If we are full now and then we’ve got […]
Read moreOn the drawing board at Oconee Memorial Hospital is a new building project. With the support of parent organization Greenville Health System, the hospital intends to put up a new building to increase the number of doctors to treat future generations. Hunter Kome, President and CEO of the Oconee Medical Campus, announced last night the new building will be situated […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office announces the recent graduation of Uniform Patrol Deputy Angel Jennings and Animal Control Officer Ryan King from the Basic Law Enforcement Program at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. Jimmy Watt, Public Information Officer at the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office gives details. “Jennings is originally from Charleston and graduated from T.L. Hanna High School in […]
Read moreA $5 million lawsuit has been filed against the Oconee County Detention Center and Southern Health Partners, the health care provider for the jail. The suit, filed Friday in Walhalla, alleges negligence and seeks actual damages from the jail’s health care contractor, along with punitive damages to be set by an Oconee County Common Pleas jury. The plaintiff is Erica […]
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The Oconee Economic Alliance (OEA) proudly announces that it features not one, but three certified industrial parks: the Oconee Industry and Technology Park, the Golden Corner Commerce Park, and the Seneca Rail Park. In the world of economic and industrial development, having the ‘South Carolina Certified Park’ label is a big deal, reports the OEA. For companies looking for a […]
Read moreOn Saturday, March 10, Grand Ole Opry Members, Five-time GRAMMY® award winners individually, three-time GRAMMY® award nominees collectively, four-time DOVE Award winners, and winners of 35 IBMA Awards altogether, including 3-time IBMA Entertainer of the Year Award winners and 3-Time Vocal Group of the Year Award winners, Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent, backed by one of the best bands on […]
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