Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
You are invited to the Walhalla Library on Thursday, March 1, and the Westminster Library on Friday, March 2, at 4pm to celebrate the 114th Birthday of Dr. Seuss and Read Across America. Wear your favorite hat and enjoy playing Dr. Seuss-themed games, making Oobleck, listening to a Dr. Seuss book, and sampling a variety of Dr. Seuss-themed refreshments. All […]
Read moreOconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw releases the annual report to the citizens concerning crime and law enforcement activities for 2017. The Emergency Communications or E-911 Division received 88,087 calls for service in 2017. Investigators worked three homicides and ten attempted murders. In addition, there were 20 death investigations, 17 robberies, 26 aggravated assaults, 10 arsons, 459 burglaries, 355 shopliftings, 253 […]
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The City of Seneca’s regularly scheduled February Work Session has been cancelled.
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For the fifth weekend in a row, precipitation was recorded by Official U.S. Weather Observer Barbara Wilson from her Hickory Hollow Farm in Walhalla. “For the weekend we only had .17 but it has really been some type of precipitation for the last five Sundays.” Rainfall totals for February are above average, continues Wilson. “We are close to seven inches […]
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Animal shelters across the Upstate of South Carolina are warning people to keep an eye on their pets due to a recent rise in dog thefts, especially pure breeds, says Angel Newman, Volunteer Coordinator with the Oconee Humane Society. “We’ve heard from the Oconee County Animal Control as well as our dog adoption coordinator that thefts are on the rise […]
Read moreClemson University will host an interactive panel discussion titled “A Conversation on The Future of Conservation in America” at 7pm on Thursday, March 1, in the Self Auditorium of the Strom Thurmond Institute. The Clemson University Media Relations Department reports that this is being held in conjunction with the release and launch of a national book tour for “The Future […]
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The Oconee County Public Library (OCPL) invites the community to check out the new e-reading room in OverDrive for kids’ and teens’ titles. Simply visit www.oconeelibrary.org and click on the banner to be taken directly to e-reading resources for kids and teens. It’s easy and free.
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Shannon Sharkey has been named as the new principal at D.W. Daniel High School for the 2018-19 school year. Sharkey will succeed Josh Young, who has been promoted to Executive Director of Students Services for the School District of Pickens County (SDPC). Sharkey is currently an assistant principal at Pickens High School. “Mrs. Sharkey has excelled in every role she […]
Read moreThirteenth Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins states that 21-year-old Dennis Ezell Gibbs Jr. pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact to murder and was sentenced to 15 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Evidence presented at the plea hearing by Assistant Solicitor Baker Cleveland established that on Feb. 17, 2016, Gibbs rode in a car along with Jamari Fair, […]
Read moreThirteenth Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins states that 30-year-old Nicholas Keith Blackstock pleaded guilty in Pickens County to felony DUI resulting in death, failure to stop for blue light resulting in death, and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. He was sentenced to 19 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Blackstock will have to serve 85% of the […]
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