Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
More students in the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) will soon be going home with Chromebooks. This week at their monthly meeting, the Board of Trustees for the SDOC approved expanding the One to One Initiative, explains Assistant Superintendent of Operations Steve Hanvey. “We started the One to One Initiative with Chromebooks in our high schools this year and […]
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At the regular board meeting on Feb. 19, the Board of Trustees for the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) accepted the recommendation of Dr. Timothy Scott as the new principal of West-Oak Middle School. The effective date of this appointment is July 1, 2018. Dr. Scott has 32 years of experience as a teacher and administrator. He is currently […]
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The third, and final, transformer move to Bad Creek Hydro Station is scheduled for Feb. 21-22. On Jan.16, Duke Energy began moving the first of three 700,000-pound transformers by truck from West Union to Bad Creek in Salem. During these heavy equipment moves, traffic on highways 107 and 28 to Cashiers, N.C., will encounter lengthy delays. Motorists are encouraged to […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office continues to hear from citizens regarding IRS scams and those scams usually increase with tax season, says Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “The Internal Revenue Service will contact you by mail if there is an issue with your taxes but they will never contact you by phone. Even if there is an issue with your […]
Read moreThe Clemson University Criminal Justice Club will be hosting its third annual Law and Criminal Justice Career Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 21. The event will take place from noon to 2:45pm in the Hendrix Student Center located at 720 McMillan Road in Clemson. More than 50 law schools and hiring law enforcement agencies will be in attendance. The event is […]
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Monday night, the Board of Trustees for the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) voted to forgive two inclement weather days, which were the fourth and fifth days the district missed this year, explains Assistant Superintendent of Operations Steve Hanvey. “We asked the board to forgive days four and five that we had missed because of the bad weather. The […]
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Oconee County Councilman Paul Cain was one of five residents from the Golden Corner to speak during a City of Clemson public hearing Monday night in opposition to the proposed annexation of seven acres inside Oconee County. “One of the things that was important to stress to the Clemson City Council is that Oconee County is not in favor of […]
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The Seneca Lady Cats are going to The Well. The Seneca High School varsity girls basketball team has survived and advanced to Saturday’s Upper State Title Game. The Lady Cats beat cross-county rivals the Walhalla Lady Razors Monday night, 61-41, in Bobcat Gym. A large home crowd motivated the girls to victory as the two teams split their regular season […]
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On Monday, officers of the Seneca Police Department executed a search warrant at an apartment on West South 4th Street pursuant to a narcotics investigation. For several weeks the Narcotics Unit has conducted an undercover operation targeting the sale of heroin stemming from this residence. The tenant, Timothy Joshua Evans, was taken into custody on an arrest warrant for distribution […]
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On Thursday, Feb. 22, the Oconee County Parks, Recreation and Tourism Commission holds a noon meeting at the Oconee Heritage Center, 123 Browns Square Drive in Walhalla. At the meeting, the commission is scheduled to review new grant applications. The meeting is open to the public.
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