Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce encourages residents to purchase tickets to the 2018 State of Oconee Luncheon. Don’t miss out in celebrating the Sesquicentennial of business in Oconee County. At the luncheon, the chamber will take a walk back in time through pictures and stories to see how business has evolved over the past 150 years. State of Oconee […]
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Duke Energy’s World of Energy education center will host a one-time screening of “DREAM BIG: Engineering Our World” at 5pm, tonight, Feb. 20, to promote National Engineers Week, Feb. 18-24. “DREAM BIG,” produced by the American Society of Civil Engineers, is geared toward students and offers a fresh perspective on engineering. It aims to inspire kids of diverse backgrounds to […]
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Oconee County Councilman Paul Cain will speak during a City of Clemson public hearing tonight in opposition to the proposed annexation of seven acres inside Oconee County. “First off let me just say that we are really excited about the Lakeside Lodge project, that is something that is really needed in Oconee County and we are really ecstatic that they […]
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A slight change has been made to the calendar in the School District of Oconee County (SDOC). Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland says students will have a three day not a four day weekend. “We have a teacher in service day scheduled for Friday, Feb. 23, and our teachers are going to be busy working on their professional development. Principals across […]
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The Seneca Lady Cats host the Walhalla Lady Razors tonight at Bobcat Gym in the third round of the AAA Girls Basketball State Playoffs and a trip to the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Seneca High School Varsity Girls’ Basketball Coach Jimmy Towe invites the community to pack Bobcat Gym tonight and be Bobcat loud and proud. “First of all just […]
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A public hearing tonight in the City of Clemson will be attended by at least one Oconee County Councilman who plans to speak against the annexation of seven acres. Councilman Julian Davis says he wants the Clemson City Council to know that he opposes annexing the Lakeside Lodge development on Lot 8 of the Hartwell Village project. “Tonight is their […]
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Oconee County Emergency Services Deputy Chief of Emergency Management and Special Operations Scott Krein also serves as a volunteer with CureSearch Ultimate Hike. Recently, he made the decision to try a different kind of involvement, by hiking 28.3 miles in one day to raise funds for the 43 children that are diagnosed with cancer everyday. Chief Krein’s father recently died […]
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Extra counselors are at Seneca Middle School today after a tragic event over the weekend. Seneca Middle School sixth grader Emmalee Budrevich was killed in a hit and run accident Saturday night, Feb. 17. Oconee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland says counselors will be talking to students today. “There are additional counselors on staff for any student who needs […]
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In their continuing efforts to educate and inform citizens and to prevent them from becoming victims of scams, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office releases the February 2018 Scams Update. A deputy from the Sheriff’s Office received a post from a social media account. The individual claimed that they received a call from a Deputy James Marshall with the Oconee County […]
Read morePresidents Day is a federal holiday which, in the United States, is observed on the third Monday in February. The National Day Calendar reports that this day is set aside, by more and more of America’s population, to honor all of the past United States Presidents that have served our country. The origin of Presidents Day lay in the 1880s […]
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