Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Time is running out to be a part of history in Oconee County. 2018 marks the sesquicentennial, 150th anniversary, of Oconee County and the Oconee County Public Library (OCPL) is marking the occasion with a bookmark contest, explains OCPL Director Blair Hinson. “You can pick up the template at any of the branches. We’ve got information about it online, but […]
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Due to unexpected maintenance issues, the Westminster Library closed at 1pm today, Jan. 24. All other branches are open and operating as normal.
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As of the week ending Jan. 13, 154 people in Oconee County have been diagnosed with the flu, according to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. This is the fifth week in which the flu has been listed at widespread activity across the state. The School District of Oconee County (SDOC) has not been immune from the […]
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Wanting to place businesses in empty downtown buildings, Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander plans to introduce an economic incentive package to the city council at their work session meeting next week. “We have been working very closely with the Oconee Economic Alliance, Janet Hartman and Richard Blackwell. I know they have been working closely with the other cities too. Along with […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Education Lottery’s (SCEL) Board of Commissioners Tuesday directed staff to take all appropriate measures under SCEL’s contract with the vendor, Intralot, to learn what happened on Dec. 25, 2017, with the Holiday Cash Add –A- Play game. Lottery staff previously engaged Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) to investigate any and all aspects of the Holiday Cash Add-A-Play game […]
Read moreMothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has released the 2018 Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving Report to the Nation, which rates every state’s drunk driving laws and highlights drunk driving countermeasures related to MADD’s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving. The report explains MADD’s vision to literally eliminate drunk driving in America. The state rating of drunk driving reform efforts placed South […]
Read moreSouth Carolina Governor Henry McMaster is set to deliver his first State of the State address tonight, reports The Associated Press. The Republican’s initial address will be broadcast at 7pm, Jan. 24, on South Carolina ETV. McMaster’s speech was scheduled for last week but was postponed due to winter weather.
Read moreClemson University’s Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership will sponsor the nationally recognized 3 Day Startup weekend Feb. 2–4. Registration is free and open to Clemson students, faculty and alumni. The application deadline is Friday, Jan. 26. The 3 Day Startup is a 48-hour, learning-by-doing campus program that teaches entrepreneurial skills in an extreme hands-on environment. Learn more at www.clemson.edu.
Read moreAuthors Ron Rash, Drew Lanham, Nic Brown and Jim Melvin will be joined by astronomer Amber Porter from 1-3pm, today, Jan. 24, at the Barnes and Noble in the Hendrix Student Center at Clemson University to talk with readers and sign copies of “Eclipse Over Clemson: The day Tigertown will never forget.” Rash wrote a poem specifically for the book. […]
Read moreIn 2017, more than 500 organs were transplanted saving 400 lives in South Carolina. However, Donate Life South Carolina reports there are still over 1,000 people in the state currently in need of an organ transplant. Kidneys are the organ most in need in South Carolina followed by the Heart and Lungs. One organ donor has the potential to save […]
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