Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
A recent report analyzing job data puts Oconee County and the Seneca micropolitan on the map for having the highest concentration of Industrial Engineers and Industrial Engineer Technicians, reports Emily Hodge, Economic Development Specialist for the Oconee Economic Alliance. “With a concentration 5.02 times greater than the national average, Seneca not only leads the Upstate, but also ranks seventh in […]
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Do you love LEGOS? If so, join the Oconee County Public Library (OCPL) at the Walhalla Main Library on Monday, Nov. 13, at 4pm, for all things LEGO related. You will enjoy fun LEGO-themed games, activities, stories, and snacks. Then let your imagination take over and create your own LEGO masterpieces. Supplies will be provided, just bring your building plans […]
Read moreUnited States Attorney Beth Drake stated that 43-year-old Gabriel Espitia Escandon of Mexico City, Mexico, entered a guilty plea in federal court in Anderson to being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. United States District Judge Timothy M. Cain of Anderson accepted the guilty plea and will impose the sentence after […]
Read moreThe U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that additional counties have been included in South Carolina for the Presidential disaster declaration for Public Assistance resulting from damages caused by Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6-13, 2017. Certain Private NonProfit organizations (PNP) that do not provide critical services of a governmental nature may be eligible to apply for low-interest rate disaster loans. […]
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Agents of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) today arrested the former finance director for the City of Clemson in connection with missing funds from his municipality. Booked into the Pickens County Detention Center was 61-year-old Tom Alexander Sparacino. He stands charged with embezzlement of public funds, value more than $10,000, which is a felony that carries a penalty […]
Read moreAfter more than nine hours of deliberations in executive session, the student senate at Clemson University voted not to impeach or remove the university’s student vice president, a black man who recently refused to stand during the Pledge of Allegiance. On Sept. 25, Jaren Stewart, along with other students sat through the pledge at a student government meeting, in solidarity […]
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The November Business Forum of the Oconee Economic Alliance (OEA) will feature a representative from Tri-County Technical College’s I-BEST program, a nationally recognized workforce development program designed by Washington State community colleges and adapted for Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens counties. Local I-BEST programs are created, offered, and enhanced through collaborative partnerships between the College, School Districts, Adult Education Centers, and […]
Read moreThe Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Election Protection, the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition, will be taking calls today from voters participating in elections around the country. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is spearheading Election Protection’s efforts to protect voters this election cycle, using hotlines, field monitors, and voter education, as well as […]
Read moreToday, Nov. 7, is Election Day and Oconee County will host four municipal elections. The city General Elections for Walhalla, Westminster, and the Town of Salem as well as the City of Westminster Special Election to fill a vacancy there take place today. Polls will open at 7am and close at 7pm and voters need to have their valid photo […]
Read moreLake Keowee Ford and Lake Keowee Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram are donating $24,000 today to the Breast Care Center at Oconee Memorial Hospital. The dealerships pledged to donate $100 for each new vehicle sold in October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and to support neighbors who are battling breast cancer. The Breast Care Center at the hospital provides […]
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