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With Halloween next Tuesday, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is offering these safety tips so you and your children will be safe as you enjoy all the various activities. “We are asking our citizens to drive carefully especially from the late afternoon hours into the nighttime hours starting this weekend and into next Tuesday and to please watch out for […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting a Pill Take Back Day at two different locations this Saturday, Oct. 28. The event, which is being held as part of the National Pill Take Back Day, is 10am until 2pm at the Sheriff’s Office Substation which is located near the Emergency Room at Oconee Memorial Hospital and also at the […]
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Teenagers are invited to the Seneca Library this afternoon, Oct. 26, at 5:30pm to paint eerily, explains Oconee County Public Library Director Blair Hinson. “On Thursday, Oct. 26, at 5:30pm, the Seneca branch will host a craft. You can join them to create a lovely, eerie painting to take home, just in time for Halloween. Guidance and all materials will […]
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Tonight, Oct. 26, is the last night of Jazz on the Alley for the season. Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander invites everyone to Ram Cat Alley tonight for some great entertainment and community fellowship. “It goes too fast for me but it has been a good year, we’ve had lots of people come and enjoy the events. That particular event is […]
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The Board of Trustees for the School District of Pickens County (SDPC) approved the 2018-19 School Calendar this week. In Pickens County, the school year will begin on Aug. 20, 2018, and end on May 31, 2019, with high school graduation planned for May 25, 2019. Back in September, the SDPC asked parents and the community to give feedback on […]
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The School District of Pickens County (SDPC) has been accepted to TransformSC’s network of innovative schools. TransformSC, an education initiative of the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness, is a collaboration of business leaders, educators, students, parents and policy makers transforming the public education system so that every student graduates prepared for careers, college and citizenship. TransformSC schools and districts are […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Board of Health and Environmental Control announced this week the beginning of a national search for a new director of the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). It is the board’s intent to submit a candidate to the governor for approval in early 2018, with the goal of allowing the confirmation process to be completed during […]
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The City of Seneca hosts Jeep Fest on Saturday, Oct. 28, from 10am to 10pm on Main Street. This free event features food, fun, and Jeeps, explains Seneca Events Coordinator Riley Johnson. “Jeep Fest was huge and it is still a big thing in Pickens, it used to go there all the time, so they were looking for a home […]
Read moreHidden within all the fun and excitement of Halloween are potential fire hazards. Here are some simple Halloween safety tips to help avoid seasonal hazards. During the years 2011-2015, U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated average of 840 home structure fires annually that began with decorations. These fires caused an average of two civilian deaths, 36 civilian injuries, and […]
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Grab a blanket and take the family to Movies on the Green this Saturday, Oct. 28, in downtown Seneca, tells Events Coordinator Riley Johnson. “We are going to do a movies at the park that night when it gets dark and we’ve got a great movie coming up this time, its called “Monster House”. It is the weekend before Halloween […]
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