Category: News

This Saturday, Oct. 28, from 10am to 2pm, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and its local law enforcement, community and tribal partners will give the public its 14th opportunity in seven years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Individuals can take pills and other solid forms of […]

Over three inches of rain fell Monday, reports Official U.S. Weather Observer Barbara Wilson from her weather station in Walhalla. “Sunday night, here at the weather station, we had .20, but then from 7am on Monday until approximately 2:30pm, we had 3.47. I noticed on the screens that the storm was going almost north to northest, so other parts of […]

The tri-county area of Upstate South Carolina is experiencing a slight increase in the number of people killed in traffic accidents. The South Carolina Department of Public Safety reports Oconee County with 13 in 2017 compared to 10 in 2016 at this same time. Pickens County lists 18 traffic fatalities in 2017 and 16 in 2016. Only Anderson County has […]

In the wake of the success of the first ever Great Oconee Clean Up that occurred in April, the Keep Oconee Beautiful Association, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, Oconee County Solid Waste, The School District of Oconee County and the Oconee Economic Alliance is announcing the fall edition of The Great Oconee Clean Up. The event will be held on […]

As part of a national effort to promote October as College Application Month, all West-Oak High School seniors were recently encouraged to apply to college. During this time, 188 seniors sent 295 applications to over 47 different colleges. Tri-County Technical College, Lander University, Clemson University and Coastal Carolina were top application choices by the students. West Oak High School’s theme […]

Join Oconee Memorial Hospital (OMH) as it celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness Month tonight, Oct. 24, from 5:30-6:30pm, tells OMH Foundation Manager Cortni Nations. “Jennifer E. Mihalik, MD, from Upstate Surgical Associates, part of Greenville Health System, will conduct an educational session and then lead a victory lap around the OMH Walking Trail. Be sure to bring your walking shoes and […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster woman over the weekend on a charge of receiving stolen goods. 31-year-old Ryanne Nichole Smith of Blackjack Road was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 4:12pm Saturday. The judge set a $15,000 surety bond on Smith, who also had an outstanding Magistrates Bench Warrant at the time of her arrest. […]

The 40th Annual Joint Meeting of the Southeast United States (SEUS)-Japan Association and the Japan-United States Southeast Association commenced Monday with an opening ceremony at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Greenville. Although the conference is closed to the general public, its occurrence is significant because it brings together many political and business leaders from around the Southeastern United States and […]

It has now been ten years since The Cottingham House first started offering hospice services to the residents of Oconee and Pickens counties. The Oconee Memorial Hospital Foundation recently held a party to celebrate the milestone, says Manager Cortni Nations. “The celebration was fantastic. We celebrated the tenth anniversary of serving patients in an inpatient facility. Our Hospice of the […]