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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Oconee County man Friday on multiple charges, including one count of grand larceny, tells Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “35-year-old Charles Daniel Barker was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center after being transported from the Anderson County Detention Center to Oconee County. The Detention Center lists Barker’s address as Shore Drive in […]
Read moreA 74-year-old Seneca woman died Monday morning, Oct. 9, at the scene of a two vehicle collision on Sandifer Boulevard near Seneca. This collision occurred at the entrance to the Schneider Electric Company. It was reported to Oconee County E-911 at 6:55am. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis reports that Frances “Frankie” R. Pruett of Northside Circle in Seneca died at […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Tamassee man over the weekend on a charge of grand larceny, explains Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “35-year-old Chad Edwards Whitmire was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 6:12pm Sunday. The Detention Center lists Whitmire’s address as Mill Place Drive while the arrest warrant lists Whitmire’s address as Tamassee Knob Road. […]
Read moreThirteenth Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins states that 50-year-old Paul Eugene Good pled guilty on Oct. 5, 2017, to attempted murder, possessing a weapon during the commission of a violent crime and pointing or presenting a firearm. The Honorable Letitia H. Verdin sentenced Good to 11 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Evidence presented at the hearing by Assistant […]
Read moreTropical Storm Nate delivered heavy rains to Oconee County. In addition, a tornado warning was issued for the Upstate of South Carolina during the storm Sunday night. The storm produced over five inches of precipitation in Oconee County, reports Official U.S. Weather Observer Barbara Wilson from her weather station in Walhalla. “5.07 inches!” That is a record amount of rain […]
Read moreMiddle school students don’t usually give much thought to cleaning their own rooms much less the wider environment around them. The seventh grade students at Seneca Middle School (SMS); however, were recently a part of an interactive presentation that helped them realize how the choices they make daily about trash do impact our environment. The program, called Action for a […]
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Test scores from spring of 2017 were recently released for WorkKeys, which assesses employability skills, tells School District of Oconee County (SDOC) Public Information Officer Dr. Sharon Sanders. “The ACT WorkKeys® is a job skills assessment. As a part of the South Carolina Profile of an SC Graduate, the WorkKeys® assessment is used to gage career readiness and is required […]
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This is Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 8-14, 2017. This year’s theme is “Every Second Counts: Plan 2 Ways Out!”, explains Oconee County Fire Marshal and Assistant Fire Chief Shane Gibbs. “Basically what that means is whether you are in your own home, in somebody else’s home, or whether you are in a commercial building, in a restaurant, or out on […]
Read moreIn its fall quarterly meeting on campus, Clemson University’s board of trustees approved four new master of arts teacher residency programs, funding for several recreation capital projects, modified pricing for six programs and construction of a new composite center, writes Robin Denny with Clemson University Media Relations. The new Clemson Composites Center will be housed at the Center for Manufacturing […]
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U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) are demanding that the IRS rescind its recently issued $7 million Equifax contract after the company was breached jeopardizing the personal financial data of more than 145 million Americans. Following the massive data breach that put names, Social Security numbers, addresses, driver’s licenses, and birthdates at risk, the IRS last week […]
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