Category: News

On Wednesday, April 19, from 2-6pm, Tri-County Technical College’s (TCTC) Veterinary Technology Department holds a Pet Adoption Day at Halbert Hall on the Pendleton Campus. Dogs are leash trained and taught basic commands, while the cats are socialized with people and other cats. All animals have been spayed or neutered and vaccinated. There is a $45 fee payable at the […]

Depending on where you live, rain fell heavy or light Monday night in Oconee County, says Official U.S. Weather Observer Barbara Wilson. “I recorded this morning .47, just under half an inch but I do know in spots even a couple of miles away it was a lot more, so we are going to have spotty showers throughout the week […]

The Oconee Humane Society hosts the 15th annual Fly-In for the Animals on May 13, 2017, at the Oconee County Regional Airport. Admission to the event from 10am to 3pm is free. Come see vintage aircrafts, antique and hot rod cars, and enjoy some great food at this fun event. Airplane rides are avialable; for $50 you can ride in […]

Duke Energy’s World of Energy at Oconee Nuclear Station is hosting its annual student art show in partnership with the School District of Oconee County (SDOC). Artwork in a variety of media, styles and techniques from students in grades K-12 across the district will be on display April 24, through May 11. To celebrate the unveiling, the World of Energy […]

The community is invited to Water, Wildlife, and Wildflower Day at Keowee-Toxaway State Park on Saturday, April 29. Come out and help with projects ranging from litter pick-up, trails upkeep, habitat house restoration, as well as fern garden, rain garden, and pollinator garden maintenance. There will be kids activities as well. Registration starts at 9am with projects running from 9:30-11:30am. […]

Late April and early May is peak season for the migration of songbirds from parts further south to the Jocassee Gorges. Some stay for the summer breeding season, and some head farther north before settling in for the summer. It’s a dynamic, colorful, musical time for a few short weeks in the Jocassee Gorges each spring, and there is nobody […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office announces an additional arrest in the sixteenth “Operation Infinity” drug sweep round-up that began on April 5, with law enforcement partners from the Seneca and Westminster Police Departments. In all, 32 individuals were being sought on a variety of drug charges involving methamphetamine, heroin, prescription drugs, cocaine and marijuana. Some individuals in this drug sweep […]

An electrical mishap near Seneca sent one man to the hospital. According to Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative spokesperson Terry Ballenger, during an apparent attempt at power theft, an individual in the Friendship community came into contact with an energized conductor and sustained injuries. Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative had earlier disconnected service at the location because of nonpayment of the power […]

A Walhalla man will spend the next 12 years in prison for setting a vehicle on fire in a carport that spread to destroy the adjoining home with people inside. On Monday, 29-year-old Joshua Charles Campbell admitted his guilt to arson in the third degree and to nine counts of attempted murder. The incident occurred in January of 2016 on […]

Crews began patching and paving a section of Liberty Highway near I-85 Monday night. According to Ashmore Brothers, work on the section of Highway 178 is expected to continue through May 11. Work includes paving ramps on the northbound side of I-85. Drivers are urged to pay attention to warning signs, flagmen, workers and equipment in the roadway. Motorist are […]