Category: News

At a press conference held recently at the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw introduced a new tool to aid law enforcement officers in the battle against drugs and those who suffer from addiction. The Sheriff, along with Dale Colegrove, co-owner of DCT Detection Services in West Union, shared with those gathered some new technology, a patch […]

The March Business Forum of the Oconee Economic Alliance (OEA) will feature Fire Chief Charlie King of Oconee County Emergency Services. He will be presenting on the Oconee County Fire Plan. The mission of Oconee County Emergency Services Department is to effectively plan for, and mitigate any emergency situation or disaster to which we are called, and reduce the physical, […]

Parents of elementary students in the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) have two sports opportunities for their children to enjoy this spring. The Walhalla High School (WHS) Men’s Varsity Soccer team is sponsoring a free youth soccer clinic for boys ages 5-13. The clinic will be held from 4-5:30pm on March 10, March 24, April 7, and April 21, […]

Enjoy a John Denver Musical Tribute starring Ted Vigil on Saturday, March 25, at 7:30pm at the Walhalla Civic Auditorium (WCA). “Ted Vigil, one of America’s greatest John Denver Tribute Artists, pays homage to all the great John Denver songs, Annie’s Song, Leavin’ on a Jet Plane, Thank God I’m a Country Boy, Calypso plus many, many more. Ted Vigil’s […]

This Friday, see the Funniest Man in America, James Gregory, at the Walhalla Civic Auditorium (WCA), says executive director Bill Chiusano. “James returns to the WCA stage to bring you his “anti-politically correct” humor and down to earth presentation. He now has a grass roots following in the millions. Enjoy good old fashioned down home humor at its best. Buy […]

Oconee County customers of the Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative are invited to a meeting to nominate a candidate to run for the Blue Ridge board to serve in the capacity as Oconee County representative. In play is the seat now held by Len Talley, who is seeking re-election. The meeting takes place at 10am Monday, March 6, at the co-op’s […]

Adam Richardson Martin pled guilty on Feb. 10, 2017 in Oconee General Sessions Court to charges from both Oconee and Anderson counties. The Honorable Scott Sprouse sentenced Martin to 25 years suspended to service of 15 years followed by 5 years of probation for 2 counts of armed robbery and 2 counts of kidnapping for the Oconee County charges. On […]

The Razorback JROTC Rifle team recently traveled to Anniston, Alabama for a regional rifle match called The Dixie Challenge. The team won the three-position championship with a high score for the season. The group enjoyed the day-long adventure of travel and competition. This competition was especially difficult because music was playing on the range during rifle match. Despite the difficulty […]

The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is now accepting applications for GoSciTech, its week-long, residential, STEM camps for rising 8th – 10th graders on GSSM’s Hartsville campus. Online applications are available at www.scgssm.org/goscitech. GoSciTech provides unmatched opportunities to explore the endless possibilities of science and technology in an interactive, residential environment. For one week, rising 8th, […]

Tourism is a booming business in the Golden Corner of South Carolina. More tourists are coming to see the beautiful mountains and lakes each year, says Ken Sloan, President and CEO of the Mountain Lakes Convention and Visitor’s Bureau (CVB). “Let me go back to 2008 when we first started the CVB, we did around $44 million of tourism expenditures. […]