Category: News

In an effort to keep state waterways safe during the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division will again be conducting courtesy safety inspections at some public boat landings. The Memorial Day holiday weekend, May 27-30, is one of the busiest weekends of the year on state waters. South Carolina Department of Natural […]

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the selection of five new grant investments totaling $2,147,000 to five communities in South Carolina, two of which are in Pickens County. Each recipient receives approximately $200,000 – $820,000 in funding toward EPA cooperative agreements. The Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup (ARC) grants target communities that are underserved and economically disadvantaged, including neighborhoods […]

A fundraiser takes place Saturday, May 21 at Brews on the Alley in downtown Seneca. Its called Hope through Horses, explains Jessica Fry, founder of the Wild Hearts Equine Therapy Center. “Hope through Horses is our fundraiser to hopefully provide no or low cost services to special needs kids and veterans as well as raise money for supplies like ramps, […]

The Walhalla Chamber of Commerce sponsors two political forums prior to the June 14 primary. District 2 candidates, incumbent Wayne McCall and his challenger Jared Ketterman have been invited to the Walhalla Civic Auditorium on Thursday, June 2 at 7pm to answer questions from their constituents and share their vision for Oconee County. The candidates running for Solicitor have been […]

Absentee voting for the Statewide Primaries is underway at county elections offices throughout South Carolina. Its easy to vote absentee, explains Oconee County Voter Registration and Elections Director Joy Scharich. “You can request a ballot if you meet the qualifications; you still have to have a reason to vote absentee but there are a number of reasons and of course […]

Through initiatives that have been ongoing and those newly announced, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office continues its litter control and cleanup operations. Corporal Brandon Meadows, the Sheriff’s Office Environmental Services Officer, has been using inmate labor recently to clean up dump sites and to pick litter up from the roads and highways around the county. Last Wednesday, inmate labor was […]

The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce is putting South Carolinians to work. According to their latest figures, the jobless rate fell in Oconee County from 5.8% in March to 5.2% in May. Similarly, Pickens County’s unemployment rate dropped from 5.6% in March to 5.2% in April. Anderson County posted 4.7% in April, down from 5.1% in March. The […]

The Clemson City Council holds a special called meeting on Monday, May 23, at 5:30pm in the community room of Clemson City Hall. At this meeting, the council considers using Duke Energy Underground Utility Conversion Funds to bury the overhead utilities on Fendley Street. After the special called meeting, the council adjourns into a budget work session. The meeting is […]

Clemson University marks the 300th birthday of its oldest structural resident, Hanover House, with a public symposium featuring guest speakers from architecture and academics on Saturday, May 21 at the Strom Thurmond Institute on campus. Hanover House, a white home built in the early 1700s in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, was saved from destruction and brought to the Clemson campus by […]

The Oconee County Veterans Council (OCVC) holds a special 50th Anniversary Commemorative event on Saturday, May 21 in Walhalla, explains Jerry Dyar, Public Information Officer for the organization. “Saturday is Armed Forces Day and at 10am at the War Memorial on the Main Street side of the Oconee County Courthouse, the OCVC is in a three-year process of commemorating the […]