Category: News

A new kind of school is being proposed for Salem. Oconee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland gives details about the NEXT Charter School. “NEXT is a charter school that operates in Greenville currently and some folks from Salem reached out to NEXT to see if they could establish a satellite campus in Salem after our school board voted to […]

Seneca High School is proud to announce Oconee County’s second annual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Summer Camp. The camp is for rising third through sixth grade students who excel or have an interest in STEM classes and would like to explore STEM career fields. Our goal is to engage students in STEM activities through two weeks of camps […]

All branches of the Oconee County Public Library will be closed Saturday, May 28, through Monday, May 30, for Memorial Day weekend. The book returns at the various branches will be available, as will the library website, www.oconeelibrary.org. Check out the site for e-books, magazines from Flipster, and more! All branches will reopen on Tuesday, May 31, at their normal […]

This summer, the Bart Garrison Agricultural Museum is hosting two camps. During the first camp, entitled “A Child’s Life in the 19th Century”, children will do chores, play games, make toys, cook several dishes, go to school, and make arts and crafts projects, all as if the child is living during the 1800s. This camp is designed for children who […]

Retired Air Force Major Robert (Ram) White, a highly decorated Fighter Jet pilot during the Vietnam War will be the keynote speaker during a special ceremony this Saturday, May 21 at 10am at the Oconee County War Memorial on the main street side of the Oconee County Courthouse in Walhalla. Jerry Dyar, Public Information Officer for the Oconee County Veterans […]

As drama continues in the race for President ahead of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions to select a nominee, Clemson University Political Science Professor Dr. Joseph Stewart says it is unlike any other election year he has ever seen. “I don’t know that anyone has ever seen anything quit like this before. In many ways, I think the Donald […]

Pickens County celebrates the 42nd National EMS Week this week, May 15-21. EMS workers are a critical component of emergency medicine and the public health safety net. They are well-trained and skilled individuals. On any given day, EMS responds to medical emergencies, whether they are cardiac arrest, car accidents, difficulty breathing, drowning, stroke, drug overdose, and more. EMS is able […]

A toddler died in a crash on Five Forks Road, Sunday morning. The Pickens County Coroner’s Office reports that 3-year-old Lillian Valerie Griffin of Liberty died at the scene. The coroner says she was in a car seat in the back seat of the car.

The Board of Trustees of the Oconee County Public Library holds their regular meeting for May on Monday, May 23, at 5:30pm at the Seneca Library, which is located at 300 East South 2nd Street. The meeting is open to the public, and public comment is welcomed at the beginning of the meeting. The Board meets every other month on […]