Category: News

By now, you may have heard enough from the candidates for President and you are ready to cast your vote. For South Carolinians, there’s a chance to be heard in next month’s Presidential preferenice primary elections. If you are already a voter in good standing, all you need to do is show up at your polling place on primary election […]

The apprehension of a 24-year old man is the first of what the Oconee Sheriff’s Office hopes will be the arrests of two Anderson residents who allegedly took a contractor’s equipment last summer in Oconee County. Authorities say Justin Brent Kirby was arrested during the weekend and charged with grand larceny in the theft of a 2015 dual axle dump […]

The Oconee coroner has identified the fatality in yesterday morning’s accident on I-85 at Fair Play as Lam Le, a 48-year old resident of Chamblee, Georgia. Her husband, Loi Ngoc Nguyen, the sedan car driver, was flown by medical helicopter for treatment at a Greenville hospital. Their southbound car is believed to have left the southbound lanes and penetrated a […]

The Board of Trustees for the Oconee County Public Library holds their regular bi-monthly meeting on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at 5:30pm at the Westminster Library. The Westminster Library is located at 112 West North Avenue. Board meetings are open to the public, and public comment is invited at the beginning of the meeting.

As part of its Meeting on Education in South Carolina, the League of Women Voters hosts Lyn Norton on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Norton, a long-time member of the League, shares her experiences and observations on the workings of the State Board of Education, where she served for four years. She taught in Seneca as well as serving as an assistant […]

Clemson University has planned several events this year as part of its 34th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. On Monday, Jan. 18, a Day of Service takes place from 8am to 1:30pm at the Hendrix Ballrooms as well as a blood drive from 10am to 3pm in Hendrix Meeting Rooms A and B. On Jan. 19, the 2016 […]

The Mountain Lakes Convention and Visitor’s Bureau announces the 2016 Issaqueena’s Last Ride is set for Saturday, April 23. There are four routes being offered this year to riders, 100, 80, 60 or 30 miles. “As always, the great ladies at St. Johns Lutheran Church will serve tasty treats for a light breakfast and an incredible buffet for your post […]

Oconee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland shared these thoughts on the re-authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. “In December 2015, Congress passed a bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, bringing with it the possibility for South Carolina to make sweeping changes in education. This new law, nicknamed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), replaces […]

The School District of Oconee County invites all students and residents of the county to participate in a district logo contest. The district will soon have a new webpage and is taking this opportunity to refresh its look. A new logo and tagline will help showcase all the great things going on in Oconee County and it will come from […]

The Oconee County Council holds a strategic planning retreat on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016 beginning at 9am in Council Chambers to establish short and long-term goals for the county.