Category: News

The latest unsolved case to be profiled by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is that of James J. “Bunk” Carver, whose homicide continues to be one of the most brutal cases the Sheriff’s Office has investigated.  James Carver was 82-years-old when sometime between the dates of May 11th and May 13th of 2010 he was brutally beaten to death inside […]

Deputies with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, as part of ongoing training, went through a session recently with individuals from the National Alliance on Mental Illness.  The session was entitled “Crisis Intervention Training”. The training, which was a requirement for all certified officers, focused on showing officers the importance on how to deal with those who have mental health problems, […]

Generation Opportunity, a national, non-partisan youth advocacy organization, is announcing its Millennial Jobs Report for October 2013. The data is non-seasonally adjusted (NSA) and is specific to 18-29 year olds: The effective (U6) unemployment rate for 18-29 year olds, which adjusts for labor force participation by including those who have given up looking for work, is 15.9%. The declining labor force participation rate has […]

The Criminal Justice program at Tri-County Technical College is being named in honor of Henry C. Harrison, a former S.C. Highway Patrolman and Greenville businessman. Over the past two years, $100,000 in pledges has been raised to name the Henry C. Harrison Criminal Justice program at Tri-County Technical College.  Harrison served 20-years as a patrolman.  He currently serves as the […]

The Oconee County Board of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program has reviewed agencies that applied for the $29,264 funds issued to the county from Federal Emergency Management Assistance.  The agencies chosen to receive allotments of that money are the Oconee Presbyterian Service Fund to help with utility assistance, S.H.A.R.E. to help with rent assistance, Family Friends to assist with […]

Students in the School District of Oconee County are learning about jobs in the community today as part of a Career Fair at Code Academy, explains Seneca High School Guidance Director Karen Trammell.  “This is sort of all of our main plan where we are working with the EED Act with our kids in career planning.  Our sophomores actually will […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting a class next Tuesday that will focus on women’s safety and awareness. The class will be held in the 2nd floor training room of the Law Enforcement Center in Walhalla at 300 South Church Street on November 12th starting at 6pm.  Oconee County Councilman Wayne McCall will also attend and share his […]

The SC Department of Education and the SC Education Oversight Committee, as part of the requirements of the Education Accountability Act of 1998, released report card ratings for schools and districts in South Carolina.  This release marks the second “report card” for South Carolina’s public schools.  The two report cards use varied methodology.  The ESEA report card, using methodology in […]

South Carolina’s automotive industry continues to grow, with a more than $24.6 million investment announced by a manufacturer of powertrain components and transfer cases. Borg Warner Inc., a global leader in powertrain technology, plans to invest $24.6 million to expand its existing manufacturing capabilities in Seneca. The expansion is expected to create approximately 105 new jobs in Oconee County. Based […]

Over 100 people filled Trinity Baptist Church last night as Adams subdivision residents got the chance to question two Seneca leaders. According to sister station WGOG, the audience was resilient in protest of the city’s plans to build a utilities complex on the property of the former JN Kellett School. Near the start, Seneca Mayor Pro-tem Ronnie O’Kelley told the […]