Category: News

The Mountain Lakes Convention and Visitors Bureau has Spring Visitors Guides available. “Every season, scenic splendor and outdoor adventure are waiting to be discovered here in Oconee County. Our new Visitors Guide is comprehensive, user-friendly, and a great resource for planning the best trips in Oconee County,” said Mountain Lakes CEO and President Ken Sloan.

As part of its ongoing efforts to detect and prevent fraud, the South Carolina Department of Revenue has implemented enhanced measures including the conversion of some direct deposit refunds to paper checks. The targeted conversion of some refunds began last week. Affected taxpayers may expect to receive the paper check refund along with a letter of explanation from the South […]

Due to the recent snow and ice, the School District of Oconee County must institute the three built-in make up days of the calendar. Oconee County Schools Assistant Superintendent of Operations Steve Hanvey gives the make up days. “We are required to build in three make up days for inclement weather and we have used one of those already on […]

Effective March 3, the Fifth Block Enrichment bus will no longer depart from Seneca High School at 4:30pm. Any student that stays after school for extra assistance or enrichment and also needs bus transportation must ride the bus that departs at 5:30pm. Students will be expected to participate in the planned enrichment activities for the entirety of each session.

Blue Ridge Financial Corporation’s Board of Directors has unanimously elected Sammy Dickson of Westminster to its board. Blue Ridge Financial Corporation is the parent company of Blue Ridge Bank. Dickson attended Oconee County schools and is a graduate of Anderson College. He has been employed by Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative since 1975 where he currently serves as the Manager of […]

Tri-County Technical College’s Engineering and Industrial Technology Division has renamed and revamped its manufacturing management program to offer students the technical expertise and the leadership training and skills required of today’s industry team leaders. The two-year Industrial Supervision program underwent a title change effective last month and is now called Manufacturing Management and Leadership to better reflect the skills of […]

In 1790, the cultures of the Scots-Irish, Revolutionary War veterans, and wealthy Charlestonians, came together to settle the Pendleton District. These diverse people formed what soon became the political, economic, and social capital of the Upstate. Join costumed tour guide Ellen Harrison on March 13 or March 14, for a 1.6 mile, 2 hour, walking tour through the historic town […]

The Foothills Alliance of Anderson will host the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event on April 16 at 7pm on Ram Cat Alley in Seneca. Individuals from all ages are invited to participate as men walk a few blocks in women’s shoes to raise awareness of sexual assaults and to show support for those victims. The Foothills Alliance was […]

Kyndra Howell was convicted Wednesday by an Anderson County jury of the kidnapping and armed robbery of C. J. Patel in July of 2012, as well as possessing a weapon during the commission of the crime. The jury found Howell not guilty of murder. The Honorable Lawton McIntosh sentenced Howell to 30 years for kidnapping, 15 years for armed robbery […]

An Oconee County jury found Shane Adam Burdette guilty of voluntary manslaughter and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime in the death of James Evan Tyner in July of 2013. The Honorable Cordell Maddox sentenced Burdette to 25 years suspended to 15 years’ service on the voluntary manslaughter charge and 5 years on the weapons […]