Category: News

The Oconee County Public library will be closed on Monday, Feb. 16 for Presidents Day. The book drops at the various branches will be available, as will the website, www.oconeelibrary.org. Branches will reopen at their normal times on Tuesday, Feb. 17.

The World of Energy will play host to the Roper Mountain Science Center on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 12:30pm, as they present “Science Magic.” This program is full of experiments that look like magic, but are really all about science. Attendees will learn the science behind a “genie in a bottle,” fill a 10-foot long bag with one breath and […]

Looking for a different way of treating your loved one on Valentine’s Day, then take advantage of the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism’s frontier encampment on Saturday, Feb. 14 at the Oconee Station State Historic Site. See what it must have been like in the 18th century when Oconee Station was a frontier outpost. The program from […]

Two road closures have been announced in Oconee County, one for today and one at the end of February. First, in the City of Seneca, North Walnut Street will be closed all day on Tuesday, Feb. 3 from East North 5th Street to East North 2nd Street. Secondly, the Department of Transportation announces that a section of Bountyland Road less […]

This week, first responders from across the region gathered together in Anderson to provide training in establishing communications during emergencies. The training provided by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Emergency Communications, brought together firefighters, law enforcement, emergency management, and amateur radio operators with the purpose of understanding communications systems and how they are used during incidents. Deputy Emergency […]

For the next three weeks, Jeff Busby, Shawn Pauley, and Jason Carden will be visiting hiking stores across the Upstate area, but they won’t be shopping for gear. The three men will be searching for Ultimate Hikers. These brave individuals hike 28.3 miles in one day for a cause much bigger than themselves, ending children’s cancer. Many Ultimate Hikers sign […]

With the announcement last week of an unanimous vote by the Charlotte City Council in favor of body cameras for Charlotte Police Officers, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office remains in many cases ahead of the curve in the use of this technology. Back in May of 2013, the Sheriff’s Office began equipping ten of the deputies in the Road Patrol […]

The Oconee County Public Library now has 6,000 new titles available for download. Free e-books provided by Project Gutenberg are now available through the catalog of the Oconee County Public Library. These books cover a wide range of materials including juvenile fiction, history, classic literature, historical periodicals, and reference: everything from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to the Warren Commission papers. Gutenberg […]

New 2015 annual passes for day use recreation areas are now available for purchase at the Corps’ Savannah District’s three dam and lake projects; lakes Hartwell, Richard B. Russell and J. Strom Thurmond. The annual pass costs $30 and remains valid for 12 months from the date of purchase. Annual passes sold in 2015 have a 2016 expiration date sticker. […]

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham says he will decide by May whether he will run for president. He has already formed a political committee, called Security Through Strength, to explore the possibility and raise money. “I do well in South Carolina, but the key for me is do I get traction in Iowa and New Hampshire early on? We are going […]