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The former International Program Director of International Adoption Guides Inc. (IAG), an adoption agency, pleaded guilty today to conspiring with others to defraud the United States by submitting fraudulent documents to the State Department for adoptions from Ethiopia and paying bribes to foreign officials. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Bill […]

Thirty-five years after a grieving mother started one of the most influential and effective grassroots movements in history, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) announces its new National President, Colleen Sheehey-Church, the first victim of drugged driving to serve as MADD’s National President, effective Jan. 1, 2015. Sheehey-Church joined MADD in 2005, a year after her 18-year-old son, Dustin, drowned after […]

High-risk, chronically ill children are often in and out of hospitals, emergency departments and intensive care units. A new study examined if providing comprehensive care in a single “medical home” setting, as a way of coordinating care among multiple healthcare providers, could help keep these children out of the hospital and control health care costs. “High risk chronically ill children […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office joins other law enforcement agencies nationwide today in celebrating National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. According to the National Sheriffs’ Association, 780,000 police officers in the United States put on a badge and serve their communities everyday. On average, between 105 and 203 officers die in the line of duty each year. The National Sheriffs’ Association […]

The Palmetto South Carolina Region of the American Red Cross is in need of volunteers and is inviting the community to attend a volunteer orientation to learn more about opportunities to provide Red Cross services to friends, neighbors, and others affected by disasters. A volunteer orientation takes place on Tuesday, Jan. 27 from 6-9:30pm in the Pickens Red Cross Office, […]

SC Works and Tri-County Technical College’s Corporate and Community Education Division (CCE) are reaching out to unemployed and underemployed individuals by hosting a Job Fair and Training Expo today. The event, for residents of Anderson, Oconee and Pickens counties, runs from 9am to noon at the Industrial and Business Development Center located on the Pendleton Campus. The goal is to […]

Historically, type I diabetes has been associated with an increased risk of early death and other severe long-term health complications. A new study examined whether maintaining tighter control of blood sugar levels over time, can help lower the long-term risk of death in these patients. “The long-term follow up was to determine whether the early benefits we saw with intensive […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested two Pickens County women Wednesday on charges of shoplifting from the Seneca Walmart, explains Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “40-year-old Amy Michelle Johnson of Liberty and 33-year-old Stephanie Dawn Porter of Easley were booked into the Oconee County Detention Center. A deputy responded to the Walmart store on Sandifer Boulevard in Seneca in reference […]

Seneca High School is now taking nominations for the seventh class of the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame. SHS Athletic Director Duke Lee says nominating someone is easy. “This is a community driven event and the community can get an online registration form by visiting our website here at Seneca High School and under the Athletics link there is a […]

Despite the cold this morning in Oconee County, schools got off to a good start. Oconee County Schools Assistant Superintendent of Operations Steve Hanvey joined teachers opening car doors this morning. “We had a couple of calls asking if there was a specific temperature we would look for and we don’t, we just factor in the wind chill and everything. […]