Category: News

Construction is well underway on the new Oconee County Detention Center and now the facility is starting to take shape explains, Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “The pre-fabricated steel cell units have arrived on scene and they will be put in their proper places as the building continues. Just think earlier this year, there was basically […]

A new study by CareerBuilder.com finds that job openings are out-pacing hirings in some key sectors. CareerBuilder Executive Advisor Jennifer Grasz says that those sectors include some highly skilled positions. “Not surprising, the list is heavily dominated by IT and healthcare roles. If you look at software developers, for example, there are more than 50,000 jobs posted each month for […]

FOX Carolina reports that former Clemson University star and Buffalo Bills wide receiver Sammy Watkins doesn’t seem to mind the first big snowfall of the season in New York. Watkins posted multiple videos of himself on social media while the storm dumped over five-feet of snow on the western part of the state. To see Watkins’ videos visit www.foxcarolina.com.

Tri-County Technical College will be closed two days for the Thanksgiving holidays. The College will be closed Thursday, Nov. 27, and Friday, Nov. 28, and will re-open Monday, Dec. 1.

Clemson University students unveil vehicles of the future today. Teams of Clemson University students will unveil the “automated guided vehicles” they have developed as part of a class project sponsored by a local manufacturing company. These students are seniors enrolled in Mechanical Engineering 4020. Their vehicles will move around the manufacturing floor on their own, delivering parts to workers for […]

The School Transition to Adult Roles in Society or S.T.A.R.S. announces a Christmas Craft Sale this year. Mike Worsham with the Hamilton Career Center Stars 1 and 2 classes said, “This year, you can buy some great Christmas crafts made by the students in the program.” The S.T.A.R.S. Christmas Craft Sale takes place Dec. 1-5 from 10am to 5pm at […]

The Oconee County Real Estate, Facilities and Land Management Committee has scheduled a meeting on Dec. 9 at 7pm in Council Chambers of the Oconee County Administrative Offices at 415 South Pine Street in Walhalla.

The Oconee County Council will hold a public hearing for Ordinance 2014-26, which is an ordinance to authorize the acceptance of electronic signatures for certain Oconee County transactions in accordance with the South Carolina Uniform Electronic Transaction Act and to authorize an electronic signature policy in accordance with the South Carolina Code of Laws; and other matters related thereto on […]

The victim’s name in yesterday’s fatal accident on South Carolina 130 has been released. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis reports that 62-year-old Nick Lester Seagle of Charlotte, NC, died at the scene. He was a contract worker at the Oconee Nuclear Station. The deadly traffic accident yesterday closed portions of South Carolina 130 near Seneca for several hours. The South […]

Secretary of State Mark Hammond announced who has been naughty and nice this year with charitable giving in South Carolina on Wednesday. The 19th annual Scrooges and Angels list represents organizations that demonstrate negative and positive charitable giving in the Palmetto State. Angles received a plaque and recognition from Secretary Hammond for the percentage of their expenditures that went toward […]