Category: News

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Walhalla man on petit larceny charges in relation to an incident that occurred at McDonald’s in Seneca on Sept. 30. 28-year-old Justin Marshall Gunn of 105 Boondock Drive was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center after being arrested in the parking lot of the Ingles’ in West Union. A deputy arrived […]

It’s election season and the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce announces six seats are open for this year’s incoming Board of Directors. Each year in November, the Oconee County Chamber selects up to six seats, therefore as a membership-based organization, the Chamber needs members’ input on its leadership. A Board of Directors governs the Chamber and each year an election […]

Tri-County Technical College filled three key leadership positions by hiring Grayson Kelly as executive director of the Foundation, Dan Cooper as director of economic development and government relations and promoting Galen DeHay to senior vice president. DeHay, who spent 12 years in the classroom, as a biology instructor and science department head at Tri-County, has been interim provost for the […]

On Nov. 15, the Pendleton District Commission will sponsor “19th Century Toys, Games, and Crafts”. The event, at the Bart Garrison Agricultural Museum of South Carolina, runs from 10am to 1pm and is designed for children in grades 3-6. Students should bring a snack that they can eat on the run, such as a granola bar, and a water bottle […]

Eat at Chick-fil-A of Seneca on Tuesday, Oct. 28 and help a Seneca High School student who is battling a brain tumor. Chick-fil-A hosts ‘Fight for Tony’ Night from 5-9 pm. Chick-fil-A will donate a portion of the sales to the Seneca High School’s ‘Fight for Tony’ drive, which is helping Tony McDowell in his fight with a brain tumor. […]

Seneca High School will be hosting Academic Achievement Night on Tuesday, Oct. 28 from 4-6:30pm. Those in attendance will receive report cards and parents can set up a conference to meet with a teacher later. Tri-County Technical College will host a Parent/Student Quick Workshop at 5:30pm in room 105. BOBCATS Central will be present in the media center from 4-6pm […]

A group of seventh and eighth grade chorus students at Seneca Middle School made this year’s All-State Chorus. They recently participate in a two-day clinic followed by a concert at Anderson University. Seneca Middle School Choral Director Carla Brock accompanied the participants and said of them, “I am so proud of these students. Their hard work and dedication to learning […]

Have lunch with your child at school on Oct. 29. Parents of students in the School District of Oconee County are encouraged to eat lunch at school on Wednesday, Oct. 29 and make a difference in a child’s life. Sodexo, the district’s cafeteria food supplier, understands the importance of feeding children over the weekend, so on Oct. 29; Sodexo will […]

Cold and flu season has arrived in the Golden Corner of Upstate South Carolina and the School District of Oconee County is taking a proactive approach. The School District of Oconee County has gathered information about the flu, the enterovirus, and the Ebola virus. This information has been issued by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and […]

A new report by researchers at Clemson University says that despite an increase in public awareness and anti-bullying legislation nationwide, the prevalence of bullying is still one of the most pressing issues facing our nation’s youth. Bullying continues to affect a great number of children in all age groups, with the highest prevalence observed in third and fourth grades, where […]