Category: News

Jeff Underwood, Captain of the Road Patrol Division of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, was one of several officers from around the country featured in a recent article in Police Magazine concerning law enforcement officers requesting or not requesting the need for back-up. The article, written by Dean Scoville, was titled “Alone Against All Odds,” which was published on June […]

The College Board releases SAT scores for the graduating class of 2014. While the mean score for students across the state of South Carolina remained fairly consistent with 2013 scores, the mean score for School District of Oconee County students increased across the board. It is important to note, however, that not all students participate in the College Board SAT […]

Clemson University forestry and natural resources major Trey Trickett has been named a 2014 Bartlett Tree Foundation scholar for his sustained academic excellence in the study of arboriculture. Trickett, a senior from Greenville, received one of 23 scholarships from the Foundation. Trickett is active in the Clemson Forestry Club and organizes and leads elementary school student tours of the South […]

The U.S. Secretary of Commerce has selected Clemson University President James Clements to serve as a co-chair of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE). This is a federal advisory committee created as part of the America COMPETES Act, which represents a major milestone on the nation’s path to building an innovation economy for the 21st century. The […]

The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline fell to $3.30 a gallon this week. That is down a nickel and a half from a week ago, explains Amerine Woodyard with the U.S. Energy Information Administration. “Pump prices were highest in the West Coast states at $3.61 a gallon, down 3 ½ cents from a week ago. Prices were lowest […]

U.S. households in all regions of the country can expect to see lower heating bills this winter, mainly because temperatures are predicted to be warmer than last winter and that means there will be less demand for heat, according to the forecast for winter heating expenditures from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, explains Jonathan Cogan. “The new forecast, which incorporates […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help regarding a vandalism that occurred to a Walhalla area church, explains Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “A deputy responded this morning to Poplar Springs Baptist Church at 500 Poplar Springs Road and spoke with the pastor of the church who advised the deputy that when he […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Salem husband and wife on Unlawful Neglect of a Child charges in relation to a positive drug test of their 8-year-old child. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details. “32-year-old William Joel Sellers was served his warrant yesterday at the Oconee County Detention Center. Sellers was arrested on […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man this week on criminal domestic violence and assault and battery charges. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details. “34-year-old Scott Michael Mono of 122 Hillside Lane was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center. Warrants charge Mono with criminal domestic violence in the first degree in regards […]

The Oconee County Public Library will mark the anniversaries of the openings of two of its branches on Oct. 20 and 21 with a birthday cake celebration. The Seneca Library was dedicated on Oct. 20, 1968, and while it was expanded in 1985, that makes the Seneca Library 46 years old. The Walhalla Library was dedicated on Oct. 21, 1979, […]