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The Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is now accepting applications for its Class of 2017 through February 15, 2015. Online applications are available at www.scgssm.org/apply-now. One of only 12 of its kind in the nation, GSSM is a two-year, public, residential high school specializing in the advanced study of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). GSSM Applicants should […]

The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities (SCGSAH) again ranks third in the state for 2014 SAT scores, with the average score increasing by 13 points. “Since the primary admission criteria for our school is artistic talent, we are honored to be recognized for our academic excellence by several leading national publications and for our outstanding test […]

A team of molecular biologists, jointly led by Clemson University professor Jim Morris, was awarded a $151 thousand grant from the National Institutes of Health to identify new compounds with anti-malaria activity for a deadly parasite species that kills hundreds of thousands of people every year. According to the World Health Organization, there were about 207 million cases of malaria […]

If the full Seneca City Council agrees, city workers will see something extra in their paychecks. At a meeting yesterday, the council’s finance committee recommended a bonus for all city workers—general government and utilities. That bonus, according to city clerk and financial director Joel Seavey, would not exceed three percent of an employee’s salary.

If you are a good driver, OconeeSchool District hopes you’ll consider becoming a school bus driver. Part time and full-time bus driving jobs are now available, and the starting pay ranges between $9.64 cents an hour and $14.85 an hour. If interested, go to the OconeeSchool District website at www.oconee.k12.sc.us and click on the job bank on the left side […]

Two Walhallans will ask their fellow city residents for votes next month when the two square off in a special election to fill a city council seat. The candidates for the special November 18 election are Lamar Bailes and Chris Grant. The Walhalla Area Chamber of Commerce announces a “Meet the Candidates” forum at 6:30 Monday night, November 10 at […]

County officials say there is substantial money to be saved by those who pay home and business insurance premiums—the result of a new fire service rating covering all of Oconee County. The Insurance Services Offices, after a visit last spring, assigned a rating of four on a scale of 1 to 10, with the lower number the better. The classification […]

Oconee County employees are being placed under the protection of a net to cover their legal expenses in matters in which they act in the performance of official duties. County Council last night approved a controversial legal indemnification ordinance that surfaced after The Journal threatened a lawsuit against three councilmen and one other elected official for pursuing a claim alleging […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office announces the arrest of a Westminster woman on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details. “34-year-old Stephanie Ann Cody of 289 Jenkins Bridge Road in Westminster was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 9am. An arrest warrant charges Cody with […]

A man accused of shooting into a home on Jameson Avenue in Seneca Saturday morning is now in custody. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office announces that 20-year-old Travis Javon Lee stands charged with going up to the home, knocking at the door and asking for help. The people inside refused to open the door and told Lee to go away. […]