Category: News

SC Works WorkLink will hold its monthly Employer Hiring Event on Sept. 19, 2014. The event will be held at the Tri-County Technical College Anderson Campus, which is located at 511 Michelin Boulevard from 9am to noon. Employers will be on hand to screen applications and resumés, as well as talk with and interview job seekers for open positions they […]

Oconee County’s biggest pet adoption of the year takes place Sept. 12-14 at the PetSmart in Seneca. The Oconee Humane Society is partnering with the Crossroads Animal Rescue, Hart County Animal Shelter, Sundance Mountain Animal Rescue and Toccoa and Stephens County Humane Shelter to find homes for loving animals. This three day adoption event will bring dogs, puppies, cats and […]

On the 13th anniversary, the board of the 9/11 Memorial Committee in Oconee County will cut the ribbon and break ground for the Golden Corner’s 9/11 Memorial. The ceremony is scheduled for 10am on the site off SC Highway 11. A musical performance by the Seneca High School Madrigal Singers is planned as are comments by representative of veterans’ groups, […]

Generation Opportunity, a national, non-partisan youth advocacy organization, is announcing its Millennial Jobs Report for August 2014. The data is non-seasonally adjusted (NSA) and is specific to 18-29 year olds. The effective (U-6) unemployment rate for 18-29 year olds, which adjusts for labor force participation by including those who have given up looking for work, is 15%. The (U-3) unemployment […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man on Grand Larceny charges in relation to a June incident that occurred at Oconee Medical Center. 24-year-old William Zachariah Poole turned himself into deputies. At the time of the larceny, Poole worked as a security guard at Oconee Medical Center. A deputy responded to the hospital on June 26 in regards […]

A West Union man and a Walhalla woman, who were wanted on outstanding warrants for neglect of a child charges, turned themselves into deputies at the Oconee County Law Enforcement Center. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details. “35-year-old Eva Karey Hudson of 247 Marvs Drive and 40-year-old Christopher Warren Vissage of 2135 Pickens Highway were […]

Obesity is a growing health concern in South Carolina and now a new report finds that the rate of obesity among the state’s young people ranks second in the nation while adults rank 10th nationally among the states. The Associated Press reports that the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that more than 21% of […]

Disasters can strike at any time, and the American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to help their communities prepare for emergencies by giving blood this month during National Preparedness Month. The mission of the Red Cross is to help the public prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. During National Preparedness Month, the Red Cross reminds Americans to take simple […]

Play golf with a member of the LPGA in Seneca. These professionals are coming to Seneca for an invitational tournament benefiting Safe Harbor and the Foothills Area YMCA. On Sept. 23, Seneca’s Cross Creek Plantation welcomes back Seneca High School graduate and former collegiate National Champion Austin Ernst to play against fellow LPGA golfers as well as the Upstate’s best […]

Lowcountry businessman and independent conservative candidate for U.S. Senate, Thomas Ravenel, has debuted a new website at www.thomasravenel.com. The new site showcases Ravenel’s positions on the issues, features an interactive calendar of upcoming campaign events, and allows users to contact him directly, as well as continue to donate to the campaign online. The site is optimized for all desktop and […]