Category: News

Oconee County Administrator Scott Moulder announces that Standard & Poor’s Rating Services has increased the county’s general obligation debt rating to “AA” indicating a “very strong capacity to meet financial commitments” up from the previously-rated “AA-,” which indicated a “high probability of meeting financial commitments.” “Oconee County is and has been diligent in planning, exhibiting responsible fiscal policies,” said Moulder. […]

At their quarterly meeting, Clemson University Trustees approved a $956 million operating budget to cover 2014-15. Nearly 35% of the budget is derived from tuition and fees. The trustees also approved the design and construction budget to add 750 suites in Memorial Stadium and to renovate all existing suites there. The existing suites are 35-years-old. Athletic facility revenue bonds are […]

The Board of Trustees of the Oconee County Public Library will have their regular bi-monthly meeting on July 28 at 5:30pm at the Walhalla Headquarters Branch. This meeting is open to the public. Public comment is welcome at the beginning of each meeting. The Board meets every other month on the last Monday.

A federal grant awarded to the South Carolina State Firefighters Association is enabling Oconee County to attract volunteers willing to answer the call of a siren to help their community in times of need. Oconee, Newberry and Dorchester are three South Carolina counties benefiting from a $1.5 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the Adequate Fire Management […]

A pedestrian died Sunday night near Townville. So far, the victim has been identified as a 29-year-old Seneca woman. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis says her name will be released this afternoon, to allow time to notify family members. The woman lost her life shortly after 11:30pm on South Carolina 24 near Coneross Creek Road. According to Addis, a 2011 […]

A 7-year-old boy lost his life on Lake Burton in Rabun County, Georgia. Sister station WRBN reports that the Sheriff’s Office released this statement. “We were dispatched to Arizona Lane. off Lake Burton for a boating accident. Once the officers got on the scene, DNR was also dispatched. We had a fatality of a 7-year-old boy.” The incident involved only […]

A spokesperson for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has confirmed that an inspection of Oconee Medical Center’s Lila Doyle nursing and rehabilitation facility turned up violations. Sister station WGOG reports that in a statement, DHEC did not identify the violations. The facility has requested, and been given, a review of the inspection findings. The regional office […]

In response to patron’s requests, the Oconee County Public Library is improving its virtual branch to make it more easily accessible on mobile devices. Oconee County Public Library Branch Services Librarian Blair Hinson says this is a way for the library to be more modern and accessible. “We kind of like what we have now, but we want to progress […]

South Carolina’s unemployment rate has remained unchanged for the third month in a row. The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce reports that the jobless rate was 5.3% in June. When South Carolina’s unemployment initially fell to 5.3% in April, officials said that figure was the state’s lowest level in 13 years. Locally, Oconee County lists the jobless rate […]

The Foothills Area YMCA announces that this summer’s first Movie Night at the Walhalla Swimming Pool takes place July 25. Foothills Area YMCA executive director Darryl Broome says the pool will open at 8:30pm that night and the movie, which was selected for family viewing, will begin at 9:30pm. The pool will remain open for swimming through out the movie. […]