Category: News

Members of the Oconee County Council, elected officials and staff will be attending the South Carolina Association of Counties Annual Conference and events associated with the Conference, August 1-8, 2014 at the Marriott Beach and Golf Resort on Hilton Head Island.

American kids are eating their fruits and veggies. Study author Samara Joy Nielsen says that they looked at kids ages 2-19 and the younger kids are more likely to eat their fruits and vegetables. “More than three quarters of youth consumed fruit and then almost 92% or nine in ten youth consumed vegetables on a given day.” Nielsen tells how […]

A group of Seneca Police Officers recently shaved their heads in support of one of their co-workers who is battling Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Earlier this year 29-year-old Anna Smith learned of the diagnosis and immediately the Seneca Police Department rallied behind her, promising her that she would not have to fight alone. A benefit in honor of Anna Smith and her […]

With just one month left of summer break, families are already preparing for the start of another school year. The South Carolina Department of Revenue announces this year’s tax-free weekend is scheduled for August 1-3. Items exempt from tax over this weekend include school supplies, clothing, accessories, footwear, computers and other electronic equipment. Georgia’s tax-exempt weekend is scheduled for August […]

Patrons are experiencing problems with the virtual branch of the Oconee County Public Library at night. Complaints about online accounts not be accessible late at night have recently been made. Oconee County Public Library Branch Services Librarian Blair Hinson says this problem has been investigated and is occurring off-site. “We’ve had people tell us that they have tried to access […]

Connect South Carolina and IT-oLogy announce that Jim Stritzinger has been named executive director of Connect South Carolina. Stritzinger assumed his role on July 1 and will lead Connect South Carolina as it continues its work connecting communities to broadband and technology. Before joining Connect South Carolina, Stritzinger served as the director of the Grow IT initiative at IT-oLogy, working […]

Unanimous approval was given by the Oconee County Council in a vote Tuesday night on a 1% sales tax referendum to fund $36 million in capital projects. The issue now awaits final passage from Oconee County voters in the November 4 General Election. For the last year and half, the Capital Sales Tax Commission has studied the proposal and after […]

The 10th Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office announces that DeAngelo Sanchez Gantt pleaded guilty in an Alford plea Tuesday in Anderson General Sessions Court to voluntary manslaughter. The plea follows jury selection and motion hearings on Monday. The Honorable J. Mark Hayes, II, sentenced Gantt to 25 years suspended to 12 years in prison with 5 years of probation to follow. […]

In January, the Oconee Economic Alliance was formed with the goal of bringing together the public and private sector to concentrate more fully on comprehensive economic development. The numbers speak for themselves when rating the initial success of the organization, says Oconee Economic Alliance executive director Richard Blackwell. “We have been blessed in 2014. It is definitely not just because […]

With fall semester just six weeks away, the phones in Tri-County Technical College’s Financial Aid office are ringing off the hook with students calling with questions about FAFSA deadlines, scholarship requirements, and debt management. Instead of waiting on hold or emailing your questions, you can get instant answers via social media through a new Tri-County Technical College Twitter Account called […]