Category: News

A call is going out to volunteers to take action in their community. The United Way of Oconee County needs help improving the community on the 2014 Day of Action. Kim Ellis, volunteer coordinator with the United Way of Oconee County says this is a nationwide initiative geared toward making an impact. “This year’s Day of Action marks the eighth […]

The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, state administrative entity for the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and Wagner-Peyser Act, invites public comment regarding our request to the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) to waive regulatory prohibitions on authority to reimburse On-the-Job Training (OJT) employers based on a sliding scale. South Carolina currently has a USDOL-approved OJT waiver to utilize […]

The Oconee Economic Alliance, in collaboration with all three local Chambers of Commerce and regional partners such as the Clemson Small Business Development Center and Tri-County Technical College, has issued a survey to further support small business development and entrepreneurial assistance in Oconee County. The release of this survey is part of Oconee County working towards being deemed “Entrepreneur Friendly” […]

A new survey finds the percentage of Americans who have asthma has dropped to its lowest level in a decade, about 7.4% say they have it. Less than 4% say they’ve had a recent asthma attack, which is the lowest rate in 15 years. Researchers say there’s been no major medical advance or environmental change to explain this. Pediatric asthma […]

It could be a major breakthrough against this country’s #1 killer. CBS News reports that researchers found that people with mutations, in a particular gene, have lower levels of triglycerides, which is a type of “fat” in their blood and those people had a lower risk of heart attack. Sekar Kathiresan is the author of one of two new studies […]

A new study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration shows an alarming spike in the number of people being treated in emergency rooms for methamphetamine abuse. Dr. Westley Clark, director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, shared these comments with CBS News. “Some people have been focused on things like marijuana and heroin but in the […]

Now that school is out for the summer, many will be enjoying time at the pool or beach. As you lounge about this summer, why not read a book. The Summer Reading Program is underway at the Oconee County Public Library and Branch Services Librarian Blair Hinson invites you to join in the fun. “We are in definite go mode […]

If dad didn’t seem all that thrilled with the Father’s Day gift you presented to him last week, here’s your shot at redemption.You can get him a round of golf at his favorite course and support Clemson and N.C. State turfgrass research through Rounds 4 Research, a unique fundraising effort that allows golfers to bid on rounds of golf for […]

Miss South Carolina 2012, Ali Rogers, has landed an internship with the new College Football Playoff and will move to Dallas, Texas next month. The 22-year-old Clemson University Communications Studies major and first runner-up in last year’s Miss America Pageant, will assist the communications office as part of the 10-month paid internship. Among her responsibilities will be assembling news clips […]

The U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration has awarded a $2 million grant to build a Research One building at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research also known as CU-ICAR. The Research One building will provide space for private-public partnerships focused on developing new technologies in the automotive, mobility and IT fields, supporting the intersection of productivity, innovation, […]