Category: News

West-Oak Middle School Junior Beta Sponsors; Kim Jordan, Amy Burgess, Alison Hearl and Angie Kelley, have been honored with the prestigious 2014 National Beta Gold Seal Sponsors Award for celebrating their students’ achievements with National Beta. This award is given to sponsors for their commitment to academic rigor and dedication in preparing students for college and career readiness, and including all […]

On June 7, the School District of Oconee County holds graduation ceremonies for its four high schools at Littlejohn Coliseum on the campus of Clemson University.  However, next year the district has to find a new venue, explains Oconee County Schools interim Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland.  “When Clemson announced that Littlejohn was going to be undergoing renovations at the end […]

At last night’s work session meeting of the Board of Trustees for the School District of Oconee County, the recommendation of Lisa Simmons as the new principal of Blue Ridge Elementary was accepted.  The effective date of this appointment is July 1, 2014. Simmons has 15 years of experience as a teacher and administrator. Four of these 15 years were spent teaching […]

An I85 interchange in Anderson County has been named for the late state Senator Ed Garrison.  An unveiling ceremony was held at the I85 and U.S. 76 interchange on Monday. Garrison died last June after having served in the South Carolina General Assembly for 30 years.

A puppy with its head caught in a pipe seen wandering around Oconee County for days has been caught.  Upstate Animal Rescue reports that the dog known as “Piper” was snared around 10:30pm Monday night and will now undergo an evaluation. No one knows how the dog was freed from the metal pipe, but it has been a stray in […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office concluded Law Enforcement Officers Appreciation Week over the weekend. Law Enforcement Officer Appreciation Week was recognized nationwide from May 12-17.  Last Tuesday, the Sheriff’s Office held a hot dog lunch for all Sheriff’s Office employees, which was followed by the Schuck Memorial Blood Drive 2014.  The blood drive was held in honor of the late […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man and a woman on drug charges after a shake and bake meth lab was discovered during a traffic stop because of routine road patrol operations.  Deputies arrested 39-year-old Brook Argo Gibson and 41-year-old Regina Leigh Mote and charged each with one count of manufacturing a quantity of methamphetamine.  An Oconee County Sheriff’s […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office wants to remind residents of a service they can register for to help alert them of emergencies or disasters. Alert Oconee is a regional notification system that is able to send telephone notifications about emergencies that could affect them, whether they are residents or work in a business in the county.  Registration is available by […]

A new poll shows that caring for an elderly or sick spouse can be one of the most stressful things anyone ever has to do. Only 14% of all family caregivers are caring for a spouse. However, they report feeling more stress than the majority who care for aging parents. Jenny Benz is a senior researcher at the NORC Center […]

Some welcome relief for drivers, gasoline prices have fallen.  The Lundberg Survey reports the price of a gasoline is down after weeks of rising, explains survey publisher Trilby Lundberg. “The price of gasoline has finally dropped three and half cents in the past two weeks to $3.69; this is after it rose for three months straight.” Lundberg tells why gas […]