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An Athens, Ga., native and University of Georgia alumna has been named the Chief of Civil Works Programs and Project Management for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District. Margare (Mackie) McIntosh, who graduated from UGA with a Bachelor of Science in geology in 1999, will assume her new role in mid-April. In addition to her UGA education, she […]

Ladies still looking for a prom dress have one more day to take advantage of he Seneca Woman’s Club’s annual Prom Dress Giveaway.  The last day for the Seneca Woman’s Club Prom Dress Giveaway is Tuesday, April 1 from 3pm to 7pm at 615 North Townville Street, behind the Health Department in Seneca.

The Oconee County Public Library will be closed on April 18 for system-wide staff training, and closed on April 19 and 20 for Easter. The Board of Trustees of the library system provides for four dates a year on which the libraries close to the public for staff training. This allows the staff to train as a group at one location […]

Ravenel Elementary is looking forward to another successful Artists on the Green. On April 25, the presenters will begin the presentations at 8:30am and the day will end at 1:35pm. Sarah Duvall, a well- known, local storyteller, will host the school-wide performance. Her performances begin at 9:15am. There will be two of them: K-2 and then grades 3-5. Tables will be prepared outside for […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the theft of copper from the construction site of the new Walhalla High School on Highway 11 at Picket Post.  Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives an update on the investigation. “We feel like through the process of our investigation that the individual or individuals who did this […]

On Tuesday, Oconee County voters head to the polls for a special election to decide who will fill the remaining months of the late Councilman Archie Barron’s term.  Voting takes place at six precincts to decide who will represent District 3 on the County Council, explains Oconee County Voter Registration and Elections Director Joy Brooks.  “On Tuesday, April 1, we […]

Once again, Seneca’s outside auditor has given the city a clean opinion on his accounting of the financial records for the government year ending on June 30, 2013, explains Seneca Clerk/Treasurer Joel Seavey.  “The audit process was pretty smooth this year.  We got all the work and trail balances ready and they started around October and then the fieldwork was […]

For the last three years, Oconee County legislator Bill Sandifer has been fighting for significant reforms in the state’s Labor, Licensing and Regulation Board (LLR). Now, those reforms have become a reality. At issue has been the fact that although licensing fees are set by a state statute requiring them to be “sufficient but not excessive,” many professional boards have […]

Clemson University research assistant professor Ashley Kay Childers has been selected to participate in a forum to discuss quality improvement programs in U.S. hospitals that reduce preventable readmissions, prevent medical errors, improve patient outcomes and cut costs. Childers, who also is a member of the South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA) Quality and Patient Safety team, will participate in the American College of […]

Clemson University breaks ground today to start construction of an innovation center that will transform student lives and the academic center of campus. The planned four-story, 70,000-square-foot Watt Family Innovation Center will be built behind the R.M. Cooper Library. The building is made possible in part by a gift from the Watt family of Kennesaw, Ga. The center will serve […]