Category: News

The City of Seneca has once again been recognized by the state.  At the recent South Carolina Festivals and Events Conference, Seneca Assistant Events Coordinator and Museum Assistant Mollie Smith accepted a statewide award.  “We submitted for six awards and we won the Best T-shirt Award and it was for Jazz on the Alley, Jazzing for a Cure for Breast […]

The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles is cracking down on writers of bad checks.  The DMV will no longer serve anyone who writes the agency a bad check. So far in 2014, the SC DMV has already received more than $2 million worth of bad checks.  DMV officials state that until writers of bad checks pay fees, they cannot […]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces five people were killed on state roadways from Friday, January 31, at 6pm until Sunday, February 2, at midnight. As of February 2, 57 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 58 highway deaths during the same time period in 2013. Locally, Oconee County reports three highway fatalities in 2014 […]

Oconee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Mike Lucas posted on his blog about inclement weather make-up days. State statute requires that schools build three inclement weather days in the district calendar.  If the School District of Oconee County misses a day, it is made up per the order listed on the calendar approved by the Board of Trustees. The General Assembly […]

Crime Stoppers of Oconee County, Inc. and the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office announce that the 2014 Crime Stoppers of Oconee County golf tournament will be held May 1, 2014 at Oconee Country Club in Seneca. Registration will begin at 11am with a noon shotgun start. The format will be four man Captain’s Choice. The cost per player is $60. There […]

All branches of the Oconee County Public Library will be closed on Monday, February 17 for Presidents Day, and Tuesday, February 18 for staff in-service training. The website, www.oconee.lib.sc.us, will be available for patrons to check their accounts online and to download e-books and e-audio materials. The book drops at branches will also be open. All branches will reopen at their normal times on Wednesday, February […]

The South Carolina Works WorkLink will hold its monthly Employer Hiring Event on Friday, February 7, 2014.  The event will be held at the Anderson Campus of Tri-County Technical College from 9am – 12pm.  Employers will be on hand to screen applications and résumés, as well as talk with and interview job seekers for open positions they are trying to fill. The […]

On February 28, The Tamassee DAR School will host its second annual Bluegrass and BBQ event to raise money for their Children’s Fund.  The Tamassee Dar School is a historic organization that has helped many families throughout its existence and continues to do so through its programs to help stabilize the lives of children in unfortunate situations.  Also on a conservation […]

Tri-County Technical College’s Anderson Campus will offer a Microsoft Excel Level 1 class Thursday, February 13, from 8am – 4pm.  Upon successful completion of the class, students will learn how to explore the Microsoft Office Excel environment and create a basic worksheet; perform calculations; modify a worksheet; format a worksheet; print workbook contents; and manage large workbooks.  The prerequisite for […]

Tri-County Technical College’s Corporate and Community Education Division will offer a new A+ Computer Service Technician Certificate program starting February 25 at the Easley Campus.  The class will meet on Tuesdays through May 13 from 6 – 10pm. Students will learn to install, upgrade, repair, configure, optimize, troubleshoot, and perform preventative maintenance on basic personal computer hardware and operating systems. […]