Category: News

Every nine seconds, a student somewhere in the United States drops out of high school. Whether they leave public, private, or online schools, the bottom line is the same, not having a diploma means a difficult road ahead. They will find it tough to find a job, even tougher to make enough money to live on, and almost impossible to […]

South Carolina released End-of-Course test results for Algebra, Biology, English, and U.S. History. The examinations count 20% of a student’s final course grade in these classes, and the exams are administered to students at the end of the semester in which they are scheduled to complete the course. The School District of Oconee County met or exceeded state pass rate […]

There are three main reasons that Seneca Middle School’s chorus program is consistently rated one of the top programs in the state, quality students, quality instruction and lots of hard work.  Those elements came together recently for 13 Seneca Middle School students who traveled to the South Carolina coast to participate as members of the South Carolina All-State Chorus.  These […]

At their meeting Monday night, the Board of Trustees for the School District of Oconee County recognized two of their own.  Board members Andy Inabinet and Rosemary Bailes were recognized for achieving level 4 in training from the South Carolina School Boards Association Boardmanship Institute.  Everyone in attendance at the meeting gave Inabinet and Bailes a sounding ovation for their […]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces six people killed on state roadways from Friday, October 18, at 6pm until Sunday, October 20, at midnight. As of October 20, 594 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 667 highway deaths during the same time period in 2012.  Oconee County reports two deaths in 2013 compared to 12 […]

Enrollment for credit monitoring begins today for South Carolina residents affected by the September 2012 theft of information from computer servers at the Department of Revenue.  Anyone affected by the hacking of millions of records at the Department of Revenue can sign up for protection from CSIdentity Corp. The Palmetto State is paying the Texas company up to $8.5 million […]

While Congress and the White House have reopened the federal government, the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce is unable to calculate and release the monthly unemployment and employment figures for September 2013 because of the 16-day federal shutdown. The temporary closure of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics limits SC Department of Employment and Workforce’s ability to acquire the […]

Generation Opportunity, a national, non-partisan youth advocacy organization, is announcing its Millennial Jobs Report for September 2013. The data is non-seasonally adjusted and is specific to 18-29 year olds.  The effective unemployment rate for 18-29 year olds, which adjusts for labor force participation by including those who have given up looking for work, is 15.9%. The declining labor force participation rate has created an […]

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) released the following statement on the passing of longtime South Carolina political reporter Lee Bandy: “South Carolina has lost one of her strongest and most capable voices.  He explained what was going on in South Carolina government and politics with clarity and integrity.  Lee’s criticisms stung and his praise was appreciated.  There was never […]