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The finishing touches are now being added to a new walking trail on the campus of Oconee Medical Center.  Employees raised the money for the project, explains Oconee Medical Center Foundation executive director Cortni Nations.  “For years, our employees have talked about and have envisioned a walking trail for patients, employees and visitors to utilize.  We do an employee giving […]

Congratulations to Seneca High School’s Bethany Williams who auditioned and was selected to the Westminster Choir College High School Vocal Artist Summer Program in Princeton, New Jersey. Selection to this summer program was limited and very competitive. At the summer program, Williams will participate in an intense program to develop her soprano voice.  She will take classes in preparation, performance […]

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 Mike Crenshaw said deputies were dispatched to the construction site around 7am Thursday.  The theft appears to have occurred sometime between 6pm Wednesday and 6am Thursday.  Thieves stole copper […]

A man wanted on attempted murder charges in Anderson County has turned himself into authorities.  On Wednesday, 25-year-old Jervon Quantez Martin surrendered to the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office for his part in an armed robbery that occurred in early January.  Martin stands charged with attempted murder and armed robbery.  During the incident, deputies said Martin robbed a person at gunpoint […]

Earlier this month, plans to encourage high school students to pursue advanced manufacturing careers were discussed by economic development professionals and educators in the tri-county area of Upstate South Carolina.  The Anderson, Oconee and Pickens Business Forum on March 6 in the Madren Center at Clemson University was beneficial, said Oconee Economic Alliance executive director Richard Blackwell.  “We are working […]

A partnership between the United Way of Oconee County and Heath’s Haven brings an exciting new interactive trail to the area.  On Saturday, the community is invited to the dedication of a New Born Learning Trail at Sertoma Field in Walhalla.  The dedication is from 12:30-1pm and includes free family fun and activities.  Food vendors will be selling food around […]

Current and potential Tri-County Technical College students will have a chance to network with successful graduates working in a variety of fields at an upcoming event at the College. Sponsored by Tri-County’s Alumni Association and Career Services department, the “Connections that Count” forum is set for April 9 at 5:45pm in Café on the Pendleton Campus. “We want our students […]

Carson King, a student at James M. Brown Elementary in Seneca is the state winner of Palmetto Pride’s “Litter Trashes Everyone” Elementary Art Contest. Clare Mooneyhan is the teacher who submitted Carson’s artwork.  A reception will be held in Columbia at the Tapp’s Arts Center from 12-2 on March 22 to recognize Carson as the state winner. Entries from the school level […]

If you have ever lived with a teenager, you know that adolescents clearly operate on a different schedule than most people.  A new study from the University of Minnesota’s Center of Applied Research and Educational Improvement looked at the effects of later school start times on overall student performance. The results from this three-year research study, conducted with over 9,000 […]

The state of South Carolina is now experiencing a serious and costly health epidemic, diabetes.  On Thursday, the Department of Health and Environmental Control joined legislators and other diabetes advocates at the Statehouse to focus on diabetes awareness.  The number of Palmetto State residents affected by diabetes has grown by 70% in the last ten-years.  South Carolina spends more on […]