Category: News

The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce is in the process of relocating its office from 105A Ram Cat Alley to 135C Eagle Nest Drive in The Eagles Nest Office Park off Highway 123. The new office will be fully operational on August 23.  With the start of new Executive Director Jillian Lusk on August 19, the Chamber is preparing itself […]

According to a new survey by Career Builder, even though 45% of employers are willing and expect to negotiate salaries for initial job offers almost half, about 49%, of workers accept the first offer given to them. Career Builder’s Jennifer Grasz says that men were more likely than women to negotiate. “54% of men compared to 49% or women, so, […]

The new school year has begun in Oconee County and even though students have returned to the classroom we will not know exactly how many there are in the School District of Oconee County until after ten days, explains Superintendent Dr. Mike Lucas. “I know we will probably have about 10,500 students and of course what we will do the […]

As we begin another school year in Oconee County motorist may notice something a little different around bus stops, yard signs congratulating students who read during the summer.  The yard signs are something new the Oconee County Public Library is doing this year to draw attention to those students who enjoyed a book this summer, explains Oconee County Public Library […]

It is has been a very unusual summer, weather wise, in Oconee County this year.  Constant rain has saturated the Upstate area and official U.S. Weather Observer Barbara Wilson of Walhalla has stayed busy recording record-breaking data.  “The total from January through June was 43 inches and was starting to become a record, then in July we had 15.13 inches […]

There’s less than two weeks left until Labor Day weekend and AAA forecasts that holiday travel will be up this year by 4.2%. Heather Hunter, Public Relations Director for AAA, says this represents a post-recession high. “We are projecting that 34.1 million Americans are going to take a trip this year.” Hunter says that the busiest travel day will be […]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces four people being killed on state roadways from Friday, August 16, at 6pm until Sunday, August 18, at midnight. As of August 18, 443 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 523 highway deaths in this same time period in 2012. Oconee County has experienced one highway fatality in 2013 […]

Hypertension or high blood pressure affects 65 million Americans. Uncontrolled, it can put people at risk for heart attack and stroke. A new study examined how a large-scale program, could influence blood pressure control rates.  “I don’t believe we can really effectively address hypertension control by thinking about it every once in a while. It’s the kind of thing that […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office reports three arrests have been made in the case of stolen fiber optics equipment.  The Sheriff’s Office announces that 44-year-old James Gus Orr Jr., 44-year-old Tammy Renee Cobb and 45-year-old Robert Earl Heaton, all from Seneca, were arrested in the theft investigation of $30,000 worth of tools and fiber optic equipment near Seneca.  The three […]

Tuesday is the first day of school in the School District of Oconee County and motorists are being cautioned to slow down to watch for kids.  Oconee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Mike Lucas urges motorists to be careful in the vicinity of schools and bus stops.  “Just a reminder that there will be kids out, often they will be up […]