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A local organization has made a donation that will help the Oconee County Animal Shelter deal with large animals at the shelter. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office announces that Partners for Animal Shelter Adoption has donated a modular barn, which was delivered to the Animal Shelter on Wednesday. The barn, according to Lieutenant Mark Lyles of the Sheriff’s Office, cost […]
Read moreThe Oconee Medical Center Foundation is preparing for its third Annual Golf Ball Drop to be held October 23. Three lucky winners the past two years have walked away with a nice bounty of cash in the Foundation’s newest, and most interesting, fundraiser to date. For a tax-deductible gift of $50, participants receive a numbered golf ball that will be […]
Read moreMore rain feel in July this year than any other year on record in Oconee County. U.S. Weather Observer Barbara Wilson gives the month-end rain count. “For July this year we’ve had 15.13 inches, that is a record for July. The one that was the wettest until now was in 1984 and it was only 13.5 inches.” This summer has […]
Read moreOconee Medical Center marketing manager Heather Goss is moving on. Goss announces that on August 19, she will no longer be serving in the role of marketing manager for the hospital. Goss has accepted the position of executive director of Mountain Lakes Access Health, a program housed at Oconee Medical Center that helps low-income, uninsured adults in our community gain access […]
Read moreU.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made this statement today on the reports that Russia has granted Edward Snowden temporary asylum. “If these reports are accurate, Americans in Washington should consider this a game changer in our relationship with Russia. Mr. Snowden has been charged with serious crimes and has put American lives at risk at home and abroad. Today’s […]
Read moreThe Athletic Department at Seneca High School announces this year’s five-member class of the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame. The 2013 class includes contributor Dean Davis, coach Tim Howard, athletes Dennis Hughes, Caroline Rochester Kalchthaler, and Debra Roper. Dean Davis attended Bountyland School and graduated from Seneca High School in 1940. He loved sports and played football for the Bobcats […]
Read moreThe School District of Oconee County released today their 2013 PASS, HSAP and ESEA ratings. PASS 2013 – PASS (Palmetto Assessment of State Performance) is the major accountability test given to students in South Carolina in grades 3-8, and the results in the School District of Oconee County were mixed for students last year. In comparing the aggregate number of […]
Read moreAt this week’s Seneca City Council meeting, Councilman Al Gaines shared with the Council that over 300 people are due in Seneca for a reunion of students from Blue Ridge High School and the Oconee County Training Center. Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander is thrilled to have so many people visiting the city this weekend for this special class reunion. “It […]
Read moreYou may have noticed something a little different at the Oconee Heritage Center in downtown Walhalla, the museum has a new logo, explains Oconee Heritage Center curator and director Leslie White. “Since we are coming up on our tenth anniversary next year, we decided it was time for a little refreshing and rebranding, so our first step has been a […]
Read moreYesterday, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) stood with President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and against the rule of law to continue sending foreign aid to Egypt. Under current law, the United States is prohibited from providing financial assistance to countries that have experienced a military coup d’état. “Despite the fact that nearly 75 percent of Americans are against sending foreign […]
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