Category: News

Excitement is at an all-time high in Oconee County as we enter the New Year, thanks to business opportunities being made available at two commerce parks.  Richard Blackwell, executive director of the Oconee County Economic Development Commission, updates work being done at the Golden Corner Commerce Park in Fair Play. “We are extremely excited for what County Council has allowed […]

Being slightly overweight may not be as much of a health risk as previously thought. The National Center for Health Statistics has reviewed 97 past studies involving 3 million people. Researchers found that being overweight or slightly obese was linked to about a 6% lower risk of dying, compared to people considered “normal weight”. Researchers say that is in cases […]

South Carolina Congressman Jeff Duncan issued the following statement regarding the fiscal cliff “compromise” that passed Congress late Tuesday night: “I voted ‘no’ on the Senate ‘compromise’ on the fiscal cliff last night. Instead of making our country more secure, this compromise places our country on even shakier fiscal ground by completely ignoring why we are $16 trillion in debt. Not […]

Oconee County Emergency Services is once again sponsoring the annual Tornado Safety Poster Contest. The contest is open to all students in grades one through six in any Oconee County school. There will be winners and runners-up at each grade level and a grand prizewinner. A committee of judges will choose winners from each grade level during the period of […]

Officers with the Seneca Police Department have arrested and charged a woman in connection to recent burglaries in the area.  Seneca Police incarcerated 47-year-old Laverne Lawrence on 11 criminal charges including larceny, burglary, safe cracking, possession of drug paraphernalia, giving false information to law enforcement and malicious injury to personal property.  She is suspected of stealing from the Seneca Church […]

Oconee County residents are invited to meet and hear their state lawmakers as a new legislative year begins in Columbia. The annual public meeting of the state’s resident lawmakers is set for 5pm on January 14 at the Westminster Depot. To be placed on the agenda for the purpose of addressing the local legislative delegation, you are asked to call […]

South Carolina Congressman Jeff Duncan issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s recent executive order which resulted in a pay raise for Members of Congress: “The timing of President Obama’s executive order to raise salaries for Members of Congress and the Vice President shows how out of touch with reality the President is when it comes to spending. Congress does […]

This year was characterized by extremely active and devastating weather events across the country; flooding in the Southeast as a result of Tropical Storm Debby and Hurricane Isaac, wildfires across the Midwest, and Hurricane Sandy which devastated parts of the Northeast and was the second-largest Atlantic storm on record. As 2012 ends and people make resolutions for the New Year, the Federal […]

Researchers at the Institute of Medical Science say they have found some components in asparagus that may help alcohol drinkers mitigate the sometimes painful effects of `too much.’ Whether it is the morning after hangover or repairing the liver, according to the study, asparagus can be of great benefit. Kantha Shelke is a food scientist and gives more insight on […]

Online patient access to physicians and medical records is becoming an important component of health care reform.  A new study examined whether patients who had online access to their health records and secure physician communication used more or fewer in-person clinical services. “The member with online access actually used more of these in-person services.” Dr. Ted Palen studied more than […]