Category: News

The Centers for Disease Control has released statistics on the health behaviors of American adults. CDC statistian Charlotte Schoenborn says that while there has been a serious drop in smoking in this country, too many of us continue to light up.  “1 in 5 adults are smoking and that’s not good news.” Schoenborn says that there’s been a serious drop […]

The word consistent maybe the best to use when discussing enrollment in the School District of Oconee County.  According to his blog, Oconee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Mike Lucas says enrollment has been pretty consistent between 9,000 and 10,000 students during the past forty or so years. Districts receive some of the state funding under the Education Finance Act based on […]

A large crowd gathered on the site of the new Walhalla High School at 5pm yesterday to throw dirt.  School and district staff, students, Oconee County Council members, and citizens joined the Board of Trustees for the School District of Oconee County at the graded site on SC 11 in Picket Post.  After the ceremony, Trustees convened their monthly board […]

Two Clemson University graduate students in architecture had winning designs in the national AIAS/Kawneer Enlightening Libraries Competition. Laura Boykin won first place and Sam Pruitt won third place for their design proposals for a library in Pendleton. Their winning entries will be displayed at the 2013 American Institute of Architects Convention and Design Exposition in Denver in June and at […]

Distracted driving continues to be a problem across the nation and Oconee County is no exception. Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw is warning residents about the dangers associated with distracted driving.  He is encouraging parents to discuss this with their children who are getting their driver’s license.  According to the National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration website, distracted driving is […]

Sister station WNEG reports the number of cases in a Stephens County E. coli outbreak is now up to 11.  In an e-mail, District Two Public Health Spokesman Dave Palmer said 10 Georgia residents and 1 South Carolina resident have been confirmed as having a strain of E. coli. In addition, Palmer said that 10 of the 11 patients reported […]

WSNW is hosting its sixth Annual Senior Living Expo on Thursday.  Over 10,000 people are retiring everyday in the U.S., so WSNW hosts this event to allow local retirees to learn about industry leaders in healthcare, finance, real estate, home remodeling, insurance and more, explains WSNW general manager Brandon Kessler.  “We put this event together because it is a great opportunity […]

The countdown has begun for the City of Seneca’s seventh annual downtown event and Seneca Fest 2013 is sure to please all who attend this year.  The free three-day event kicks off this Thursday, May 23 with a special night of Jazz on the Alley from 6:30-9pm.  Then Seneca Fest 2013 events on Friday, May 24 are scheduled from 3-10pm […]

Seneca High School science teacher John Michael Hammond and senior James Eister attended the South Carolina Junior Academy of Science annual conference this past weekend.  James presented research that he had done using a pneumatic projectile launcher to an audience of judges, college professors from South Carolina universities, as well as peers.  Competing against hundreds of the best students from around the […]

Congratulations to Michael Jensen, this year’s Teacher of the Year for the School District of Oconee County.  Jensen is a US history teacher at Walhalla High School.  Congratulations are also extended to Cindy Thibodeaux, the Support Employee of the Year and to Teresa Chastain, Volunteer of the Year.  The District also recognized the Teacher of the Year for each individual […]