Category: News

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources recently received confirmation that white-nose syndrome, a disease that has killed millions of bats in eastern North America, is now officially in South Carolina. A dead bat discovered on Feb. 21 at Table Rock State Park in northern Pickens County has been confirmed to have white-nose syndrome, which spreads mainly through bat-to-bat contact […]

In his 23 years of teaching industrial electronics classes at Tri-County Technical College, Acting Dean of the Engineering and Technology Division Doug Allen says he has never seen as many requests for technically skilled employees as he has in recent months.  Allen, speaking at a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for the College’s new Industrial Technology Center, said the modern […]

Educational Talent Search will host an informational meeting on Thursday, March 14, from 6 – 7:45pm at the Oconee County Public Library in Seneca. Parents of Seneca Middle and High School students with a C average or better are encouraged to attend this meeting.  The Educational Talent Search can help your child get into college, help apply for and receive […]

A training exercise involving an industrial chemical release was conducted on Saturday.  Oconee County Emergency Services held the training drill at the Propex facility at the corner of Shiloh Road and Goddard Avenue in Seneca. Emergency vehicles and personnel operated at the site between 7am and noon with the intent of the activity to execute response plans in regards to an […]

A late afternoon fire near Westminster displaced a family of three adults and three children, according to Westminster Fire Chief Chris Smith. The fire heavily damaged a two-story home near Horseshoe Bridge Road, on Blue Valley Road.  Chief Smith says no one was hurt in the accident. Although the cause of the fire remains unknown, the fire chief said it […]

State troopers report multiple injuries in a head-on, two-car accident late Saturday afternoon between Seneca and Westminster. From a pasture near the Alexander Road accident scene, a helicopter flew a 10-year-old passenger to a Greenville hospital. The Alexander Road accident scene is located about a half mile from Highway 123. Troopers say others injured were taken by ambulance to the […]

If you see more cars from out of town parked at recreation areas in Oconee County this spring, you can thank the USA Today.  The national newspaper recently ran an article on Oconee County’s beautiful lakes and waterfalls, explains Mountain Lakes Convention and Visitors Bureau president and CEO Ken Sloan.  “Blake Guthrie is a free lance writer I met on […]

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made the following statement after meeting with the President: “Last night’s dinner with President Obama and my Republican colleagues was productive and substantive.  I hope it will serve as the beginning of a new, long-overdue paradigm where people in elected office actually begin talking to each other about meaningful issues. The discussions with the President […]

Tri-County Technical College’s Corporate and Community Education Division will offer The Power of E-mail Marketing on Friday, March 15, from 10 – 11:30am at the Pendleton Campus.  Participants will learn how to get their message “heard” in a world of increasing e-mail communications. In addition, participants will discover how e-mail marketing works and can obtain useful e-mail marketing tips, including […]

The Oconee County Council would like public input regarding the future of the bridge on Cobb Bridge Road, crossing the Chauga River. Roads and Bridges Department staff will collect information from the public from a web-based form and a public meeting at the Holly Springs Fire Station located at 11095 Long Creek Highway in Westminster.  The meeting is scheduled for […]