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Ten senior members of Emergency Service departments across Oconee County participated in a 40-hour, instructor development program over the past two weekends. The “Fire Instructor 2” program covers curriculum development, test writing, and student and instructor evaluation systems. The course also covered the administrative duties and supervision and management if other training instructors. Oconee County Fire Chief Charlie King said, […]

Eleven Oconee County Firefighters traveled to the lower part of the state to attend the Lowcountry Fire and EMS Weekend. The weekend training series was hosted by Colleton County Fire-Rescue and featured instructors from across the nation. The Oconee County delegation split into two groups to take advantage of advanced training in both auto extrication and fireground operations. The group […]

Saturday morning, five volunteer fire stations on the south side of Oconee County participated in a rural water supply exercise. The event included 30 responders from the Oakway, Crossroads, Friendship, South Union and Townville Fire Stations. The drill was conducted to prepare responders to work together to successfully deliver water in areas where fire hydrants are scarce. Firefighters were able to sustain […]

This past weekend was busy for firefighters across Oconee County. In addition to the more than 50 requests for service, firefighters invested more than 800 man-hours of training.  Firefighters took part in rural water shuttle training, the Lowcountry Fire and EMS Weekend and the Fire Instructor II Program. Each volunteer firefighter in Oconee County participates in more than 150 hours […]

A reactor at Oconee Nuclear Station has been taken offline.  Oconee Nuclear Station spokesperson B.J. Gatten says a radioactive leak inside a containment building Monday morning led to Unit 1 being temporarily removed from service.  The containment building is an area that is steel-lined and airtight with concrete walls that are several feet thick.  Over the weekend, a robot confirmed […]

After two months of medical leave, Oconee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Mike Lucas returned to work last week and reports he is doing well.  “I’m feeling great!  I did the last four weeks or so of cardio rehab, I’m walking over five miles a day total and doing 20 flights of steps, so I’m feeling good.” On September 5th, Dr. […]

Clemson University announces it has found its new president.  Jim Clements was selected Monday to be the university’s 15th president. He currently serves as president of West Virginia University. Under his leadership, West Virginia University has set records in private fundraising, enrollment and research funding. Through university and public-private partnerships, nearly a billion dollars worth of capital improvements are under way […]

Today is Veterans Day.  As World War I ended in 1918, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11th as a holiday to remember the sacrifice of America’s soldiers.  Oconee County Veterans Affairs Director Jerry Dyar says celebrating Veterans Day is simple.  “This is certainly the one time in the year that we as grateful American citizens can set aside a little […]

Citizens of Oconee County are invited to downtown Seneca this afternoon for the Golden Corner’s yearly salute to Veterans.  Oconee County Veterans Affairs Director Jerry Dyar gives details.  “I want to take just a second to thank Mayor Alexander, Mr. Dietterick and all the folks in the City of Seneca for hosting our Veterans Day Parade this year, we are […]

The cost of filling up is still going down. Lundberg Survey publisher Trilby Lundberg says the average cost of a gallon of regular gasoline fell another 15 cents in the past three weeks to $3.22. “Its been a total of nine weeks of price cutting since early September, this is a .37-cent per gallon drop.” Lundberg says it’s hard to […]