Category: News

A $100 million golf resort planned for Lake Hartwell received state panel approval this week.  On Tuesday, the state Budget and Control Board voted 4-1 to approve planning for the Sanctuary Pointe development site near I-85 in Oconee County. In December, the Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced a development plan for the proposed 325-acre site. The development […]

With temperatures dramatically fluctuating this winter, the School District of Oconee County reminds faculty, teachers, and students about inclement weather procedures. When there is a potential of hazardous driving conditions, administrators will visually check road conditions in all areas of the county. Officials may also consult Oconee County Emergency Management and law enforcement to assess driving conditions. Any decision to […]

Student loan balances have jumped. According to a new TransUnion study, balances increased by 75% between 2007 and 2012. Vice President Ezra Becker says the average student loan debt per borrower rose 30% to $23,829.  “It is not unexpected that student debt would increase, we had a lot of consumers who went back to school as a result of frustration […]

Half of all U.S. adults in their forties and fifties are members of “The Sandwich Generation.” A new study from the Pew Research Center found 47% have an aging parent and are raising a young child or provide support for an adult child. Study author Kim Parker says nearly 3-quarters of middle-aged parents said they had provided some form of […]

The 2013 Walmart BFL will host a tournament on Saturday, Feb. 9 at Lake Keowee. Up to 400 boaters and co-anglers will be competing in the event for top awards up to $3,000. Lake Keowee is one of the few lakes in the country where it is commonplace for anglers to bring three different types of keeper bass to the […]

Deputies with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Department have apprehended two suspects in connection to the theft of grave markers from Memory Gardens in Central.  Deputies impounded two bronze grave markers over the weekend at the Oconee County Commercial Recycling Center.  Officers took control of the markers, believed to have been stolen from Memory Gardens earlier this year.  Authorities questioned two […]

A Second Amendment listening tour will bring Congressman Jeff Duncan to Seneca’s Ram Cat Alley on Friday.  Congressman Duncan is scheduled to be in Seneca from 12:30- 1pm at Southern Firearms and Saddle.  The tour comes on the heels of President Obama’s consideration of an executive action to restrict some gun rights, in the aftermath of the shooting deaths at […]

U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wrote Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy requesting the Judiciary Committee work with local and federal law enforcement to ensure that at future hearings Senators can request, and law enforcement will provide, various firearms for education, display, and discussion purposes. “In anticipation of tomorrow’s hearing on gun control, we instructed our […]

Tri-County Technical College’s Corporate and Community Education Division will offer a Get Going with QuickBooks class February 11 – 14 on Monday and Thursday from 1:30 to 5:30pm at the Pendleton Campus. “Students will learn how easy it is for QuickBooks to help them manage their small business more efficiently,” says Tracy Carr, instructor. Students will learn how to set […]