Category: News

All branches of the Oconee County Public Library will close at 6pm on Monday, December 23, and remain closed Tuesday through Thursday, December 24 through 26, for Christmas. All branches will also close at 6pm on Tuesday, December 31 and remain closed on Wednesday, January 1 for New Year’s Day. Book drops will be available, and the website, www.oconee.lib.sc.us, will be […]

A new survey finds more people feeling financially secure. Bankrate.com’s Greg McBride says their index registered a 100.4 in December, the highest level they’ve seen in four months. “We saw improvement on people’s feelings of job security and their over all financial situation.  We have now completely erased the dip that we had on the heels of the government shutdown.” […]

The Board of Directors for Celebrate Christmas with a Hero is thanking the community for their support and assistance this year to bring Christmas to needy kids in Oconee County.  Sgt. Lisa Williams, one of the charity’s organizers, announces that they have assisted approximately 100 kids so far and anticipate helping at least 100 more between now and Christmas.  The […]

The state health agency’s decision to regionalize means no more Oconee County office for copies of birth and death certificates. But the Oconee County Coroner’s Office has advice on where and how to obtain a birth or death certificate, which may be required to obtain a driver’s license, passport, documentation for employment, or life insurance benefits. The Office of Oconee […]

Former Seneca High School and Clemson University football coach Tom Bass died Saturday at the age of 78. He passed away at his home in Clemson.  Bass coached 14-years at Clemson before serving as head coach and athletic director at Seneca High School for 20 years.  Oconee County Schools Assistant Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland expressed condolences on behalf of the […]

Anderson County authorities are searching for the armed robber of the Exxon on Clemson Boulevard.  Anderson County Sheriff’s deputies report that the suspect played scratch off lottery tickets for roughly thirty-minutes, before pulling a gun and forcing two people into a storage room.  The robber then took an undisclosed amount of money from the cash register and fled.  The man […]

2013 has been a record-breaking year for the Seneca Lions Club.  The mission of Lions Clubs International is hearing and sight conservation and this year the Seneca Lions Club was able to help even more people, explains Seneca Lions Club publicity chair Jim Atkinson.  “2009 was our highest number and we were able to get 120 but this year, 131 […]

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) said he would vote against the budget agreement when it comes to the Senate floor.  “After careful review of the agreement, I believe it will do disproportionate harm to our military retirees,” said Graham, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.  “Our men and women in uniform have served admirably during some of […]

U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott, along with 5th District Congressman Mick Mulvaney, made this statement on the Nativity scene at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, South Carolina. “We are pleased the Nativity scene has been restored at Shaw Air Force Base.  From the start, our offices have been in touch with Shaw officials expressing our concerns about this […]

The Lunney House Museum hosts a Christmas Open House and Reception on Sunday from 4-7pm.  This is an ‘Old Fashion Christmas’ complete with chestnuts roasting on an open fire, explains Lunney House Museum curator and director Dr. John Martin.  “This year we have a sleigh that is lighted.  The house is done in a quite old fashion theme.  We have […]