Category: News

As the year winds down, the United Way of Oconee County is reminding residents that you still have time to make a tax-deductible donation, explains administrative assistant Kim Ellis.  “There is a little bit of time but they need to get them in because the year end is near and we do accept cash, check, credit card, stocks, bonds, etc.” […]

Before taking office, Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw campaigned to build stronger partnerships.  In 2013, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office successfully teamed with area municipal and county law enforcement agencies to conduct roundups of wanted drug and warrant violators.  However, building partnerships extends beyond mere law enforcement agencies, explains Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt.  “Building partnerships […]

As we approach the New Year, we hear and see everywhere about making New Year’s Resolutions. We start the New Year saying we resolve to do this or do that or stop doing something. Moreover, we do pretty well on our resolutions until about February, and then they begin to wane and by March, we are back to what we […]

It is that time of year again. Gyms are packed, diet commercials dominate television, and many people are fired up and ready to make a change. It is no secret that New Year’s resolutions are often health-focused. Maybe 2014 is your year to lose weight, quit smoking, or be ready for that 5K race by spring. You might start with […]

The South Carolina Department of Revenue recently released the state and county per capita income figures for 2013 and Oconee County saw a positive gain from year to year. In 2012, the per capita income for Oconee County stood at $31,964 and at the end of 2013, the figure is at $34,848. Oconee County has the fifteenth highest per capita […]

So far, six people in South Carolina have died from the flu this season. The state Department of Health and Environmental Control says the first case in South Carolina was reported in October. The agency says 401 people as of Dec. 21 had been hospitalized for the flu.  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the most prevalent […]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces four people were killed on state roadways during the Christmas Holiday Reporting Period, which started December 24, at 6pm and concluded December 25, at midnight.  During the weekend period beginning December 27, at 6pm and ending December 29, at midnight, two persons were killed in crashes on state roadways. The South Carolina […]

As 2013 comes to a close, Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander reflects back on a very busy year for the city.  “2013 was an extremely busy year, a lot of things were able to be completed but also there has been lots of prep for 2014.  As we move into the Water Plant, there are some things there that are going […]

The United Way of Oconee County launched a new program this year at Christmas.  Kim Ellis with the United Way of Oconee County tells about the Family Financial Stability Program.  “This season we did a Family Financial Stability Program, which partnered with the Community Impact Team of the United Way and we did a Financial Stability Program where we paired […]

Researchers at Clemson University and the SC Department of Natural Resources have completed fieldwork on a project that will yield important new information on the population of black bears in the South Carolina mountains. The objective is to estimate the black bear population in the Mountain Hunt Unit located in northern Oconee, Pickens and Greenville counties using DNA analysis and […]