Category: News

This is American Education Week (November 18-22) and the School District of Oconee County invites residents to learn about facts on public schools throughout the country, region, state and county, explains Oconee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Mike Lucas. “Every year, the week before Thanksgiving, is American Education Week, in which we celebrate public schools and this year’s theme is raise […]

How many World War II veterans live in Oconee County? The Oconee County Veterans Affairs Office is now in the process of trying to determine just “how many of our greatest generation” currently reside in OconeeCounty.  The Oconee County Veterans Affairs Office is asking for the WWII veteran’s name, a family contact person and a phone number.  If you know of […]

Oconee Medical Center has received a $500,000 grant from The Duke Endowment to fund operation of Mountain Lakes Access Health through 2016.  MountainLakes Access Health is a successful case management program, funded entirely by grant funds and private donations, with the primary purpose of improving access to healthcare for low-income, uninsured adults living in OconeeCounty, Clemson, Central, and Six Mile. To date, Mountain […]

South Carolina’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 7.9% in September from 8.1% in August, according to a release from the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce. However, the agency did not release the data used to calculate the rates, blaming delays caused by the partial federal government shutdown last month. The rate was significantly lower than the 9.1% reported in September […]

An autopsy was performed Sunday morning on 46-year-old Charles Benson Cantrell of Salem.  Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis reports that he died Friday night near a home located at 239 Webb Road in Seneca. The autopsy confirmed he died as a result of a single gunshot injury to the back, which resulted in internal trauma of a major blood vessel […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in their investigation of a Friday night homicide near Seneca. According to Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw, at approximately 12:30pm Saturday, deputies initiated a traffic stop near Seneca and placed under arrest 36-year-old Joshua Randall Ferguson, who was a passenger in the vehicle.   Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy […]

The fifth annual South Carolina Foothills Heritage Fair was a huge success this year.  Even though the fair closed on October 5th, the Fair Board has been hard at work preparing for next year, explains Carolina Foothills Heritage Fair Board President Stanley Gibson.  “We’ve had a couple of board meetings since the fair.  The first one, we sat down and […]

Some major business developments have occurred this year in the City of Seneca.  The new Hampton Inn and Suites has spurred other businesses to locate here, explains Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander. “When you think about the hotel, the new Technology Solution building, which is a million plus dollar building that is going there, along with the restaurant in the old […]

Gregg Gausline with The NEFF Company will at Seneca High School to do a Lettermen’s Jacket Fitting on Monday, Nov. 25. He will be set up in the front part of the cafeteria during both lunches.  Payment in full is due on this date.  Credit Cards are accepted.  Parents are welcome to come to fitting. The $150 Package includes: Letter jacket, […]

For several years the City of Clemson Department of Planning and Codes Administration has been working on a complete overhaul of the city’s zoning ordinance. Community members, planning commissioners, and city staff have been working diligently to update the zoning ordinance to reflect the vision of the community, as laid out by the Comprehensive Plan.  The City of Clemson invites […]