Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Last Friday, the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce hosted their State of Oconee Luncheon that was held at Walhalla High School and that was attended local, county and state dignitaries and leaders. During the luncheon, all five Mayor’s from the County’s Municipalities spoke. Also delivering comments at the luncheon was new Oconee County District One Councilman John Elliott who discussed […]
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(Seneca, SC)—————————————The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control will be hosting an upcoming state-wide Job Fair for those who maybe interested in working in state government. The Job Fair will be held on Monday, March 4th from 10 am until 2 pm at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, which is located at 1101 Lincoln Street in Columbia. Walk-ins […]
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(Seneca, SC)————— The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has announced eleven arrests in the agencies latest drug sweep, which is entitled “Operation Broken Heart” due to the beginning of the operation in proximity to Valentine’s Day last week. The majority of arrests so far have been related to the Distribution of Methamphetamine. There have also been charges filed by […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an investigation into a quantity of narcotics that was discovered on New Year’s Eve of last year in an office suite at the Oconee County Administrative Complex on South Pine Street in Walhalla. The Sheriff’s Office was contacted by Oconee County Administration and the Sheriff’s Office sent the substance found to the South […]
Read more(Seneca, SC)——————U.S. Senator and Seneca native Lindsey Graham will lead a bipartisan Congressional delegation to attend this weekend’s Munich Security Conference. The MSC is considered the world’s leading forum for international security policy. Among the world leaders attending the conference will be Vice-President Mike Pence. Senator Graham also spoke on the Senate floor yesterday in support of the nomination of […]
Read moreThe Board of Commissioners of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority met for a called meeting this week and went into executive session to receive an update and legal advice from their attorney regarding a proposed agreement in regards to the “Sewer South” project. The meeting was in response to a letter sent from the Oconee County Attorney at the […]
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(Seneca, SC)—————————-The School District of Oconee County Board of Trustees will hold their regular board meeting next Monday night at 6pm in the School Board Conference Room on South Pine Street in Walhalla. Among the items on the agenda will be the purchase approval of property for the new Seneca Middle School and based on information released by the School […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in locating a missing woman. A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division took a missing persons report regarding 45 year old Laura Ann Anders, who was last seen on January 2nd at an address on Bauknight Road in Mountain Rest. The deputy was advised that Anders does not have […]
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(Seneca, SC)——————More rain is in the forecast for this weekend into next week here in Oconee County. The recent rain event we had this week produced 1.65 inches of percipitation and gave the Golden Corner almost 8.5 inches of rain for the year so far, according to our County weather observer, Barbara Wilson. Since January 1st, 2018, Oconee County has […]
Read moreTri-County Technical College has announced that Jim Wanner of Clemson has been appointed to the Tri-County Technical College’s Commission, which is the nine-member governing board of the College. The Pickens County Legislative Delegation recommended Mr. Wanner to the Governor. His appointment began January 31st, 2019 and his term expires April 1st, 2022. Mr. Wanner is the founder of KeyMark, which […]
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