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TCTC’s Surgical Technology Grads earn 100% Pass Rate

Graduates of Tri-County Technical College’s (TCTC) Surgical Technology program maintain their 100% pass rate on the National Certification Exam. The 12 August graduates who took the National Board Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting Certification Exam now are designated as Certified Surgical Technologists (C.S.T.). This marks the third consecutive year that every student in the Surgical Technology program passed the National […]

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OC Sheriff’s Office has administered Narcan Six Times

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office was recently recognized by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster during the 2018 South Carolina Governor’s Opioid Summit on Sept. 6, 2018, in Columbia. Governor McMaster presented the special award to Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw regarding the lives that have been saved by the Sheriff’s Office administration of Narcan to counter the effects of opioid […]

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Today is National Voter Registration Day

Today, Sept. 25, is National Voter Registration Day. The National Day Calendar reports that Americans across the nation celebrate every year on the fourth Tuesday in September. More than 300,000 Americans registered to vote in the inaugural National Voter Registration Day of 2012. The National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) established the first National Voter Registration Day on Sept. […]

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SC to offer Free Code Education to All Residents

The South Carolina Department of Commerce’s Office of Innovation, in collaboration with Build Carolina, announces that SC Codes, a new statewide program designed to provide free access to code education for all residents. A first-of-its-kind, state-funded resource, the new platform connects students with experienced industry mentors and provides pathways for continuing education and employment in technology-related fields. “The continued development […]

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Additional changes made to Fall Sports Schedules

After careful consideration of all ‘moving parts’ of Hurricane Florence’s aftermath, the South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) has made additional changes to the 2018-19 fall sports schedules. With several South Carolina school districts remaining closed, the SCHSL is extending the volleyball and girls tennis seasons for an additional week as well as altering some swim deadlines. Both volleyball and […]

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Hundreds enjoy Ag and Art Tour in OC

The inaugural year of the Ag and Art Tour in Oconee County was a huge success, according to Charlotte Waters, Sales Manager and Event Planner for Visit Oconee. This was a self-guided opportunity to visit two farms in Oconee County featuring local artisans and farm produce. Waters says it attracted hundreds of visitors to the county. “We had a huge […]

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Navy Facility receives Approval from US Army Corps

Palmetto Railways has reached a monumental milestone in the development of the Navy Base Intermodal Facility project as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has approved the Department of Army permit application. The Record of Decision (ROD) details the Corps’ decision to issue a Section 404 Permit of the Clean Water Act to construct and operate the Navy Base […]

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