Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery that occurred at Griffin Grocery located at 1804 Pumpkintown Highway on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. Surveillance video collected during the investigation confirms that at approximately 6:15pm, a white male believed to be in his late 20’s or early 30’s walked into the business and presented a dark colored, semi-automatic handgun […]
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More students are eating a well-balanced diet in the School District of Oconee County (SDOC). A new Food Service Dinner Program was recently launched ensuring that students eat well throughout the day, explains SDOC Chief Financial Officer Gloria Moore. “We have a program that is through the U.S.D.A. just like our lunch and breakfast programs, but it is administered by […]
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Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that USDA is investing $392 million to help rebuild and improve rural water and wastewater infrastructure in 42 states. “Put simply, modern and reliable water infrastructure is foundational to quality of life and economic development,” Hazlett said. “USDA’s partnerships with rural communities underscore Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s commitment to […]
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Oconee County’s Sesquicentennial festivities continue with the “Celebrate Oconee!” gala. This event will be held at Chattooga Belle Farm in Long Creek on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. Guests will be dancing in their seats while enjoying dinner overlooking the foothills and listening to live music by The Wobblers. All who attend are invited to participate in the creation of an […]
Read moreThe American Red Cross is helping people in multiple states impacted by Hurricane Florence, providing food and shelter to the thousands of people who had to flee their homes. More than 17,100 people sought refuge in over 240 Red Cross and community shelters Friday night to escape the storm’s wrath. This includes at least 10,400 people in 153 shelters in […]
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Oconee County is taking a sigh of relief after the remnants of Hurricane Florence did not produce as much rain as forecasted for the Golden Corner of South Carolina, reports Official U.S. Weather Observer Barbara Wilson from her weather station in Walhalla. “For Saturday, we only had .14 that was Saturday over into Sunday morning. For Sunday, we had .41, […]
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Residents of Oconee County have an opportunity today, Sept. 17, 2018, to help send much-needed supplies to victims of Hurricane Florence. Stan Rankin, a Seneca native, is a pastor near Dillon and evacuated with his family prior to Hurricane Florence to the family home in Seneca. He and a small crew will return to that area later today with a […]
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There are no known storm-related outages on the Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative system thanks to the hard work done by crews to keep the power on in the Upstate of South Carolina, explains Vice President of Communications Terry Ballenger. “Well I think we would consider ourselves fortunate here in the northwestern corner of the state in that we did have […]
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The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office received a request for assistance from a Liberty resident in the area of Black Bottom Road after she was bitten on the finger by a young kitten. A deputy from the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Animal Enforcement Unit responded out to the residence on Sept. 7, 2018, at which time the homeowner advised that a […]
Read moreThe Native Plant Society presents Dr. Patrick McMillan at its annual meeting on Sept. 18, in Greenville. The program begins at 7pm in the J. Verne Smith Technical Resource Center Auditorium on the Main Campus of Greenville Technical College, 620 South Pleasantburg Drive. The program is free and open to the public. Dr. McMillan will take attendees on a fern-focused […]
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