Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Last night, the School District of Oconee County held a graduation ceremony for eight students who received diplomas through the summer program, explains Oconee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland. “Last night, we hosted our summer graduation and we put that graduation on for students who may have been unsuccessful in the spring semester of their senior year and not […]
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The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) won two honors in a Southeast regional transportation award competition. SCDOT was awarded two out of eight winning projects in the 11th annual America’s Transportation Awards, which recognizes transportation projects in three categories: Quality of Life and Community Development, Best Use of Technology and Innovation, and Operations Excellence. The two winning SCDOT projects […]
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Highway fatalities in the tri-county area of Upstate South Carolina are on pace with last year, according to the recent figures released by the South Carolina Department of Public Safety. Anderson County lists 28 deaths in 2018 compared to 26 in 2017. Oconee County reports 11 in 2018 and 9 in 2017. Pickens County has experienced 9 fatalities in 2018 […]
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The application deadline for the fifth Oconee County Sheriff’s Office “Citizens Police Academy” has been extended. The new deadline to submit an application is Tuesday, Aug. 28. For more information or to request an application for the Academy, contact Julie Gibson at the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office at 864-638-4122 or via e-mail at [email protected]. Those who are selected will have […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday an additional arrest in “Operation Opioid Battle.” On July 30, the Sheriff’s Office and the Seneca Police Department executed two search warrants at two separate locations, one on Brookwood Drive near Seneca and the other on Daniel Avenue inside the city limits of Seneca. The search warrants were obtained based upon the controlled […]
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United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced Monday that 37-year-old Tabitha A. Hammond of Seneca pled guilty to possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. United States District Judge Donald C. Coggins, of Spartanburg, accepted the guilty plea and will sentence Hammond after he has a chance to review the presentence report prepared by the United States Probation Office. Evidence […]
Read moreThe autopsy findings from an incident last winter in Salem in which two people died have been released. The exams of the bodies found dead inside a mobile home that burned Jan. 13, on Crestwood Drive revealed no further threat to the community. The investigation was conducted by the Oconee County Coroner’s Office, the Salem Police Department, with assistance from […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Townville man over the weekend on charges of first degree burglary and grand larceny. Booked into the Oconee County Detention Center on Saturday after being transported from the Anderson County Detention Center was 29-year-old Cory Adam Whitten. He remains in custody on a combined $60,000 surety bond. A deputy responded to an address […]
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On Tuesday, Aug. 14, have lunch and learn about 150 years of education in Oconee County at the Oconee Heritage Center (OHC), tells Assistant Curator and Education Specialist Jennifer Moss. “Celebrate the sesquicentennial by taking a look back at education in Oconee County. Bring your lunch and learn. Join Director and Curator Leslie Hagerty as she explores the history of […]
Read moreRoad work to extend South Carolina 153 from its current end at U.S. 123 in Easley is underway by Thrift Development of Seneca. This project to lessen congestion and improve traffic flow on the east side of Easley is a two-year project, with an estimated completion date of August 2020. This week the contractor plans temporary day time and night […]
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