Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
On Saturday, Aug. 4, the Oconee Heritage Center (OHC) will be celebrating trains at Railroad Day. Along with this celebration of trains, the OHC will be celebrating the release of the new children’s book Adventures on the Blue Ridge Rail Road with Engineer Smith and Khloe by local author Frankie Johnson. “Along with a story-time featuring this book, we will […]
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The number of individuals working across the state reached a new high in June, increasing by 648 people to an estimated level of 2,226,062, reports the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce. Unemployment decreased significantly for the third consecutive month by nearly 5,425 people to 87,080. While the state’s labor force declined by 4,777 to 2,313,142 people, seasonally adjusted […]
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The Clemson City Council will hold a workshop to discuss proposed updates to the Land Development Regulations at 3:30pm on Tuesday, July 24, in the Upper Level Conference Room at City Hall, which is located at 1250 Tiger Boulevard. Council will also meet with LS3P Architects to discuss the downtown welcome center and police substation project.
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You can get a great education for half the price of what you might pay at a four-year university, says Tri-County Technical College (TCTC) Orientation Coordinator Katie Beeson. “Value and affordability is extremely important. We offer different seamless transfer programs for students interested in transferring to another institution. We also have a career training base, so if you are interested […]
Read morePrivate gifts to Clemson University and IPTAY in the fiscal year ending June 30, set annual fundraising records, reports the Clemson University Media Relations Department. This is the seventh consecutive year that annual fundraising at Clemson University has exceeded $100 million and the second straight year it topped $150 million. The $156.6 million raised this year includes $95.9 million in […]
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This Saturday, July 21, The Friends of the Oconee County Public Library (OCPL) hold a special used book sale, tells OCPL Director Blair Hinson. “This isn’t just books! Stop by a browse through CDs, DVDs, games, puzzles, and more, as well as hard cover and paperback books. The Friends of the Library holds this used book sale in the lower […]
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More students in the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) are taking advantage of the Summer Feeding Program. This is the third year that the SDOC has partnered with the Oconee County Public Library (OCPL) to feed kids lunch over the summer. Gloria Moore, Chief Financial Officer for the SDOC gives participation numbers this summer. “We probably served around 8,000 […]
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Celebrate Oconee County at Bygone Days this Saturday, July 21, tells organizer Kevin Harbin. “It’s from 10am to 3pm. Old farm implements will be on display. We will have working mules, wagon rides, hit-n-miss engines, antique tractors, a working 1880 cotton gin, a working 1900 wheat thresher and other historic agriculture related demonstrations.” The cost is $5 per car with […]
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This week, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office partnered with the Seneca Police Department in Operation Glacier. After an investigation, spanning several months, into methamphetamine being brought into the county, authorities executed two search warrants on Wednesday. As a result of the investigation, over 200 grams of methamphetamine with a street value of over $28,000 was seized. Those search warrants were […]
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A combined $6,885 surety bond was set against a Seneca man for multiple charges, including unlawful neglect of a child. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office reports that 33-year-old Christopher Cody Edgar also stands charged with possession of marijuana and driving under suspension. He was also served with a magistrate’s bench warrant. Arrest records show that between October of 2016 and […]
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