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Crews with Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative have returned service to over 2,300 customers this morning. After the fifth consecutive afternoon of thunderstorms rolling through their service territory, the cooperative had 2,348 members without power. Once again, repair crews were immediately dispatched to the trouble spots and as of 6:30am this morning, Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative had 39 members without power. […]

Don’t miss Throwback Thursdays at Oconee Heritage Center (OHC) in Walhalla, says Assistant Curator and Education Specialist Jennifer Moss. “Every Thursday in June, from 3-5pm, the OHC hosts Throwback Thursdays. Bring your child for a fun, hands-on look at life in Oconee County from the past to the present. The cost is $10 for OHC members and $15 for non-members.” […]

More rain fell in Oconee County on Wednesday, June 27. Official U.S. Weather Observer Barbara Wilson gives rainfall totals over the past three days recorded at her weather station at Hickory Hollow Farm in Walhalla. “Yesterday and two days before, we had only less than half an inch of rain, but on Tuesday evening we had 1.41 inches with heavy […]

Three seats on the Keowee Fire Commission are to be filled in the upcoming 2018 General Election on Tuesday Nov. 6, 2018. Candidates must be a registered voter and must reside within the Keowee Fire District 17 Boundaries. Candidates must file their Non-Partisan Statement of Candidacy with the Oconee County Board of Voter Registration and Elections. Filing will take place […]

Marci Leake has joined Tri-County Technical College (TCTC) as its new assistant vice president for human resources. Leake has extensive experience in all aspects of human resources and talent management, including recruiting, retention, employee relations and employment law, counseling, training, performance management, career development, salary administration, policy development, succession planning and strategic planning. She comes to Tri-County from Aimco, a […]

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) has conducted an annual summer wild turkey survey to estimate reproduction and recruitment of wild turkeys South Carolina since 1982. The survey involves agency wildlife biologists, technicians, game wardens, and many volunteers from other natural resource agencies and the general public. The survey is conducted in July and August each year, and […]

The outdoor warning sirens around the Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested on Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at approximately 11:50am. The 65 sirens within 10 miles of the Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested for three-minutes to assure each siren works properly. This full-cycle siren test is performed once each quarter in cooperation with emergency officials in Oconee and Pickens […]

For the fifth consecutive afternoon, a line of thunderstorms rolled through Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative’s service territory. As of 5:45pm Wednesday, the cooperative had 2,348 members without power. The by-county breakdown was 65 in Anderson County, 356 in Greenville County, 280 in Oconee County and 1,647 in Pickens County. Repair crews have been dispatched to a majority of the trouble […]

This is turning into the year of elections in Oconee County. First the City of Seneca and Town of West Union Municipal Elections, then the Democratic and Republican Primaries, the Republican Primary Runoff and in November, the General Election, but now another election has been added, explains Oconee County Voter Registration and Elections Director Joy Scharich. “David Scealf in the […]