Category: News

If you haven’t already applied, today is the last day to enter the 2018 public and Wildlife Management Area (WMA) alligator hunting season lottery drawing, reports the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR). A non-refundable $10 application fee is required to apply for the public lands hunt and a non-refundable $15 application fee is required to apply for the […]

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced this week that the state’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested 48 suspected child sex offenders in South Carolina as part of Operation Broken Heart. The three-month national operation was conducted during the months of March, April and May and involved all 61 ICAC Task Forces, which is comprised of over […]

The Board of Trustees for the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) holds their regular monthly meeting on Monday, June 18. Among the items on the agenda are the superintendent’s report, operational services report, policy on harassment, intimidation or bullying, new meal prices for 2018-19, local board approved courses for 2018-19, funding flexibility form, May financial report and the Fiscal […]

Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today unveiled a new interactive feature on the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) rural opioid misuse webpage. Now webpage visitors can use an interactive map to learn about, access or replicate actions rural leaders are taking in small towns across the country to address the opioid epidemic through prevention, treatment […]

A planning session and retreat is scheduled for the Board of Trustees for the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) on Monday, June 18. According to the agenda, the board will discuss strategic planning and hold an executive session on personnel items. The 2pm meeting is open to the public and takes place in the Teacher Training Center at 414 […]

For the third straight year, the Oconee County Public Library (OCPL) is feeding kids lunch this summer, tells Director Blair Hinson. “The OCPL is doing the Summer Feeding Program again this year in cooperation with the School District of Oconee County (SDOC). We serve hot meals at our Walhalla Branch where we have a little bit more space and then […]

With only 23% of eligible voters in Oconee County casting ballots in the 2018 South Carolina Primary Elections, Flora Riley, chair of the Oconee County Elections Commission, is stressing the importance of having your voice be heard at the polls. “It was a beautiful day to go out and vote. We wish we had a higher percentage than we did […]

This week, the Oconee County Budget Committee voted for one additional tax mill in order to generate money for new squad cars for the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office as well as to replace some of other vehicles and equipment. This now raises the number of new mills to 3.08 that the council will ask the auditor to levy to help […]

On Tuesday, June 12, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) sent a letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson urging him to issue a final rule that would help make condominium ownership a more feasible option for American families. According to statistics, condominiums remain one of the most attainable and affordable options […]