Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Due to continued inclement weather concerns, there will be no school on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 for both Oconee and Pickens County. Stayed tuned to 94-1 The Lake for more closings and delays.
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Oconee County Schools are closed Monday for students and teachers. Oconee County Government offices, including the Courthouse, will operate on a 2-hour delay Monday. Oconee Kidney Center is closed Monday. Oconee County Chamber of Commerce Holiday Open House cancelled for Monday. Tri-County Tec, all campuses will open at 10 am on Monday. All exams scheduled for Monday will be rescheduled […]
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Seneca High School (SHS) announces that Coach Hal Capps will no longer serve as the Head Football Coach, explains SHS Principal Felicia LeRoy. “On behalf of the entire Seneca Bobcat community, we would like to thank Coach Hal Capps for his three years of service as Head Football Coach. Under his leadership, the Bobcat Football Team posted two consecutive Region […]
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The results of parents and district employees on a modified school calendar that, if adopted, would stretch out the instruction year and shorten summer recess were given last night to the Board of Trustees for the School District of Oconee County, explains Associate Superintendent of Administration Steve Hanvey. “Well, we sent out surveys to our families and honestly I’m a […]
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is updating its investigation into a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to raw turkey products. Since July 19, 2018, 74 more ill people have been reported, bringing the total to 164 ill people from 35 states. Sixty-three people have been hospitalized. One death was reported from California. Illnesses in this outbreak […]
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It was a wet start to the week in Oconee County. Official U.S. Weather Observer Barbara Wilson gives rainfall totals over the past 24 hours recorded at her weather station at Hickory Hollow Farm in Walhalla. “Well, the rain that we had between 7am and 5:15pm, was most of it, almost 2.5 inches, but from 7am yesterday to 7am today […]
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The game time has been set for the Palmetto Bowl, which is the yearly matchup of the Clemson Tigers versus the South Carolina Gamecocks on the gridiron. The game is set for 7pm on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, in Death Valley at Clemson’s Memorial Stadium and it will be televised on ESPN. Coverage of the Gamecocks begins at 6pm here […]
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Congratulations to the Seneca High School (SHS) Bobcat Competition Cheer Team. SHS Athletic Director Andy Bay reports that last night they placed in the top 16 out of 25 teams to qualify for the State Competition next Saturday in Columbia. Nickie Powell, Sarah Lecroy and Dorian Burress coach the SHS Competition Cheer Team.
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Tuesday’s Midterm Election has been canvassed and certified in Oconee County. On Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, the Oconee County Elections Commission counted provisional and failsafe ballots, explains Oconee County Voter Registration and Elections Director Joy Scharich. “Yes, we do have a canvass, all the votes are counted for and we have a certified election total. They canvassed yesterday and counted […]
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Thursday afternoon, Nov. 8, 2018, Lake Keowee Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram and Lake Keowee Ford Operating Partner and General Manager Mark Williams presented a $27,800 check to the Oconee Memorial Hospital (OMH) Foundation for the Breast Care Center. “Year over year that we can make that increase and then pay it forward to the community, words can’t explain it. Our […]
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