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The School District of Pickens County (SDPC) offers free, healthy meals to Pickens County children who are 18 and younger through the Summer Food Service Program. Free breakfast and lunch will be served at Pickens Elementary, West End Elementary and Chastain Road Elementary Monday through Friday from June 6 through July 29, 2016. The program will be closed on July […]

The School District of Oconee County (SDOC) in partnership with the Oconee County Public Library (OCPL) will provide free nutritious lunch meals every weekday at the Walhalla, Westminster and Seneca libraries starting today, June 7, and running until July 29. However, the OCPL will be closed on July 4 for the Independence Day Holiday. Free meals are available to any […]

Seneca High School (SHS) holds graduation on Saturday and Guidance Director Karen Trammell gives some of the many highlights of the Class of 2016. “Our kids did a great job this year, our senior class earned over $12.1 million in scholarships. That was a really good number considering we have only 176 graduates. Out of those 176 graduates, I think […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office hosted its third annual Retirees Appreciation Luncheon last Wednesday at the Law Enforcement Center in Walhalla. The luncheon was open to all retired law enforcement officers currently living in Oconee County, regardless of which agency they were employed by. Around 50 individuals attended Wednesday’s luncheon, which was held on the second floor of the LEC. […]

In a swearing in ceremony conducted in the second floor training room at the Law Enforcement Center in Walhalla last Tuesday, Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw swore in the first two female reserve officers in the history of the Sheriff’s Office. The two reserve officers, Kathy Frederick and Sonja Royal, took the oath and affirmation and then were presented with […]

Teacher Forum Scholarships are awarded to seniors who plan to attend a four-year college and major in education. This year, four seniors from the graduating class of 2016 in the School District of Oconee County (SDOC), one from each attendance areas, were each awarded a $2,000 Teacher Forum Scholarship. These recipients were recognized at the board meeting on May 16, […]

During a press conference at the Law Enforcement Center on May 4, Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw announced a new litter initiative in partnership with the Keep Oconee Beautiful Association. The Sheriff’s Office distributed business cards to the media during the press conference that features the Keep Oconee Beautiful Association mascot Kobie and the words that explains the new initiative […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Liberty man late last week on multiple charges, which included two warrants related to drugs. A deputy responded last Thursday evening to an address on Lawrence Bridge Road in regards to reports of a disturbance in which the suspect, identified as 29-year-old Andrew Cory Stone, had broken a window at the residence. Deputies […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has launched a new app to help with the litter problem and keep the shine on the Golden Corner. Wednesday afternoon, Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw held a press conference to announce the new litter initiative. “Keeping with our partnership with KOBA, Keep Oconee Beautiful Association and their efforts to combat litter, they have Kobie […]