Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
An Oconee leader reminded the county’s state lawmakers that the busy traffic artery of Interstate-85 likely will require widening, to meet volumes of traffic both north and south, along with further commercial development along the federal highway. Oakway resident Julian Davis chairs the county council, but he said he spoke last night as an individual. Davis said he realizes that […]
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A voter watchdog group called last night for South Carolina state lawmakers to resist any attempts to manipulate political boundaries that protects one party over another and keeps certain incumbents in power. Addressing the Oconee Legislative Delegation, Sandra Gray of the League of Women Voters spoke out against the practice of gerrymandering and called for the creation of an independent […]
Read moreA long-time Oconee resident urged the state’s lawmakers to resist any attempt to expand South Carolina law to allow the open carrying of a firearm in public. South Carolina permits its residents to carry concealed firearms that can’t be seen by the casual observer. John Wagner says he thinks that law is working well, and the reaction from two of […]
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A Minnesota company is expected to be ready to open an operation in March inside the Oconee Industry and Technology Park. Elsewhere, at that highway 11 park, the new school district career center remains on schedule for an August opening. These are highlights of a presentation to the planning commission, from Annie Caggiano, the director of the county Economic Alliance. […]
Read moreAt the end of 2019, only seven other South Carolina counties carried unemployment rates lower than Oconee County, according to numbers posted today by the Department of Employment and Workforce. Oconee finished December with 2.1% jobless rate and a total workforce of 36 thousand people. The November figure for the county was an even two percent. When unemployment drops under […]
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(1/23/20) Graham in good stead with campaign finances The campaign to send Lindsey Graham back to Washington from Oconee for a new, six-year term in the Senate reports the Graham campaign war chest for this political year has sunk a record-breaking $10.3 million in the bank. The campaign announces the following fundraising tallies: (1) The largest amount of money ever […]
Read moreTwo of the South’s leading reptile scientists urged South Carolina leaders to crack down on the illegal wildlife trade that is flourishing across South Carolina. Whit Gibbons and Kurt Buhlmann, longtime researchers at the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory near Aiken, said South Carolina’s native turtles are among the species that need protection with a stronger state law. […]
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Three elementary school students in the Seneca area earned recognition this month from the Seneca Rotary Club. The Rotarians students of the month for January are Nevaeh Moore of Blue Ridge Elementary, Jeremiah Hunter of Ravenel Elementary, and Linley Hammett of Northside Elementary. January 23, 2020 Dick Mangrum
Read moreConsidering the race for the White House this year is highly contentious, Oconeeans and all other Americans have already had it pounded into them that this is the year to elect a President. But there are many other public offices which will be settled by votes in the June primaries and the November General Election. A Presidential year also means […]
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South Carolina has attained a new EBT—electronic benefit transfer card to be used by state residents who qualify for a supplemental food program. A special event celebrated the rollout of a new E-WIC—a paperless option for participants to redeem their monthly food benefits. The transition is part of a federal mandate requiring all WIC state agencies to implement electronic benefit […]
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