Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
According to the police chief, an incident in Seneca remains a police investigation this afternoon and has, so far, resulted in disorderly conduct charges against two unidentified persons. A car was seen partly down an embankment off the By-Pass near the Keowee Center office complex. Chief Covington says as the police investigated an accident, an argument ensued between an individual […]
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Like the three men who represent Oconee in the General Assembly, the county school trustees are sounding agreement that the calendar for the academic year should call for students in all grade levels to start the 2020-21 year on the same date in August. The Oconee district has state board of education approval to start classes as early as August […]
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Hard-hat tours of a new building are one thing, but you get a comprehensive look at a new construction from above. The Oconee school trustees were treated last night to a drone video look of the progress far on the new Hamilton Career and Technology Center on n. highway 11. Steve Hanvey, associate superintendent, served as narrator and remarked that […]
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A spokesman for the Oconee Sheriff’s Office says an announcement is in the works on the latest law enforcement call to the Utica Community. Of late, Utica has been the location for crime, including suspicious fires. Late yesterday afternoon, on “D” Street, one person sustained a gun shot wound and was flown by medical helicopter for treatment. Deputies were called […]
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The small Oconee County town of West Union turns 150 years old next month. Mayor Linda Oliver says the special day will be Wednesday, February 26. At their meeting tomorrow night, the mayor and council will discuss ideas for a sesquicentennial celebration.
Read moreMetal detectors are mandatory at airports and have become common at government offices. At least one South Carolina state lawmaker wants walk-thru detectors at all schools. We have this comment from Seneca’s state representative Bill Sandifer on a colleague’s piece of pre-filed legislation for the new session that starts tomorrow in Columbia: “I think it’s (metal detectors in schools) a […]
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As many as 22 students at Walhalla High School will soon likely attain certification to be official water quality testers of lakes, streams and creeks. Making this possible is a partnership with the Friends of Lake Keowee (“FOLKS”>and a Walhalla High class taught by science teacher Amanda Gladys. “FOLKS” recently made a $1 thousand donation to the class to refurbish […]
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In a statement from Washington, U-S Rep. Jeff Duncan says President Trump acted lawfully to take out an Iranian general who had landed on the terrorism list of Republican Trump’s predecessor, Democrat Barack Obama. Duncan, the South Carolina 3rd District representative, blames House Democrats for passing a resolution that, he says, appeases “their radical, anti-Trump base….” The House passed the […]
Read moreA man rented a pontoon boat Wednesday at Lake Hartwell, but never returned. “A call went out Wednesday afternoon about a pontoon boat that was rented from the Hartwell Marina and had not returned,” said Craig Fulghum of the Georgia DNR. “The boat was rented by a 69-year old man from Illinois.” According to Fulghum the boat was located around […]
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The Considerate Café’ and the Leaning to Grow Gardens at Oconee’s Hamilton Career Center were jointly-awarded the “Business of the Year” award by the South Carolina Council for Exceptional Children’s Division on Career Development and Transition. The award was presented in November during the Transition Alliance of South Carolina state conference. At that conference, students in the two career center […]
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