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The South Carolina Elections Office reports results from Tuesday’s runoff election with David Wagner receiving 62% of the vote compared to Rame Campbell’s 38%. Wagner won the vote in both Anderson and Oconee County, which the office of 10th Circuit Solicitor represents. In Oconee County, Wagner tallied 83% of the vote. These results are unofficial until they can be canvassed […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a shooting that was reported late Monday afternoon near Westminster. The E-911 Communications Center received a call for service around 4:48pm from the Hasty Mart convenience store at 3109 West-Oak Highway in regards to a male who stated he had been shot. Deputies from the Uniform Patrol Division, the Criminal Investigations Division […]
Read moreA motorcade escorts 41 Marines to Lake Keowee this afternoon for three and a half days of rest and relaxation. This is the eighth year of the Honoring Their Service program, which honors the men and women of our armed forces. The motorcade departs Red Owens Field in Easley onto Highway 123 at Rock Springs Baptist Church around 2:25pm. The […]
Read more**All Results are Unofficial** Solicitor, Circuit 10 – REP (Vote For 1) 31 of 31 Precincts Reporting W Wilson Burr (REP) 23.52% 1,134 Rame Campbell (REP) 13.07% 630 David Wagner (REP) 63.41% 3,057 County Council District 2 – REP (Vote For 1) 4 of 4 Precincts Reporting Jared Ketterman (REP) 27.59% 256 Wayne McCall (REP) 72.41% 672 County Council District […]
Read moreOconee County voters cast ballots in the Republican Primary on Tuesday. Oconee County Voter Registration and Elections Director Joy Scharich reminds residents to bring an ID to the polls. “Polls open at 7am and close at 7pm. A reminder to the people that vote on the Newry Mill Hill that they will need to go to the Newry Church of […]
Read moreOn June 20 the Upstate once again welcomes 41 Marines to enjoy the lakes, rivers and mountains of Upstate South Carolina for three and half days of rest and relaxation. This is the eighth year of the local program to honor the service of the men and women of our armed forces. The motorcade departs Red Owens Field in Easley […]
Read moreThe University of South Carolina Baseball Team rallied all the way back from losing their opening game of the 2016 NCAA Columbia Regional, defeating UNCW on Tuesday 10-5 to earn the Regional championship. With the victory, the Gamecocks advance to the Super Regional round. For the Gamecocks (46-16), it will be the 12th Super Regional appearance all-time and the first […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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