Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
For making threats against West-Oak High School, a student has been arrested by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, tells Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “On March 28, a deputy of ours received some information from an employee at the school in reference to a student that had made a threat towards the school to execute what had been described as […]
Read moreDaniel Smith, Jr., MD, medical director of Greenville Health System’s Hospice of the Foothills and Cottingham Hospice House, received the Lewis Blackman Patient Safety Champion Award during the annual Transforming Health Symposium in Columbia, on April 12. The award honors patient safety champions in South Carolina who go above and beyond the call of duty to ensure quality care. Dr. […]
Read moreIn recognition of Child Abuse Awareness Month, employees of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office established a Pinwheel Garden at the Law Enforcement Center in Walhalla.
Read moreSchneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management and automation, is expanding its Oconee County operations. The company will be creating 56 new jobs at its existing Seneca facility. “We have a long manufacturing history in South Carolina, and we are happy to maintain our commitment to the communities where we live and work. The team in Seneca plays a […]
Read moreThe Hamilton Career Center HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) student organization traveled with 11 students to Charleston on March 8-10 for the state competition. School District of Oconee County Public Information Officer Dr. Sharon Sanders said, “While there, the group competed with over 1,500 South Carolina HOSA students in events such as biomedical technology, nursing assistant, MRC, Health Lifestyles, […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today the graduation of Deputy Scott Spence and Deputy David Williams from the Basic Law Enforcement program at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. Spence and Williams, who graduated from the Academy on March 24, as part of Basic Law Enforcement Class #661, were both hired by the Sheriff’s Office on Sept. 12, […]
Read moreJenni Clay, Literacy Coach at Westminster Elementary School, will not be sitting on the beach over spring break. Instead, she is traveling to Romania. She will make the trip with a group of five other educators, three current and two retired School District of Oconee County (SDOC) employees, on a trip sponsored by Trinity Baptist Church. While there, they will […]
Read moreThe first two retail stores have been announced for Hartwell Village near Clemson. Oconee Economic Alliance executive director Richard Blackwell expects Casto, the national real estate company involved with the project, to announce even more stores soon. “The cat got out of the bag a little bit that Ulta Salon, Cosmetics and Fragrance of Illinois and Marshall’s of Massachusetts are […]
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Tuesday afternoon, Seneca High School was named a Palmetto’s Finest for the 2016-17 school year. This was the second year in a row that the school was selected as a finalist, making the award even more special, said SHS principal Cliff Roberts. “This is ten years in the making. Ten years ago we were not a Palmetto’s Finest School and […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office announces that the E-911/Communications Center has launched the Smart911 service and the service is available for residents to go online and register. Smart911 is a service that allows residents to create a free safety profile for their household that includes any information they want 9-1-1 and first responders to have in the event of an […]
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