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Voluntary water conservation is recommended by water users across the Keowee-Toxaway River Basin. The Keowee-Toxaway Drought Management Advisory Group announces that due to months of reduced rainfall and hot temperatures, the basin has entered Stage 1 drought. The U.S. Corps of Engineers recently declared Level 1 of their drought plan for downstream federal projects as well. Lake Keowee and Lake […]
Read moreA young man with a desire to become a law enforcement officer in the future is distributing bracelets to local law enforcement and public safety workers. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office reports that 15-year-old Tyler Orr, a rising junior at Walhalla High School, is showing his support for officers, first responders and public safety workers by making paracord bracelets. The […]
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If you are 50 year of age or older and need job help, Tri-County Technical College wants to assist you. The following workshop takes place next week “FREE BACK TO WORK 50+ Smart Strategies for 50+ Jobseekers. It will be held at the Anderson Workforce Center from 2-4 pm Thursday, August 4. Offered at no charge, this workshop will inform […]
Read moreBackpacks will be handed out at Oconee’s 10 elementary schools during back to school events. It’s a collaborative partnership between the school district and Oconee First Steps. These backpacks are designed for all 4-K and pre-school intervention students. Each contains two books and a parent information packet. “We are thrilled to be able to provide the backpacks, and so thankful […]
Read moreIn an effort to accommodate growing trends while at the same time protecting neighborhoods, the Clemson City Council has approved a new ordinance that governs gameday and event parking. This ordinance regulates the use of private property for those charging a fee for parking during Clemson University football home games and city-approved events. Currently, city-approved events include Clemson University’s spring […]
Read moreThe Pickens County Sheriff’s Office seeks the public’s help finding a man who went missing on July 13, 2016. Chris Tankersley was riding his 2016 Green Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle with a paper tag from Powersports of Greenville in Six Mile at the time he went missing. His last known contact was a text to his girlfriend at 7:50pm stating he […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca woman Friday on two warrants charging her with exposing her children in the manufacture of methamphetamine. Charged with two counts of unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the presence of a minor child is 20-year-old Brenna Michelle Graham. Based on a tip, deputies conducted a welfare check at the Knollcrest Drive residence. Deputies […]
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The July Business Forum of the Oconee Economic Alliance (OEA) will feature the premiere of the video in the Made In Oconee campaign. Along with the video, there will be a panel discussion about the process and the importance of exposing the students of Oconee County to a future in manufacturing. The Made In Oconee campaign is an effort to […]
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The Board of Trustees for the School District of Oconee County (SDOC) has adopted a new grading scale, explains Assistant Superintendent of Operations Steve Hanvey. “The state changed the grading scale, the Uniform Grading Policy, for high school credits and they went on a ten-point scale, which gets our state in-line with neighboring states. That helps level the playing field […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Drought Response Committee has declared most of the state in the initial stages of drought. However, on Friday the committee designated four Upstate counties, Abbeville, Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens, in moderate drought, which is the second level. The committee said three things account for the moderate drought designation, the rainfall deficit, the abnormally high temperatures and the […]
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