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With all the recent rain, a pesky insect is back and pet owners are being encouraged to start protecting their furry friends against mosquitoes, tells Angel Newman with the Oconee Humane Society. “I don’t know if you have seen mosquitoes but they’re all over where I live. Mosquitoes transmit heartworms, so we want people to get their pets on that […]

Duke Energy’s World of Energy education center at Oconee Nuclear Station hosts the Festival of Eggs display March 26 through April 6 and registration is now open, tells Mikayla Kreuzberger, Corporate Communications for Duke Energy’s World of Energy. “This is a public voting contest during which uniquely decorated eggs are on display at the World of Energy. Registration is now […]

The School District of Oconee County (SDOC) will start accepting school choice applications on March 1, explains Assistant Superintendent of Operations Steve Hanvey. “We’ll have our school choice registration starting on March 1. The window will open up and even if students are currently attending on school choice, that was approved last year, you have to re-up that every year. […]

U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) is always looking for new ways to showcase the beautiful state of South Carolina in his offices and needs help. With 46 counties stretching more than 32,000 square miles, South Carolina has so many different and beautiful places, all of which Senator Scott wishes to highlight. Senator Scott announces a photo challenge to the people […]

Animal shelters across the Upstate of South Carolina are warning people to keep an eye on their pets due to a recent rise in dog thefts, especially pure breeds, says Angel Newman, Volunteer Coordinator with the Oconee Humane Society. “We’ve heard from the Oconee County Animal Control as well as our dog adoption coordinator that thefts are on the rise […]

Shannon Sharkey has been named as the new principal at D.W. Daniel High School for the 2018-19 school year. Sharkey will succeed Josh Young, who has been promoted to Executive Director of Students Services for the School District of Pickens County (SDPC). Sharkey is currently an assistant principal at Pickens High School. “Mrs. Sharkey has excelled in every role she […]

Tri-County Technical College (TCTC) is eager to get started with its satellite campus in Oconee County, which is still being constructed at the Industry and Technology Park on Highway 11. The College announces that the date to cut the ribbon for the education facility will be at 11:30am on Aug. 17.

The history of business in the Golden Corner of South Carolina was told Friday afternoon at the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce’s annual State of Oconee. As the county celebrates it’s Sesquicentennial, attendees heard from State Representative Bill Whitmire, a former history teacher, about how business started in Oconee County with trade between the Cherokee and early Colonists. “Well, I […]