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STEM careers are receiving a lot of attention in the media. The acronym stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics and sometimes elicits visions of scientists in white lab coats. However, almost all career involve STEM disciplines in some way. In fact, Oconee County has many manufacturing facilities and most of those jobs are technical jobs involving STEM disciplines. Mr. […]
Read moreOn Saturday, the West-Oak High School Wrestling Team defeated Battery Creek 34-24 for the AAA State Championship. West-Oak High School Principal Kurt Kreuzberger is very proud of Coach Greg Brewer, his staff and the student-athletes for their victory, which claimed the fourth state wrestling championship in the school’s history. “I was very, very proud of our wrestlers, all season, and […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office seeks the public’s help in solving a January 2017 shoplifting that occurred at the Lowe’s in BI-LO Place of Seneca. The Sheriff’s Office is also seeking the public’s help in identifying two individuals, a white male and a white female, in relation to the incident. A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division responded to the […]
Read moreResidents responded to the “Think Oconee!” campaign over the holidays by focusing their spending locally, supporting the county’s businesses, says Janet Hartman, manager of Destination Oconee. “I think ‘Think Oconee!’ has really been great but I can’t take all the credit, there are a lot of people who have come together to work on this campaign from our office to […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is issuing a February scams update as part of its continuing efforts to inform and educate citizens and to help prevent them from becoming victims, explains Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “Two social media scams have been reported to the Sheriff’s Office recently, First, back on Jan. 12, a deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division […]
Read moreSuccess in wrestling is not new for West-Oak High School (WOHS) and that tradition continues. The West-Oak Wrestling Team finished the 2016-17 wrestling season as Region I-AAA Champions. At the Region I AAA Tournament, the Warriors qualified all 13 of their wrestlers to the Upper State tournament. West-Oak also had 12 wrestlers in the finals of the tournament and crowned […]
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On Monday night, 13 Seneca High School Bobcat football players were announced to have made the Region 1-AAA all region team. According to the school’s athletic Facebook page, running back Jacory Benson, wide receivers Braden Galloway and Coleman Smith, offensive linemen Patrick Goodine and Luke Lynn, defensive linemen Jalen Wilkerson, Mikal Clark, and Darius Galloway, linebackers Drek Maddux and Jess […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office seeks the public’s help in solving two shoplifting cases that occurred recently at the Walmart in Seneca. The Sheriff’s Office is also seeking the public’s help in identifying two females in relation to both shopliftings and a male in relation to the second shoplifting. A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division responded to the Sandifer […]
Read moreThe Seneca Rotary Club recently announced its January 2017 Students of the Month for the Seneca area schools. Pictured from left to right: Nehemiah Mayes of Blue Ridge Elementary, Andy Inabinet, Sandra McCall, Alyssa Galbreath of Northside Elementary, Heather Gibson of Seneca Middle, Lyn Norton, Noemi Romero of Seneca High, and Earnestine Williams.
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Seneca High School was recently notified that the school has been named a Palmetto’s Finest Finalist for the school year 2016-17. This is the second year in a row that the school has received this distinction. “To be a Palmetto’s Finest Finalist for the second consecutive year is a testament to our outstanding students as well as our dedicated faculty, […]
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