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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster has named the director of South Carolina’s Disaster Recovery Office (SCDRO), Ben Duncan, as South Carolina’s first Chief Resilience Officer. As Chief Resilience Officer, Duncan will lead the S.C. Office of Resilience which was recently created by S.259 in 2020. As director of SCDRO, Duncan oversees grant programs that focus on rebuilding or repairing homes damaged […]

Prisma Health’s Oconee Memorial has allocated more than 1200 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for the School District of Oconee County’s teachers and staff members, and Dr. Michael Thorsland, superintendent, expressed his gratitude to the county’s vaccine providers for their willingness to help… The School District of Oconee County’s finance officer, Gloria Moore, gave a report to the Board of […]

During last night’s city council meeting, the first reading of an amendment to an ordinance related to the discharge of certain fireworks in the city was heard, and Mike Stancil of Stancil, Cooley, Estep and Stamey, LLP gave the council an audit report… The council adjourned to executive session to discuss a property purchase.

The USDA’s “Farmers to Families” food box program is back in Westminster today. While supplies last, you may drive up to the parking lot of the Westminster Depot, 129 Main Street, beginning at 9:30 am. There is a limit of one box per vehicle. The food distribution is by the City of Westminster and Oconee First Steps, which helps prepare […]

The Seneca City Council will have a work session and the regularly scheduled monthly council meeting on Tuesday at 6:00 pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall. On-site Social Distancing will be implemented. A legal matter related to a property purchase is up for discussion by the council in executive session, according to the agenda, which also includes the […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. – On Friday, Governor Henry McMaster issued Executive Order 2021-12, which modifies existing emergency orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic and begins the process of facilitating the return of the remaining state employees back to the workplace on a full-time basis. “Now that the majority of South Carolinians are eligible to receive the vaccine, and infections and hospitalizations have […]

For the second year in a row, the Oconee County Public Library is offering South Carolina State Park Passports for check out. These passes allow FREE entry for one vehicle into any of the 47 state parks in South Carolina. Oconee County has three state parks: Oconee, Lake Hartwell, and Devil’s Fork on Lake Jocassee. Adult cardholders whose accounts are […]

Seneca Police, Fire and Prisma Health EMS all responded Saturday morning to a multi-vehicle accident near Ingle’s at the East End intersection. When emergency crews arrived on scene, they said they found four cars involved with one vehicle upside down and on top of two others. The driver of the upside down vehicle was trapped, and according to investigators, was […]

Duke Energy – Poll Takers The Oconee County Sheriff’s office has been made aware of a scam involving a door to door poll taker, claiming to be employed with Duke Energy. A spokesman from Duke Energy stated that they are not conducting any polls. Residents should be aware of anyone coming to their door without verifying their identity or have […]

The Blood Connection has teamed up with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office to host a blood drive on Monday, March 8 from 1-6 in front of the Law Enforcement Center at 300 South Church Street in Walhalla. Keep in mind that face coverings are required while donating. After every completed donation, all donors will be screened for COVID-19 Antibodies. All […]