An agreement between Tri-County & South U.

Tri-County Technical College signed an articulation agreement with South University Monday, giving associate degree nursing graduates another avenue to earn a Bachelor of Science Nursing degree. Tri-County President Galen DeHay and Dr. Karl Sterner, president of South University’s Columbia Campus, signed an Associate’s to Bachelor’s Degree Program Agreement allowing graduates of Tri-County’s nursing program to transfer to South University, and, […]

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Candidates to pay qualifying fees

Absentee voting continued this afternoon at Pine Street, in advance of this Saturday’s Democratic Presidential preference vote in South Carolina. But not long after Saturday night, there will come a new set of politics played across the state. That is, the last two weeks in March when the books open for candidates to file for either the Democratic or Republican […]

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Oconee deputy sheriff finishes basic training

Oconee Sheriff’s Office congratulates deputy Alyssa Reeder for graduating last week from the basic law enforcement program at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy.  She was a leader in the Basic Law Enforcement Class #712.  Originally from Greenville, Reeder is a 2019 Clemson graduate with a degree in Criminal Justice and Sociology.  She has been assigned to the Bravo Uniform […]

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Who stole a moped near Westminster?

Oconee sheriff’s officers believe a moped was stolen last week at an address near Westminster on the Sunshine Ridge Road.  It’s likely that the faded blue moped was stolen between 10:45 Wednesday night, February 19 and 9:45 am Thursday, February 20.  It’s a 2017 Kymco Agility 50.  Moped tag:  MP-2-1-1-1.  There was a Carolina Panthers sticker on the handle bars.  […]

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Accident at the Rock Quarry

An employee has been injured this morning at the Oconee Rock Quarry near Walhalla in an accident that is believed to have involved a forklift piece of equipment.  We spoke to Amanda Brock, county administrator, who says first information indicates the injured work suffered bruises and is being attended by medical personnel.  We’ll have further details as they are available.

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New hospital building should be ready by May

A facility that will train the doctors of tomorrow should be ready to teach this spring. The building on the campus of the Prisma Oconee Memorial Hospital will be called the Center of Family Medicine. And Hunter Kome, chief operating office at the Prisma Oconee campus, says one-half dozen medical residents will be chosen to start training this summer.

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New opportunities for Seneca’s dining crowd

For those wanting a meal out on the town, Seneca’s choices are increasing.  A regulatory board at City Hall last night approved certificates for the new Mayberry’s on N. Townville and for Ken Myers’ pizzeria on East Main.  That pizza restaurant is to locate in an existing building adjoining the first-year craft brew business at E. Main and n. Walnut.

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Oconee Memorial’s 4-star rating

By simply clicking a federal government website, according to the boss of Prisma Oconee Memorial, you can see that the local hospital is one of the best. At a meeting last night, Hunter Kome, chief operating officer at Prisma Oconee, announced that the Centers for Medicare Control gave the hospital a four out of five-star rating for safety and quality. […]

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