Six months into the Nutrition Group

On this day dedicated to the warm feelings engendered by the heart of one to another comes the news that the first-year food provider for Oconee public schools has given the county trustees a report on the first six months of the arrangement.  And it has been an experience of learning and progress, according to an official of the Nutrition […]

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An outlet for a school parent to object

More discussion last night by the Oconee school trustees on the adoption a policy to follow should a parent raise an objection to a book in a school library or materials used for class instruction.  There will be a committee in place to judge a parent’s objection.  But, Dr. Michael Thorsland says, in most instances a classroom teacher, conferring with […]

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Calling attention to a public information meeting

Dr. Michael Thorsland, the Oconee superintendent of education, calls attention to a public meeting this week being arranged by an organization interested in the Seneca Middle School building when it becomes available after the school year.  The Dream Center, an Easley faith-based non-profit, invites everyone for an information meeting 6:30 to 8 o’clock Thursday night in the Seneca Middle School […]

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The schools win a lawsuit, but the payout will be small

Oconee’s public schools are on the winning side of a lawsuit, but their share will be small.  District administrators stressed to the board of trustees that, more than anything, it’s the principle involved.  Thirty-four states and territories reached a settlement of $438.5 million with the E-cigarette maker Juul.  An investigation revealed that, even though e-cigarette sales are illegal to children, […]

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Deborah Rukat

 West Union, SC — Deborah Truluck Rukat, 72, wife of Joseph Antoni Rukat, of West Union, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2023 at her home. A native of Gaffney, SC, Mrs. Rukat was the daughter of the late Wilson and Virginia Truluck. She was a retired music teacher with the School District of Oconee County and a member of […]

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