Matthew Perry Smith v. School District of Oconee

An outspoken opponent of the theory critical race is taking the Oconee School District to court in dispute of the way the superintendent handled his freedom of information request.  The Common Pleas Court January 14 lawsuit alleges the district unlawfully failed to respond to plaintiff Matthew Perry Smith’s seeking a presentation document titled, “Be The Change.”  Among the legal grounds […]

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eLearning Day only tomorrow

Due to the snow and ice still covering many roads and continued power outages throughout the county, Tuesday, January 18th will be an eLearning Day STUDENTS WILL NOT REPORT TO SCHOOL BUILDINGS Assignments will be posted by 10:00am.  Teachers will be available for office hours from 10:00 to 11:00am and 2:30 to 3:30pm.  Students will have 5 days upon returning […]

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Legal advice for the Walhalla City Council

Reserved for executive session tomorrow night in Walhalla is legal advice to the city’s elected leaders on what appears to be an imminent lawsuit by Seneca against Walhalla and other sewer interests in the county.  At the heart of the threatened suit is Seneca’s quest to be granted increased representation on the policy board of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority.  […]

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A way to converse with jailbirds

Minimum standards that apply to South Carolina detention facilities will be up for consideration when the Oconee County Council holds a regular January meeting tomorrow night at the Pine Street administrative office complex.  Specifically, a recommendation is to be made to award a new inmate communication services contract to Encartel, a company in Nebraska.  According to an explanation of the […]

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Council to mull status of administrator

The employment and the contract for Amanda Brock, Oconee County administrator, is scheduled to be taken up by county council during its regular third January meeting tomorrow night in Walhalla.  The administrator employment and contract matters are reserved for an executive session, to follow the regular open part of the meeting.  And once those matters are considered in private, the […]

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Virus in bird danger to poultry industry

Officials have announced that a wild duck harvested by a hunter in Colleton County is the first wild bird since 2016 to be found infected in the U-S by the Eurasian H5 type of highly pathogenic avian influenza.  The bird, an American wigeon, was tested by Clemson University Veterinary Diagnostic Center and the diagnosis was confirmed by the Animal and […]

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