Oconee County Schools on eLearning Day Friday

Due to wet roads and the forecast of freezing temperatures in our county around daybreak, Friday will be an eLearning day for Oconee County Schools. Students will not report to school buildings. Assignments will be posted by 10:00 am.  Teachers will be available for office hours from 10:00 to 11:00 am and 2:30 to 3:30 pm.  Students will have 5 […]

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Fatal Wreck Thursday near Seneca

A USPS box truck and a sedan were in a head-on collision around 4:30 pm Thursday afternoon on Richland Road, near Savage Lane. The accident claimed the life of a 50-year-old woman. Master Trooper Brandon Bolt with the South Carolina Highway Patrol has provided more details on our local newscasts over the air Friday. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis has […]

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Seneca destined for new hotel?

An official who keeps an eagle eye out for Oconee County home sales says it’s a climate for home sales in the county.  And the Seneca area may once again be fertile ground for a new hotel.  There’s talk and indication that property near the East End intersection is being acquired for hotel construction.

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DOT workers prepare to work round the clock–again

With forecasts calling for a second winter storm in less than a week, workers of the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) are prepared to work around the clock and use all available resources to ensure motorists are as safe as possible when traveling on our state’s roads and bridges.   “SCDOT has transitioned from clearing roads from the winter […]

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Test positivity jumps to 36.5%

In a 24-hour period that ended after 11:59 on Tuesday night, South Carolina DHEC recorded 35,594 new tests done to detect COVID-19.  Of that number, 36.5% of those tests produced positive results.  The omicron variant is being blamed for the current spike in virus cases, but Dr. Fauci predicts the U-S will have past the peak of that variant by […]

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Walhalla can count on street and sidewalk money

The three-member state “C” Fund Committee for Oconee County authorized around $700 thousand this morning for street and sidewalk work in the city of Walhalla.  Sam Dickson, committee chairman, requested Brandon Burton, the city administrator, to apply most of the money to street paving.  Burton gave the committee a long list of street and sidewalk projects, with estimated price tags.  […]

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Humane Society raises $8 thousand

Betty White smiling down from heaven.  In honor of the late actress, comedienne, and animal lover, Oconee Humane Society threw her and the animals at the shelter a birthday party.  Angel Newman, humane society director, said 39 spay and neuter vouchers were sold and one dozen pup cakes were nearly swallowed by the shelter pets.  The hope was to raise […]

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Did you hear what the governor said?

The new president of the South Carolina Senate, Thomas Alexander of Oconee-Pickens, likes what Governor McMaster said in the governor’s state of the state.  Said Alexander: “Governor McMaster did a great job tonight outlining a bright future for our state by making us more competitive in a number of areas including education funding, income tax, infrastructure, and workforce development.  I […]

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