Low state senator hurt during military deployment

State Senator Thomas Alexander, Walhalla Republican, announces that a low state senator, Stephen Goldfinch Jr., of Murrells Inlet has been injured in Africa and was being transported to Germany for surgery.  Identified as a captain in the National Guard, Goldfinch is reported to have been hurt during a military deployment in the African continent.  Alexander, Senate president, in a memo […]

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The eve of a new school year

Those yellow buses become mobile again tomorrow and look for traffic to increase in and around Oconee’s public schools.  Tomorrow is the start of a new year for public school education in Oconee County.  And Dr. Thorsland, the district superintendent, is grateful to the teachers and district staff for their efforts to ready the classrooms and the buildings for the […]

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For Walhallans, a chance to be involved

A second opportunity presents itself today to Walhallans.  Their city invites them to be part of a focus group this afternoon at the Depot on S. College Street.  Today’s focus group centers on the natural resources and resiliency component for Walhalla’s next comprehensive plan.  The focus group gathers 1 to 3 o’clock this afternoon.

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$135 dollars for a one-day job

You can make a difference and serve your community by working as a poll manager in the November General Election in Oconee County.  By taking the training working as a poll manager, you can earn $135 dollars for one day’s work on Election Day.  To apply online, visit oconeesc.com/voter-registration-and-elections.

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A Tech summer grad who defied the odds

A Tri-County Tech student will collect her diploma this week, just one year after suffering a stroke.  Benita Chester is looking forward to walking across the stage Thursday to receive her Licensed Practical Nuring (LPN) degree at summer commencement.  On June 26, 2022, while stopped in Anderson traffic on the way to visit her mother in a nursing home, 38-year […]

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