Oconeean allegedly exploited vulnerable adult

The South Carolina Attorney General, Alan Wilson, says the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of his office arrested Chanda Larissa Sargent, 43-year old Salem resident, on multiple charges of financial transaction card fraud and exploitation of a vulnerable adult.  Sargent was jailed yesterday in Oconee County. At the time, the victim resided in a Seneca assisted living facility.  According to the […]

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Administrators elicit feedback feedback from district teachers

From school district headquarters to the teacher faculties countywide.  That’s the path taken by Dr. Michael Thorsland, district superintendent, and Lisa Simmons, the assistant superintendent for instruction.  At last night’s school board meeting, Thorsland announced that he and Simmons have completed their visits with faculties throughout the district and gained valuable feedback.

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Neimeyer vs. SC Department of Public Safety

Case documents reveal the estate of a woman killed near Seneca when a car chased by the police crashed into her home has petitioned to settle civil claims with the state Department of Public Safety.  A court officer has confirmed to 101.7/WGOG NEWS that a hearing to consider the petition for the plaintiff, Shirley Neimeyer, personal representative of the estate […]

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Oconeean part of bridge repair crew

A South Carolina DOT worker from Oconee, Matthew Huller, was part of a crew that repaired the pilings on a Liberty Highway bridge over Twelve Mile River.  Huller and the rest of the crew removed and replaced old, rusted bracings, and re-inforced steel pilings that, over the years, had rusted and deteriorated.  Their efforts are told in the fall edition […]

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National Science Foundation grant has tie-in with Seneca school

A near $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation  will allow Clemson University to develop a graphic novel that tells the story of an impoverished eastern North Carolina community that was able to prove that industrial hog farms in their area were causing environmental harm and making them sick.  The pre-dominantly Black community is named Tillery.  The graphic novel, […]

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Overdose safety kits available at health departments

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced today that health departments in all 46 counties are now equipped with Overdose (OD) Safety Kits to help save lives. The timing of these kits being available to the public, in limited number, coincides with the holiday season when the number of drug overdoses typically increases in South Carolina and nationally. […]

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