School Choice for the 2013-14 school year in Oconee County will opens today and remains open until March 8. If you would like your child to attend a school outside of your attendance area, completing a school choice form is required. County district policy requires transportation the responsbility of the parent or guardian. No bus…
The NFC hammered the AFC 62-35 in the Pro Bowl Sunday in Honolulu. Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph was voted the MVP of the NFL’s all-star game, with five catches for 122 yards and a touchdown. Still unknown, however, is if this will be the last Pro Bowl. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has said…
Friday’s brush with “Ole Man Winter” created an ice storm, now becoming a memory only. By late in the afternoon Friday, the S.C. Department of Transportation deployed the following resources statewide: 329 maintenance employees actively involved in road operations; 896 tons of salt, 443 tons of sand; 259 thousand gallons of salt brine; and 144…
Two men from Charlotte, North Carolina are being extradited to Franklin County, Georgia to face charges of carjacking. Lake Hartwell Radio WLHR in Lavonia reports the crime occurred last Tuesday in Carnesville, at the Carnesville Car Wash on highway 59. Authorities quoted the victim as saying two males, armed with guns, approached him and demanded…
One week of Oconee General Session Court starts this morning in Walhalla, with Judge Alex Maculay presiding. The office of 10th Circuit Solicitor has set cases for trial charging defendants with burglary, theft, and drug offenses.
A project whose progress stalled when the economy slowed is back on the agenda tomorrow of the South Carolina Budget and Control Board in Columbia. And, apparently, supporters and opponents are lining up as the five-member board decides whether to approve a 46-year lease by the state Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism to Sanctuary…
