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Based on overall academic performance, the Clemson Elementary School is one of five South Carolina schools nominated for a national award. According to the state Department of Education, U-S Secretary Miguel Cardona recognized Clemson Elementary and the four other South Carolina schools. Nationally, up to 420 schools may be nominated each year. Clemson Elementary and the other four South Carolina […]
Read moreA senior at Furman University, Savannah Hobbie, is spearheading events this week at her school for Hazing Prevention Week. Hobbie is hopeful that change can be made in South Carolina’s hazing laws, and she’s promoting a petition campaign to support change. “Currently,” she says, “when hazing results severe bodily injury or death, it results in only a misdemeanor in the […]
Read moreSo far, in the pandemic, the state health agency has confirmed nearly 14,000 Oconee County cases. To date, 174 Oconeeans have lost their lives to the virus. There have been 357 county residents hospitalized. And, by last Saturday, medical personnel have administered 277,860 tests in Oconee County.
Read moreThe media are being alerted to a news conference tomorrow for the purpose of disclosing new information in the death seven years ago of Tucker Hipps, a Clemson University student. A Sigma Phi Epsilon pledge, Hipps was found dead September 22, 2014 in water beneath the Lake Hartwell 93 bridge leading to the university. Scheduled to take part in the […]
Read moreWestminster– Janie Ruth “Rucie” Miles Hare, 72, wife of Willie Edward Hare, passed away Monday, September 20th, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. Ruth was born in Oconee County, and was the daughter of the late Grover Miles and Hazel Miriam Moore Miles Broome and George Broome. Ruth worked for as a seamstress for many at many textile plants, […]
Read moreSeneca – Marvin Dale Cunningham, 92, husband of Dorothy Carr Cunningham, passed away on Sunday, September 19th, 2021 at Prisma Health – Cottingham Hospice House. Dale was born in Benedict, Kansas, and was the son of the late Luther and Helen Carver Cunningham. Dale was a County and City Manager in Florida, Alabama, and Connecticut, a veteran with the […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC– Harrison M. Grant, 87, of 6 Standpoint Vista Drive, Apt. E, Walhalla, passed away Saturday, September 18, 2021, at his home. A native of Salem, SC, Mr. Grant was the son of the late Leonard Harrison Grant and Ethel Galloway Grant. He was of the Church of God faith. Mr. Grant is survived by his son: […]
Read moreSix Mile – Susan Worley, 67, wife of the late John Worley, passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2021 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital. Susan was born in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and was the daughter of the late Charles Edward and Lois Ann Allison Cantrell. Susan was retired from Englehard/BASF where she was a vault manager and […]
Read moreElectric power work and delays in supplies are complicating those at work on building Seneca’s replacement middle school. However, district administrator Steve Hanvey remains confident that an August 2024 opening date will be made. The associate superintendent reported at last night’s trustees meeting that changes must be made on the Wells Highway property to accommodate electric power considerations. That combined […]
Read moreA contrast is drawn between the last couple of weeks in August and the first three in September to conclude a downward movement in COVID-19 numbers, as gauged by Oconee’s superintendent of education. Dr. Michael Thorsland last night told the county trustees the numbers appear to be headed the right way and, it’s hoped, that if this trend holds, the […]
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