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Across South Carolina, at Oconee Nuclear Station, Duke Energy workers yesterday took part in the national MLK Day of Service. Oconee Nuclear Station partnered with the United Way of Pickens County to assemble literacy kits for Title 1 schools–especially children who are on free and reduced lunch. The kits assembled focused on financial literacy for elementary school students and middle […]
Read moreA Walhallan is taking to task the Third District representative for his pro-gun vote as a way to help hunters save their hearing. In a letter to Republican Jeff Duncan, former Oconee Democratic Chairwoman Maxie Duke is critical of the House vote to ease rules governing silencers. Duke says, “My brothers were hunters, as well as my husband. They never, […]
Read moreA 49-year old Pickens County man died in a motorcycle accident in his driveway. Coroner Kandy Kelley said the victim, Gary Joseph Carlson, was a helmeted driver of a Harley Davidson in the accident Saturday night at 125 Lighthouse Lane, Pickens. The accident is being investigated by the highway patrol.
Read moreA new bus stop has been established on the campus of Southern Wesleyan University in Central to serve students and others in the community. The bus stop was made possible by collaboration among university officials and Clemson Area Transit, the Federal Transit Administration, Pickens County and the town of Central. CATbus’s fare-free system has served Southern Wesleyan’s campus for more […]
Read moreOconee County solid waste facilities are open and operating today.
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) will begin accepting Individual Income tax returns on Monday, January 23. Income tax returns are due Tuesday, April 18. The dates are consistent with dates set by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The announcement includes the following: “While the SCDOR’s anti-fraud measures remain aggressive, we do not anticipate delaying South Carolina Individual Income tax […]
Read moreThe economic development recruiter for Oconee County, Richard Blackwell, senses a return of vibrancy to the economy. Case in point, he says, is the latest Oconee jobless rate which, at 3.8%, is below that which experts regard as full employment. With relatively so few county residents who are out of work and who are looking for work, Blackwell was asked […]
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Westminster resident Betty Johnson (at right in picture) has been honored as the latest winner of the Martin Luther King Diversity Leadership Award—presented annually by the Greenville Health System. GHS held an awards luncheon Friday to recognize employees and departments for demonstrating a commitment to diversity. Johnson, an environmental services technician at Oconee Memorial Hospital, was recognized for her work […]
Read moreA home fire was reported during the midnight hour in a rural section of Oconee County near Westminster. No one reported hurt. The fire is said to have occurred at a home in the vicinity of Oliver and Mount Tabor roads. Fire fighters spent nearly five hours at that scene.
Read moreNoted author and university President Walter M. Kimbrough will be the keynote speaker at Clemson University’s 35th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Service at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts. The service is a highlight of the annual celebration of King’s legacy. Kimbrough is the president of Dillard University in New Orleans. He has been recognized […]
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