Category: News

South Carolina DSS announces new steps today to help parents who are balancing work and child care.  A new rate structure is being put into place for child care providers taking part in ABC Quality and who accept South Carolina Voucher recipients.  “In many cases,” says Michael Leach, state DSS director, “providers will receive more reimbursement based on what they […]

Oconee County veterans have resurrected an annual staple of events.  That’s the annual parade of veterans through the streets of the county’s largest municipalities to commemorate Veteran’s Day.  And this year Veteran’s Day will fall on Thursday, November 11. At 4:30 pm year’s parade will roll through downtown Seneca.  Senecan Gene Nicholson, a Korea war veteran, will serve as parade […]

The Golden Corner Rotary Club will hear from Rep. Jeff Duncan, the 3rd District representative, on a skype hookup from Washington.  But attending Rotary’s meeting in-person is Duncan’s chief of staff.  

Residents of a two-lane street in a subdivision near Seneca took encouragement from a city hall meeting yesterday that bus officials will find an alternate route.  At the hearing, Seneca’s Ed Halbig indicated the route change is going to happen after hearing Tanglewood Drive residents say a 40’ bus on their narrow street makes for close public safety calls for […]

Oconee County is now a right-to-life county after a new resolution declaring such received the support of all five county councilmen—even though there were competing emotions from last night’s meeting audience between those on the sides of pro-life and pro-choice.  Earlier this year a separate resolution to make the county a sanctuary for the unborn failed by one vote, with […]

New cases statewide:  474 (eight in Oconee) New deaths statewide: 2 (for the week Oct. 10-16 SC DHEC noted six Oconee deaths and probable deaths of individuals in the age categories of young adult, middle age, and elderly) Of 14,248 test results, the new positivity:  5.10% (These are data reflecting the count made at the end of the day Sunday)

During International Charity Fraud Awareness Week, the South Carolina secretary of state has announced a new Wise Giving Report and a Give Smart Watch List.  That official, Mark Hammond, is hopeful that South Carolinians will use the tools offered by his office to make wise giving decisions.  On his Give Smart Watch list, Hammond calls attention to 10 organizations that […]

Oktoberfest was last weekend, but the events are not over.  This Saturday there’ll be a merchant market and crafts day in downtown Walhalla.  To accommodate the booths and all the browsers and shoppers, the city will close off part of Main Street to vehicle traffic.  The police say starting around 6 to 7 Saturday morning, the eastbound lanes of Main […]

Walhalla’s Durham Hall was the scene and Amanda Brock, the county administrator, the guest speaker when the Oconee Public Library paid tribute to its volunteers.  At that October 14 event, Nancy Churchwell received the Lucile Bellotte Moore Award and Cyndy Clausen, the Sarah Mills Norton Award.  Blair Hinson, library director, says the library system depends on volunteers, such as those […]

A public information meeting today will center on the prospects that a Georgia company will open a rock quarry near Lavonia.  Vulcan Materials is holding a meet and greet this afternoon with people living near the proposed location for the quarry, highway 59 near the Lavonia city limit.  The company spent $3.5 million for 225 acres there.  Lake Hartwell Radio […]