Tax-free weekend time

This is the start of an annual South Carolina weekend in which stores may sell items without adding the state sales tax.  The tax-free weekend traditionally is a time for students and their parents to take advantage of buying items for school which, in Oconee County, starts August 24.  JoAnn Johnson, executive director of the chamber of commerce, is alerting the shopping public that many of the chamber’s business members are offering great products at affordable prices and coupons can be found on their websites.