When we began Celebrate Oconee seven years ago, it was in response to years of terrible news that had seemed to dominate the newspaper during the recession.

Every child deserves a happy Christmas.

Lindsey Graham officially ended his pursuit of the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on Monday, but it had long been clear that he would not succeed in that mission improbable.

We have learned in recent weeks the state of South Carolina has found around $1.2 billion in a so-called windfall of state revenues.

We were all young once, and many of us probably committed a senseless act of vandalism such as the one that took place at Norton-Thompson Park over the weekend.

Oconee economic development boss Richard Blackwell has said, “If you build it, they will come,” so often since coming to the county in 2012 that the makers of the movie “Field of Dreams” might have a plagiarism case against him.

Those of you who follow the arrest report in our newspaper each day have probably noticed something — many of the same names keep popping up over and over again.

In a recent Letter to the Editor, Representative James Smith noted the many benefits of solar power and some compelling reasons to consider going solar.

We’ve all seen the eyes of children — dazzled with excitement and happiness — on Christmas morning as they spring out of bed and open their presents.

The United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.