School District of Pickens County superintendent Danny Merck, who has been in the position since 2014, will keep his job for at least five more years, with a salary increase to boot.
In a special called meeting recently, the Pickens County School Board voted 6-1 to approve the final reading of a proposed budget that represents a more than $6.4 million increase from the current budget, as well as a one-mill tax hike.
Phillip James Manley II, 32, of Caymen Drive, was charged with kidnapping, first-degree pointing and presenting a firearm at a person and possession of a weapon during commission of a violent crime for an incident on June 7.
CLEMSON — Clemson City Council members said it became apparent in Andy Blondeau’s time as interim city administrator that he was the front-runner for the job.
WALHALLA — Wednesday marked the final day of school of the school year for elementary and middle school students in Oconee County, with high school students finishing up the week before.
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded a South Carolina agency with nearly $35 million to address COVID-19-related health disparities.
Nathan Ashley Neal, 30, of East Main Street, was taken into custody on Lawrence Bridge Road at 8:16 p.m. Friday after the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office deputies got a tip he was there, according to sheriff’s spokesman Jimmy Watt.
