With fall now upon us, October is right around the corner, and both Oconee and Pickens county councils have passed proclamations recognizing it as National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

Health care seems to be a perennial issue in our country. We can’t agree about how it should function.

It’s been about two months now since we picked a little bone of contention with the School District of Oconee County, and they with us, over the exact number of school administrators earning six-figure salaries.

You may have noticed the flags atop government buildings were being flown at half-staff Friday and wondered why. We thought it appropriate to use this space today to answer that question.

In recent years, Steak in Oconee has become an annual highlight on the fall calendar — a chance to celebrate the county’s rich and vibrant agriculture industry and for business leaders, farmers, elected officials and others to gather and discuss how to engage youth in agriculture, as well as ways to help local farmers grow their productions.

For many of you, Monday night was a harrowing experience, with heavy winds and rain leaving trees down around the area, thousands without power and an untold number with property damage.

From our perspective, it could hardly have been a better night in the city of Seneca on Sunday for the inaugural Labor Day Brew & ‘Que.

As we celebrate a holiday that honors the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity and well-being of our great country, we hope you’ll join us for an event that allows us to put work aside for an evening to enjoy some good food and fun.

When it comes to tragedy on the roadways, Labor Day weekend — this weekend — is the second-deadliest weekend of the year.

Many watching the devastation wrought in Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey have likely wondered how they can help those affected by the unprecedented rainfall and historic flooding.