Articles in Editorials
We’ve seen a good bit of dirty laundry aired out in Oconee County Council meetings over the past six months as council members chastised one another, creating rifts that were so obvious even the casual observer could feel awkward.
On Tuesday night, the Oconee County School Board honored Andy Inabinet for his half century of service as a former district teacher, administrator, school board trustee and board chairman.
More than half a century after his death, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a name in history to our younger generations.
From 2013-2018, 175 people died in traffic accidents on roads in Oconee and Pickens counties — and 36 of those deaths came in 2018.
In a special called meeting on Friday night, Westminster City Council voted unanimously to terminate a supplemental power agreement with the Piedmont Municipal Power Agency.
In the 17 previous years since Christmas for Kids began, there has never been a child in Oconee County that we’ve known about who has gone without having gifts under the tree on Christmas morning.
We’re just a little more than a week from Christmas Day, and most of you are probably already well into your Christmas shopping, decorating, gift wrapping and holiday gatherings.
When they first proposed the city of Seneca spend $75,000 on a new Christmas tree, lights, decorations and music for Norton Thompson Park, city administrator Scott Moulder and events coordinator Riley Johnson said they believed the upgrade would bring a “wow factor” to the downtown area.
Students in Oconee and Pickens counties are out of school today for a second consecutive day in the aftermath of Sunday’s first winter storm of the season.
They have been called “the Greatest Generation,” a phrase coined by retired NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw.
For most of us, memories of Christmas morning are filled with wide-eyed, happy children running excitedly to find gifts waiting for them underneath the Christmas tree.
For nearly 10 years, Our Daily Rest in Seneca has sought to help those who are homeless.
We congratulate Chief Brandon Burton and the Walhalla Fire Department for improving its Insurance Services Office (ISO) rating from a Class 3 to a Class 2/2x.