In state government, seniority translates to sway

Out of all state senators in South Carolina, Walhalla’s Thomas Alexander now ranks number six in seniority.  And that seniority is conducive when it comes to major roles in how the state’s business is conducted.  Alexander, Republican representing Oconee and parts of Pickens County, announced to the Walhalla Rotary Club yesterday that he’s going to chair a special committee that’s […]

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Why David McMahan is a happy man

The first-year chairman of Oconee Republicans, David McMahan, was in a good mood last night when he spoke to the county school trustees and commended them for their views opposing efforts to incorporate critical race theory into the district curriculum.  McMahan, like other public comment speakers before him, gave credit to Journal newspaper for its series of articles about a […]

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Expectation for school year “like normal”

The national organization of baby doctors is recommending that, in the upcoming school year, all children wear masks. But that is not the plan next month when Oconee public schools open a new year.  Dr. Michael Thorsland, district superintendent, announced last night that the public schools are expecting a new year to be “like normal”. Which means the children and […]

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Brother and sister missing near Seneca

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in locating two missing Seneca area teenagers.   14 year old King Supreme Jasiah Jones and his sister, 13 year old Nevada Jones, were reported missing by a family member to the Sheriff’s Office early Sunday evening after a deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division responded to the teen’s […]

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Streak of 300-plus new COVID cases in the state

Over six days, South Carolina exceeded in excess of 300 new daily confirmed cases of COVID-19.  In three of the days–Thursday through Saturday the cases surpassed 350.  The latest numbers of new Oconee County cases were seven on Thursday, three on Friday, and five on Saturday.  For the 24-hour count that ended at 11:59 Saturday night, there were two additional […]

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Dabo foundation benefits Oconee families

Faculty and staff in the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences at Clemson University used funds from Dabo’s All In Team Foundation this summer to deliver food security programs in Oconee County.  The program recruited 45 participants who received free boxes of fresh, primarily local produce with accompanying recipes two times a month.  Participants also attended sessions with a […]

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Staple of entertainment no more

A venue of entertainment that serves as a fundraiser for local and regional charities has come to an end.  Terry Ballenger, spokesman for the Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, has confirmed there will be no more Blue Ridge Fests, an annual music series that attracted well known country, gospel and performers from other genres.  To stage the entertainment each spring required […]

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It happens every ten years following the census

South Carolina is beginning a once-every-ten-year process that decides where the political clout rests within the state’s legislative chambers.  Chairman Luke Rankin of the Senate Judiciary Committee announces a re-organization meeting takes place tomorrow for the redistricting subcommittee.  Rankin is a Republican state senator from Horry County, but the subcommittee is bi-partisan.  And Rankin declares, “I look forward to our […]

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