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| PAGE LABEL EVEN | HE’S BACK T Vol. 117HE No. 11 JOURNALFriday, January 15, 2021 $100 Clemson receiver T J Ross announces ‘AT 6 P.M., LIFE STOPS’: Europe uses curfews to fight COVID-19. B1 return for another ‘RESCUE PLAN’: Biden unveils $1.9T plan to stem virus, steady economy. D1 season. C1 WALHALLA Performing arts center moving ahead with building sale Walhalla Per- forming Arts Officials hope to bring boutique hotel to Walhalla Center officials are looking BY RILEY MORNINGSTAR become a boutique cultural and/or recre- stricted language. to sell this THE JOURNAL hotel. ational purposes and Thorsland said the building across On Monday, the for such other purposes building that sits at the street from WALHALLA — The Oconee County School as will provide for the 201 N. College St. is a the auditorium, director of the Walhalla Board unanimous- general education and “vacant building, and a and the center’s Performing Arts Center ly agreed to waive welfare of the public.” vacant school building board members will soon meet with city restricted language School District of is a blight in the com- will meet Tues- officials about moving within the property’s Oconee County su- munity.” day to discuss forward in selling off deed. The language perintendent Michael “To be a small com- their hopes for a building across the had stated the property Thorsland said a law munity, we get some the property. street from the audito- could only be conveyed firm came up with a RILEY MORNINGSTAR | rium, in hopes it could for “public educational, way to modify the re- SEE BUILDING, PAGE A3 THE JOURNAL POLITICS OCONEE COUNTY Sheriff says no ‘Outside set of eyes’ contact from feds after Capitol riot BY RILEY MORNINGSTAR to have attended the THE JOURNAL Jan. 6 event. “I know there’s some SENECA — More people than a week after a that went riot that resulted in to Wash- the death of five people ington,” in Washington, D.C., Crenshaw Oconee County Sheriff said. “Their Mike Crenshaw said version he hasn’t received was that any information from Crenshaw they were federal law agencies outside, and about Oconee County people were praying and residents involved in they never knew any of the event. this was going on. We Crenshaw told The haven’t been contacted Journal he has seen by any of the feds to help social media posts of a few locals who claimed SEE CRENSHAW, PAGE A3 OCONEE COUNTY ‘Some level of calm’ Local resident, national radio ASSOCIATED PRESS Supporters of President Donald Trump gather outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6. host talks Trump, Biden, riot BY NORM CANNADA said Bohannon, who has THE JOURNAL hosted “The Jim Bohan- Graham signs on to idea of independent riot commission non Show” on more than WESTMINSTER — 500 radio stations for 28 After a “strange and years, the last five from BY BRIAN GRAVES a rally at the other end of The U.S. House of Rep- Because of Congress’ troubling” political his home near Westmin- THE JOURNAL Pennsylva- resentatives personal involvement and season, national radio ster. “That’s an unusu- nia Avenue, passed an political atmospherics, host and Oconee Coun- al thing for a person in WASHINGTON — U.S. where Presi- article of im- Graham and Johnson ty resident Jim Bo- news to be saying, but Sen. Lindsey Graham has dent Donald peachment on believe having a com- hannon says he hopes I’ve had enough excite- joined with fellow Repub- Trump urged Wednesday, mission independent of the national political ment. I don’t we should lican Sen. Ron Johnson a crowd of politically congressional oversight climate will calm down have elections where of Wisconsin to call for thousands to indicting the would prove to be more in the coming weeks ‘you have to be this tall the U.S. Congress to form “walk down president with fair and beneficial. and months. to ride this ride.’” an independent commis- to the Capitol” Graham Johnson the charge “Congress should not “I am very much look- Bohannon talked sion to investigate the while con- “incitement of be allowed to investigate ing forward to a little Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. tinuing his claims that insurrection.” The article itself when it comes to boredom down the road,” SEE HOST, PAGE A5 Capitol. election fraud denied him will now be sent to the The attack came after a second term. U.S. Senate for trial. SEE GRAHAM, PAGE A3 CLEMSON Filing for vacant council seat opens today BY GREG OLIVER its term, will take place March 23. clerk at Clemson City Hall on Tiger THE JOURNAL Pickens County Voter Regis- Boulevard during normal busi- tration and Elections executive ness hours of 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday CLEMSON — Filing for the Clem- director Travis Alexander said through Friday. son City Council seat vacated by registered voters who have been a Alexander said each candidate Robert Halfacre, who is now mayor, resident of Clemson for a period of must submit a statement of candida- will begin at noon today and end at not less than 30 days immediately cy form and pay a $10 filing fee at the FILE noon Jan. 29. preceding the date of the election time of filing. Candidate filing forms Jim Bohannon has been broadcasting “The Jim Bo- A special election for the seat, are eligible to file as a candidate. hannon Show” to more than 500 radio stations for 28 which has two years remaining on Candidates will file with the city SEE SEAT, PAGE A5 years, the last five from his home near Westminster. | INSIDE | | INFO | WILLIE SAYS: ARRESTS A5 COMICS B3 OPINION A4 DELIVERY (864) 882-2375 CALENDAR A3 ENTERTAINMENT B4 SPORTS C1 CLASSIFIEDS (864) 882-2375 You bring up many CLASSIFIEDS D2 LIFESTYLE B1 STOCK REPORTS D4 ADVERTISING (864) 973-6305 COLUMNISTS B3 OBITUARIES B2 WORLD | NATION D1 good points. B5 | PAGE LABEL EVEN | A2 THE JOURNAL FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2021 DHEC now Prisma Health creating providing updates on high-volume vaccine sites Thursday’s COVID-19 THE JOURNAL STAFF Prisma Health has already begun numbers at a glance vaccinating people over 70 years of age Confirmed Confirmed Percent hospital bed GREENVILLE — Prisma Health who had already completed the Centers cases deaths positive announced Thursday it is setting up for Disease Control and Prevention’s dedicated high-volume community Vaccine Administration Management South Carolina 4,809 18 26.5% occupancy COVID-19 vaccine centers in Greenville System (VAMS). Oconee County 94 1 31.1%* and Columbia starting as soon as next The announcement also said the Pickens County 165 0 33.1%* THE JOURNAL STAFF week and will further expand access health company is planning to use as more supply becomes available in specially outfitted mobile health clinics * Seven-day moving average SENECA — Prisma South Carolina. to help provide vaccines to Cumulative cases Health Oconee Memorial With the additional sites the state’s rural communi- Hospital had just two inten- in place, Prisma Health ‘We are very ties. South Carolina: 337,845 cases, 5,420 deaths sive care unit beds avail- says it expects to adminis- “Some of the new vans Oconee County: 6,088 cases, 72 deaths able late Wednesday night. ter as many as 10,000 shots encouraged that could be ready by the end The S.C. Department of per day within the next few of February, but distribu- Pickens County: 12,169 cases, 162 deaths Health and Environmen- weeks. so many people tion will depend on vaccine tal Control (DHEC) report- “We are mobilizing supply and guidance from SOURCE: SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL ed that 10 of the hospital’s multiple resources across want to receive state officials,” the an- 12 ICU beds were occu- our system in order to nouncement read. pied, with seven COVID-19 help provide vaccines — as their vaccines.’ Prisma Health has also SDOC adds 10 more Elementary reported patients taking up beds. well as continue provid- mobilized additional COVID-19 cases two employees testing Of the seven patients on ing leading-edge care to Dr. Saria Saccocio resources to expand its positive, along with one ventilators at the time, patients with COVID-19 Prisma Health chief scheduling and speed up WALHALLA — The from Ravenel Elementa- five had COVID-19. There — as part of this unprec- ambulatory medical officer the process for this vulner- School District of Oconee ry and a Seneca-area bus were 11 other ventilators edented event, the largest able population, some of County said Thursday employee. available. Nearly half of vaccination process in the history of whom do not have access to computers. that 10 new COVID-19 A Ravenel Elementary the in-patient hospital our country,” said Dr. Saria Saccocio, “Please know that Prisma Health cases were reported third-grade class has beds in use were taken up the chief ambulatory medical officer for and other health care providers across across the district the also been moved to dis- by 44 COVID-19 patients, Prisma Health and the co-chair of its South Carolina are working very hard previous day. tance learning, officials with 55 others hospital- COVID-19 vaccine task force. “We are on implementation details in a rapidly On Wednesday, two said. ized at the time. There very encouraged that so many people evolving environment,” Saccocio said. students from Walhalla The South Carolina were 55 beds available at want to receive their vaccines.” “We continue to ask for the communi- Middle and one each Department of Health press time Thursday.