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| PAGE LABEL EVEN | T Vol. 117HE No. 16 JOURNALFriday, January 22, 2021 $100 IN A SLUMP T J Tigers struggling SNEAKY DAMAGE: For your plants’ sake, go easy on the salt. B1 after COVID ‘HELP IS ON THE WAY’: Virus signs burst of virus executive orders. D1 pause. C1 OCONEE COUNTY Councilman calls for pro-life sanctuary resolution views on social media, the U.S. Supreme Court’s “You have man’s law, Fetal heartbeat bill passes SC Senate committee told The Journal he would landmark which is subject to introduce the resolution Roe v. Wade change, and God’s eternal at the Feb. 2 council meet- decision law. What this resolution BY RILEY MORNINGSTAR receive a full vote in the “sanctuary for the un- ing. upholding the does is it aligns Oconee THE JOURNAL South Carolina Senate, born.” Durham explained the constitution- County with God’s eternal one Oconee County coun- Oconee County Coun- pro-life resolution after a ality of a wom- law,” he said. “It says we WALHALLA — Since cilman plans to introduce cilman Matthew Durham, council meeting Tuesday an’s right to have a resolve here to a fetal heartbeat abor- a resolution next month who frequently expresses — three days before to- access a safe, tion bill will likely soon declaring the county a his staunch conservative day’s 48th anniversary of Durham legal abortion. SEE RESOLUTION, PAGE A6 POLITICS OCONEE COUNTY New fire chief ‘The sky is the limit’ brings decades of experience BY BRIAN GRAVES THE JOURNAL WESTMINSTER — New Oconee County Fire Chief Larry Greer remembers the one call that affected him the most and made him more committed to the service he has chosen as a profession. And he says he couldn’t talk about it for more than two years. “I was working as a Kamala Harris is career firefighter and sworn in as the 49th we get to a scene,” he BRIAN GRAVES | THE JOURNAL U.S. vice president recalled. “It’s a young New Oconee County Fire by Supreme Court girl, 8 years old, and Chief Larry Greer started Justice Sonia Soto- she is suffering from his duties earlier this mayor on Wednes- an asthma attack. It year. day in Washington. went so long, and got so ASSOCIATED PRESS bad, it became cardiac compressions, I saw my arrest.” son lying there. It was Greer and his partner like I was doing com- started working with pressions on him. I felt the girl, and he was like that gave me the Local black women react to new vice president doing the chest com- stamina of working on pressions — and adding her as long as I did.” BY LAUREN PIERCE an unprecedented platform, includ- sworn into office on Wednesday. prayers — as the little The chief’s emotions THE JOURNAL ing the opportunity “to finally show “We’ve survived it, and we won,” girl was taken to the broke as he remem- America our story.” Ellerby said. “In spite of every- hospital emergency bered that day. SENECA — Several local black Ivy Ellerby, a member of Seneca’s thing, we won. We have a lot of work room. “It affected me so women leaders say Kamala Harris’ Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to do still, because it’s not over, by “My son was 8 years deeply,” he said. “I had historic swearing in as vice presi- Task Force, said “tears just ran old, too,” he said. “After dent of the United States gives her down” while watching Harris being SEE WOMEN, PAGE A5 about five minutes of SEE CHIEF, PAGE A6 SIX MILE Old Six Mile fire station to be transformed into coffee shop BY LAUREN PIERCE Mayor Roy Stoddard told THE JOURNAL ‘It’s a little The Journal. “After the revenue, and it gives first three years, the con- SIX MILE — Coffee tract will be renegotiated lovers around the Six Mile us more exposure every year.” community may soon be Stoddard said the new able to enjoy their favorite and economic business will provide beverage from an unusual another service to the drive-thru location — an development. ... I community. old fire station. “It’s a little revenue, and Town council approved hope it’s successful.’ it gives us more exposure a lease at its meeting last and economic develop- week with Jarred and Roy Stoddard ment,” he said. “You’ve Jenni Brink, who plan to Six Mile mayor got to keep moving, so convert the old station at we’ll see what happens. I 106 S. Main St. in Six Mile hope it’s successful.” SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL into a coffee shop they will was for around $800 a Built in 1976, the station Jarred and Jenni Brink have drawn up a design of what they plan Red, White and Brew, call Red, White and Brew. month, and the agreement a drive-thru coffee shop, to look like when it opens March 15 at the old fire station at “The lease agreement is good for three years,” SEE STATION, PAGE A6 106 S. Main St. in Six Mile. | INSIDE | | INFO | WILLIE SAYS: ARRESTS A8 COMICS B3 OPINION A4 DELIVERY (864) 882-2375 CALENDAR A2 DEATH NOTICE B2 SPORTS C1 CLASSIFIEDS (864) 882-2375 Feelings are running CLASSIFIEDS D3 ENTERTAINMENT B6 STOCK REPORTS D2 ADVERTISING (864) 973-6305 COLUMNISTS B3 LIFESTYLE B1 WORLD | NATION D1 high ... B7 IF IT’S ON THE WATER, IT’S HERE. JAN. 28 – 31 COVID safety protocols will be in effect during the event. UPSTATESCBOATSHOW.COM | PAGE LABEL EVEN | A2 THE JOURNAL FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2021 Still no beds open in Oconee ICU SENECA — There were no beds available in the intensive care unit at Prisma Health Clemson expected Oconee Memorial Hospital late Wednesday night, according to numbers updated by the Thursday’s COVID-19 S.C. Department of Health and Environmen- tal Control (DHEC). numbers at a glance to name new finance DHEC reported all 12 of the hospital’s Confirmed Confirmed Percent listed ICU beds were occupied, with eight of cases deaths positive those beds being used by COVID-19 patients at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday. South Carolina 3,363 39 24.5% There were eight patients on ventilators Oconee County 69 0 32%* director next month at the time of the report, and all eight of the patients were COVID-19 positive. There Pickens County 57 1 29.2%* BY GREG OLIVER The search committee is were also 10 ventilators available at the * Seven-day moving average THE JOURNAL made up of Nickles, Cartee, time. Of the 95 hospital beds occupied, Cumulative cases Powell, IT director Lowell 39 were filled by patients with COVID-19. CLEMSON — The city of Arwood, utilities director There were 81 beds available at the time of South Carolina: 366,149 cases, 5,768 deaths Clemson’s search for a new Benjie McGill, human resourc- the update. Oconee County: 6,611 cases, 78 deaths finance director is nearing es director Tracy Taylor and Hospital bed information can be found on- a conclusion, with a final Blondeau. Final interviews line at scdhec.gov/covid19/hospital-bed-ca- Pickens County: 13,111 cases, 171 deaths decision expected early next were held Friday afternoon, pacity-covid-19. month, according to acting and Blondeau said the position SOURCE: SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL city administrator Andy needs to be filled as soon as SDOC reports 16 more COVID-19 cases Blondeau. possible. “We expect it will be the first “We’re going into the budget WALHALLA — The School District of (city council) meeting in Feb- season and we’re right in the Oconee County said Thursday that 16 more | CALENDAR | ruary,” Blondeau said. “We’ll middle of a major software COVID-19 cases were confirmed across the make the recommendation in transition,” Blondeau said. district on the day before. SATURDAY executive session, and then Interviews have primarily On Wednesday, three students tested pos- AMERICAN CHRISTIAN Fiction Writers’ South Carolina Chapter will council will come out and vote been conducted virtually due itive at Ravenel Elementary, along with two meet at 2 p.m. at North Anderson Baptist Church, 2308 N. Main St., on it.” to the COVID-19 pandemic. at Seneca Middle and one each at Westmin- Anderson. Meetings are free and visitors welcome. Scwritersacfw. Joel Seavey, who had served Along with the naming of ster Elementary, West-Oak High, Walhalla blogspot.com. [email protected] or (864) 226-7024. in the position for the past a new city finance director, Middle, Seneca High and James M. Brown three and a half years and had Blondeau hopes the vacant Elementary. Three Seneca Middle employ- previously served the city of municipal judge position will be ees and one employee each at West-Oak Seneca in the same capacity, filled at the Feb. 1 city council Middle, Ravenel Elementary and Walhalla left last month. Assistant meeting. That position has been High also tested positive. finance director Shari Nickles vacant since the retirement of On Thursday, a first-grade class from is currently handling those Teresa Daniel a year ago. Fair-Oak Elementary became the latest in duties — which include prepa- Nikki Munn, who had the district to be moved to distance learn- ration of financial reports and served as associate municipal ing following a positive test. overseeing accounts payable judge, was later named by city When the school district is made aware of and utility billing — in an in- council as interim municipal a positive test in an early childhood class- terim capacity with help from judge. room, the class is moved to distance learning utility billing director Heather for 10 days from when the positive staff mem- 530 A Bypass 123 Cartee and Shelley Powell, who [email protected] | (864) 973-6687 ber or student was last in the classroom.