| PAGE LABEL EVEN | ‘IT MEANS T Vol. 117HE No. 40 JOURNALFriday, February 26, 2021 $100 A LOT’ T J Tigers open three- COSTLY COLD: Bats, birds among wildlife pummeled during Southern freeze. B1 game rivalry at Bur rells F d RELIEF AT LAST: As hospital numbers fall, fatigued staff get some respite. D1 home today. C1 ord R Tamassee SENECA OCONEE COUNTYCouncil District 4 d R y a Salem w o l l a G W City nixes music festival, shifts h i te w a Easy St te r F d a R l l s e R 1 2 3 4 5 d Oconee County g d R d i y N B le L R Elliott Durham Cain Davis Hart g r l i W t n a a d i t SOUTH CAROLINA n d l V h e R p c h R e i H t m m d e R r Independence Day celebration w u i i h r v o J e e y o r F R 1 e d h C n 0 hu rc R C h o 7 d s l o h c is tentatively scheduled Creek and two other i Planning their N to begin at 4 p.m. at its musical acts. O r r e Committee eyes Juneteenth, e v M M n A annual home at Gignilli- “We just can’t do it F R i o i d u k l P n r l ta a R i P d n at Field. with that kind of crowd, priorities Rd “Gignilliat is wide that close,” Johnson said 1 Hispanic Month celebrations Fl C a re t S stw open,” Seneca events of the Seneca Music Fest Editor’s note: This is the fourth install- ho ood al s Dr d R ment of a five-part series that will R d coordinator Riley John- cancellation. “We’re not 2 r e w run this week, reviewing the listed o BY RILEY MORNINGSTAR day earlier than the son said. “We’re able to ready. We’re just not T Mountain THE JOURNAL goals from all five representatives d actual holiday. spread them out more.” there yet, but we’re get- Rest R ly on Oconee County Council that e n On Thursday after- Johnson told the ting close, I feel like.” o S L were brought up during a strate- 3 W ta 4 hetsto d Ta m SENECA — The Sene- noon, the Seneca Events committee some deposits July 4 falls on a Sun- ne R m p M e as c C gic planning retreat last Friday. Today’s t s n e a r l e e ca Music Fest has been Committee unanimously for Seneca Music Fest day this year, something R e P K k story focuses on d no District 4 Councilman E b R d Rd d d a R canceled, while the city’s approved a move to July could be shifted to July Johnson said could lead a s r al e G l ho s S Julian Davis. Officials will begin meeting this h e at ap Rd r Fl 5 F G o ky o Fourth of July celebra- 3 for the Independence 3, which includes The o c V r o o r R e g spring to craft the upcoming budget that kicks in d e rn M Rd e T tion will take place one Day celebration, which Tams, Golden Wing, Bad SEE CITY, PAGE A6 r o d this summer, which could very well include recently M d O d i R Rd l c l o R n R i n discussed goals from council officials. d d a e r d t d e d a n R y C R n u e a o k o T Rd g S N k e ee n t r M d a 1 d i e t C l 1 e t R r ll i n R o y h a y r F n rc C w u R u n Rd h B a H h d g C e o o l J to Hwy e t e ha d n C h o s R t e d Oc n n B a l tai h n d CLEMSON t g u R i o u L H M C a n d s e C Lec s t roy i R B o h d Davis talks goals h a r R i l d m W g e e r s d d d R Keowee R R r r Rd M R e e d k d t t o n West w n s o a o d x T Long R o r d le R b Whetstone Rd d P R A in g C t s d ta b one t n B a i g R n b Creek e r m in u o k p r g o ic n M C p S p i P S d d Rd n n n e i a u li for District 4 a o r L R a t k h Walhalla 1 n ee u r C C mp Mo a St BY RILEY MORNINGSTAR resents the Long Creek, Pickens Hwy d Policing through R THE JOURNAL e Ea Westminster, Richland, g K d d i r e C r l R ass e l idy B l s y t h Retreat and Oakway M e c a r D P u i o d l ubl la h l e R y C R WALHALLA — The communities, joked that B gr D o o r ke d r u Sta a c n f k d n ol y R c W d d wide-ranging effects of if the county didn’t move h K Fowler Rd R R d n Clemson d d R o r k Cree l Rd ked R l the COVID-19 pandem- on the fiber already in a Croo h y d c m r e d d R ic have led one Oconee the ground in some areas,O a k c e Je e A ak m e L iki r Rd d C County councilman to put residents would try to R ed the pandemic d d k R oo R r Creek n Cr police chief o a t broadband expansion at dig it up and connectBattlecre etok it l C F d Rd e g ur r e a n L e C i e r E r k b the top of his priority list themselves. o R e B T n d u e s z for the year ahead. “Broadband is as c d e h R r C r R d r o says efforts ee b District 4 Councilman r W d a R k l H B Walhalla 2 l d i y r R t y Julian Davis, who rep- SEE DAVIS, PAGE A3 M e R a d f l s n rn a o u t B o S R d ch d R S S t r M e h ib being made c cA e r lin u y w W li h g w st d eo R C H B e R K r e r e s a West cu S o e r ic s d h t S Rd a o c lu m R a s Da l k w s n S n i Union w R a l d C m l to m r t u s u p s s B a s to enforce SENECA r h e R B e d r W N R e d O c ld t W a a r l i h n al e la Blue Ridge Blvd H C w Coffee Rd y mask rules ir d R Lake Keowee C a s m g C n Rd i o e p r b g Hw City leaders set to p BY GREG OLIVER d esse y b ri R H L B d S o r Bountyland ng la THE JOURNAL op th Cove R C P ou d d r S e y d R e w R F k H H erts w r Alb e CLEMSON — Some y O t a s k in G m 350 citations have been r t ov s join NAACP event e e d t R R d W nd issued over the past year S tyla oun e l B THE JOURNAL STAFF Holly y for violations involving because of the COVID-19 o B D P la Springs Mount o Clemson’s mask ordi- pandemic, according to c p l k a M a r i n S nance, originally passed SENECA — Seneca city a news release from the tn W p Seneca 1 e r R ll Rd i Richland d Mtn Rd d n W R g N s o by council last summer leaders are scheduled Oconee NAACP chapter. h rth C c R 1s o r t S op u d t e h Westminster 2 to fight COVID-19. to participate in a panel r The theme for the event C R e O lcom l d We d Clemson Police Chief discussion on diversity is “Time for Change: A H B u r e r d im ic Rd Jorge Campos also point- during the Oconee County Conversation and Discus- a a d R n n lan n L e h o ic o R i t V n R d g d v a ed out that his officers Branch of the NAACP’s sion on Diversity in Our i l t Seneca 4 n B d r W e R nt R ife S y d mo d e ar n o le a i a C l S ls d are primari- annual Black History Tea City.” r d e Av a H E Main St th R w on C R r Seneca 3 y ly seeking to this weekend.