| PAGE LABEL EVEN | BACK ON T Vol. 117HE No. 38 JOURNALWednesday, February 24, 2021 $100 THE FIELD T J What to watch LIMITING LITTER: Keep Oconee Beautiful working to keep the county clean. B1 as Clemson starts ‘ON TRACK’: Drug executives say big jump in vaccine supply is coming soon. D1 spring practice. C1 OCONEE COUNTY OCONEE COUNTY 1 2 3 4 5 Elliott Durham Cain Davis Hart d Planning their R ton ng igi priorities Council District 2 F-701 W 1 Editor’s note: This is the second install- B ment of a five-part series that will a 2 d C run this week, reviewing the listed ree k R goals from all five representatives d Fi sh on Oconee County Council that er K n were brought up during a strate- 3 o 4 b gic planning retreat on Friday. Today’s Rd B Oconee County e e story focuses on District 2 Councilman C o SOUTH CAROLINA v Matthew Durham. Officials will begin meet- e 5 E a s t ing this spring to craft the upcoming budget that R kicks in this summer, which could very well include d recently discussed goals from council officials. Lake Jocassee B urrells F o ‘Just a blessing’rd Durham focuses on Rd k Rd c LAUREN PIERCEo | THE JOURNAL R e it Angie Gaillard stands outside her newly restored home in Seneca. Gaillard’s home was destroyed inh the EF3 W Tamassee Legend tornado that wreaked havoc on Seneca residents early April 13. increased presence W d h R i Council District 2 te y w a 01 a w t o e l l Salem r F a a G CommunityMiles joins in blessing of tornado victim’s restored home lls R for sheriff’s officeOther Council District d OCGIS - July 2012 Voting Precinct BYRedistricting LAUREN plan approved PIERCE by the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, 19 Jan. 2012 (Color Varies) BY RILEY MORNINGSTAR Durham, who rep- THEVoting JOURNAL Precincts approved by THE JOURNAL resents the Walhalla, SC General Assembly June 2012 West Union and Mountain SENECA — Seventeen communi- Ea sy WALHALLA — Fresh- Rest communities in Dis- ty and church members joined for S t Hwy 107 Lake R d man Oconee County trict 2, touched on his goal a “blessing of the house” for a Sen- e e k o r Councilman Matthew of adding Oconee County eca resident who lost her home in e d h R C e g C Durham is calling for an Sheriff’s Office patrols, the devastating tornado that blew d r i o s R s C d r increased law enforce- along with a police substa- through the area last April 13. W N e R ek y h R i L e t d l m it l tle ment presence in his Members of St. Mark United a ir R e i V v er e C R ck Re community. SEE DURHAM, PAGE A3 Methodist Church in Seneca and e hu d Ma id h rch Rd o Rd d e h people in the community gathered R C h nc Tuesday afternoon at the newly ra B g rebuilt home of Angie Gaillard to n i p m u e bless her house and join in prayer. J v e A Or n M F Rd i o rk P u a Lynn Dobson, chairwoman for r n P CLEMSON ta W M in Alexander Rd il R M l d a St. Mark’s Tornado Task Force, R i d n S led the group assembled at Gail- t lard’s home. F la Cre Rd t S st ek h wo r re oa od D C ls ge d R lla R d Vi Voting now open e Dr n i d r T C e R m o r a n d it’s all w r ‘This is what e n Mary T d m e r e p W d y r Mountain a p a e R B tt e d Members of St. Mark’s Tornado TaskDr Force and other community members g l g id R m Co R r ps u i S Phill R Rest de B n placed hands on Angie Gaillard’s house in Senecad to bless her restored t a a W about. You can talk the m for city council race home as the Rev. Todd Davis led the group in prayer. d p n R F L ew C r M i r ve ountain V e R T i e Wh d a R k etst m o e n R talk, but if you don’t l R e Mtn a t d t d s i d s BY GREG OLIVER 23 special election at the “One of the things we’re study- “Friends, we’ve gathered here e L R e K e no THE JOURNAL Pickens County Voter ingc this time in our Lenten season together to see God’s blessings on b a R l d get out and walk the P Lisa Ln E d Q G u Registration and Elec- a in the Methodist church is to this home, which by the favor of R a d als il D r e o a h l o S s y at r Rock G e l a r F F p h g CLEMSON — In-per- tions Office on McDaniel lover your neighbor,” Dobson said. God and human labor has been o R V e o r d e T d walk, then you’re notr o n o son absentee voting in Avenue in Pickens. R e “ThisM is what it’s all about. You made ready,” Davis said. “This d d r d M R ill d the race to fill a vacant Pickens County elec- R can talk the talk, but if you don’t home is not only a dwelling, it’s d L O ak c J loving your neighbor.’ e o Clemson City Council seat tions executive directoro get out and walk the walk, then also a symbol to us of God’sn love h Be e n c d e H ky R M ig S h t officially began Monday. Travis Alexander said o you’re not loving layour neighbor.” and care.” a u n ti n d o Fall s n C ta Lynn Dobson N Absentee voting will voting will takere place i The Rev. Todd Davis,H senior “We ask that you grant to Rthis 1 e n d 1 C w L k R a o y O R d y d n y ld l w F continue until the Mon- e St. Mark’s Tornado Task Force pastor at St. Mark, opened with Mi l y ll H a Rd t S R h d d o SEE PAGE SEE PAGE R a day prior to the March VOTING, A5 scripture and a few words. d BLESSING, A6 chairwoman l R h s c R r in u d a L t h a un C d n o l R d M e reek d C B th e r s R id e e d s g n e B R R o o t R c d d u O r a C oy Rd Lecr y n e t a i T h d C W h nt UPSTATE R a r lm Bu n e d w Keowee B rs R Chambers ra o r n M e d ch T d d R R l R n d t gs a r n rin x West e ne Sp le R d A w in d o Long d R e R T Whetstone Rd Tun ta idg k a R in n oog o u hatt a d C t o o n r u Creek M R o WHO QUALIFIES FOR b d g s M s n O R i d o ld n B r S e MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY INFUSION? p ta o u M tio n g n R o S e d d R i d r C y B Anyone with at least one of the following: d o Antibodies an option for COVIDa patients d R R m y Walhalla 1 t B d id s p s o R b s P b • Body mass index greater than 35 tt R a e y o C k d c C i m P P e ic e • Diabetic ken K This 2020 electron d li s Hwy r a e a c o h w A C • Chronic kidney disease S e d microscope image pro- n d F ea e C R a R Prisma, AnMed systems now offer d Sc e i R rfi d r h d • Immunosuppressive disease c h vided by the National E e o l r a o a l y u r d r o a h l R l e T Institute of Allergy and C • Immunosuppressive medication s d C R r t ee e e d k P a k R l d ta D ifl a S Infectious Diseases e R • Older than 65 y o g D lf K treatment for those ata highest risk r r u ou e b n l R Wo l l n y e g B o d shows SARS-CoV-2 virus e • Older than 55 with one or more of the M r c Rd a R k i d n y N l l c d K R h Fowler Rd particles that cause R following: hypertension, COPD,L asthma, k d e n a R re o C u d ked l Croo l R r e COVID-19, isolated BY NORM CANNADA Oconee Memorial Hospital cardiovascular d disease l t Winstead Rd S S t from a patient in the THE JOURNAL is among the Prisma Health r a d l R L p a d k k o e e R e U.S., emerging from the sites using monoclonal anti- Je P t r m N C iki R S n d e o WHO SHOULD NOT GET n t ed i surface of cells cultured SENECAd — Hospital offi-C body infusions to help reduce r g S ook e n r R e h h i C d r e t F F a MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY INFUSION? a r r r r w C o in a lab.