| PAGE LABEL EVEN | ‘I LOVE THIS T Vol. 117HE No. 82 JOURNALTuesday, April 27, 2021 $100 GROUP’ T J Shorthanded ACCEPTING AMERICANS?: Europe could allow US tourists back this summer. B1 Gamecocks close SHARING THE SHOTS: US set to spread AstraZeneca vaccine across world. D1 out spring. C1 SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN REST FAA investigating weekend plane crash JERRY BEARD | THE JOURNAL Oconee Neighborhood Pharmacy was the only provider in the county giving Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot Janssen COVID-19 vaccine as of Monday morning, according to state officials. State officials talk lifted J&J vaccine pause THE JOURNAL STAFF clotting, leading the S.C. Department of SENECA — Federal Health and Environ- health agencies lifted mental Control to do a temporary pause on the same. JERRY BEARD | THE JOURNAL Johnson & Johnson’s On Friday, the Cen- The wreckage of a single-engine plane was still in a creek about a mile off S.C. Highway 28 on Monday, a day after the Janssen one-shot ters for Disease Control aircraft went down a little after 11 a.m. Sunday, injuring two people. COVID-19 vaccine after concerns over blood SEE PAUSE, PAGE A5 2 flown to hospital after crash; conditions unknown Monday BY RILEY MORNINGSTAR the hospital by helicop- CLEMSON AND GREG OLIVER ter due to their injuries. THE JOURNAL Representatives from Prisma Health declined to MOUNTAIN REST — share the condition of the Clemson reaches Two federal agencies are two people, citing privacy investigating a single-en- laws. gine plane crash that The plane crashed about happened Sunday in the a mile off S.C. Highway 28, low COVID-19 Mountain Rest area, and Mountain Rest fire- requiring two people to be fighters were at the scene airlifted by helicopter to along with Oconee County Greenville. Emergency Services, Pris- prevalence rate On Monday, a represen- ma Health and the Oconee tative from the Federal County Sheriff’s Office, Aviation Administration SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL according to Long. BY LAUREN PIERCE percent, according to (FAA) was out investigat- Emergency responders airlifted two people to Greenville “All the agencies in THE JOURNAL Provost Bob Jones. ing the crash that hap- Memorial Hospital after a plane crash in Mountain Rest Oconee County, we all According to the pened near Taylor Creek on Sunday. work so well together,” CLEMSON — Thanks university’s COVID-19 at approximately 11:07 Long said on Sunday. to multiple strategies, Dashboard, Clemson’s a.m. on Sunday. in a creek with two people gency Services deputy “They make incidents like Clemson University seven-day moving aver- FAA media relations em- on board. The National chief Scott Long said the this go really, really well drove its COVID-19 age for positives has re- ployee Maria Njoku told Transportation Safety two, ages 18 and 45, were for us.” prevalence rates for mained under 1 percent The Journal a single-en- Board (NTSB) is also in- able to get out of the plane both employees and gine Kitfox crashed into vestigating the crash. on their own. Long said [email protected] | (864) 973-6685 students to less than 1 SEE RATE, PAGE A5 trees and came to a rest Oconee County Emer- both people were taken to [email protected] | (864) 973-6687 SENECA Community getting chance to meet new Seneca High principal BY GREG OLIVER approved by the Oconee ing an Ed.D. in education chael Thorsland said Hudson, who will THE JOURNAL County School Board at systems improvement the school district is be the first black high ‘I am eager to last month’s science from Clemson “extremely excited” to school principal in SENECA — Newly meeting. University. He taught welcome Hudson aboard. Oconee County history, connect with students, named Seneca High Hudson middle school for four “I mentioned when he said when the hiring was School principal Dylan holds a years before moving into was hired last month initially announced he staff and the entire Hudson will participate in bachelor’s administration. that all of his referenc- was “honored and hum- an open house event this degree in Hudson will replace es were positive and bled” to be named to the Seneca community week at the high school. English from Felicia LeRoy, who has I’ve heard nothing but position. School officials said the Univer- announced her retire- great things about him,” “I am eager to connect as I embark on this that guests may park at Hudson sity of South ment from the school Thorsland said. “So, with students, staff and the main entrance, and Carolina, a district. LeRoy, a 33-year we’re excited to bring the entire Seneca com- journey of becoming masks will be required for master’s degree in ad- veteran in education, has him to the School Dis- munity as I embark on the event, which will run ministration and super- been hired by Anderson trict of Oconee County this journey of becoming the best servant leader from 2-4 p.m. Saturday vision from Charleston School District 1 to teach and just look forward the best servant leader Hudson, who currently Southern University and secondary English and to giving the public, the for Bobcat Nation,” Hud- for Bobcat Nation.’ serves as an assistant an education specialist will begin her new duties citizens of the county, son said. principal at Summer- degree from The Citadel in August. an opportunity to meet Dylan Hudson ville High School, was and is currently pursu- Superintendent Mi- him.” [email protected] | (864) 973-6687 New Seneca High School principal | INSIDE | | INFO | WILLIE SAYS: ARRESTS A6 COMICS B3 OPINION A4 DELIVERY (864) 882-2375 You CALENDAR A2 ENTERTAINMENT B4 SPORTS C1 CLASSIFIEDS (864) 882-2375 CLASSIFIEDS D2 LIFESTYLE B1 STOCK REPORTS D4 ADVERTISING (864) 973-6305 need to ‘check’ what COLUMNISTS B3 OBITUARIES B2 WORLD | NATION D1 you just said. B5 Sporty body, sporting soul. The 2021 C 300 Coupe CARLTON MOTORCARS www.CarltonMB.com 2446 Laurens Road (864) 213-8000 Greenville, SC 29607 | PAGE LABEL EVEN | A2 THE JOURNAL TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2021 West-Oak student tests positive for COVID-19 WALHALLA — The Fire delays arrival of new School District of Oconee County said Monday a West-Oak High stu- dent tested positive for Monday’s COVID-19 COVID-19 on Friday. water meters for Central numbers at a glance In addition, a 4-year- old kindergarten class at BY GREG OLIVER imately 1,700 water meters to go along Confirmed Confirmed Percent Westminster Elementary THE JOURNAL with the nearly 400 replaced in phases cases deaths positive was temporarily transi- in the past five years. Mishoe guessed tioned to distance learn- CENTRAL — Central won’t see the the work that had been taking place at South Carolina 362 3 3.7% ing on Wednesday. The arrival of new water meters that will the main plant will have to be shifted Oconee County 16 0 1.8%* earliest the class can re- replace some that are nearly 40 years to other plants owned by the company. Pickens County 11 0 2%* turn to in-person instruc- old until September because of a fire in The meters were originally scheduled tion is next Monday. Central America. to arrive in Central in May or June. * Seven-day moving average — The Journal staff Town administrator Phillip Mishoe “It’s just going to take a little bit of Cumulative cases recently told town council a manufac- time for them to get it cranking back up turer’s plant burned to the ground. again,” he said. South Carolina: 479,618 cases, 8,307 deaths “The technology that goes into meters While Mishoe admits what’s taken Oconee County: 8,642 cases, 126 deaths Ex-South Carolina is used to where you can read them, place has been frustrating for Central, Pickens County: 16,709 cases, 254 deaths sheriff is 13th in state and the company that produces them the town isn’t alone. convicted since 2010 has a plant in Central America,” he “It’s not just the town of Central said. “It isn’t just used on water meters, that’s going to be suffering, but any- Oconee Memorial Hospital ICU occupancy COLUMBIA (AP) — A but also on a lot of other technology. If body that needs that technology is on Beds available: 12 Beds taken: 10 former South Carolina I understand it correctly, (the fire has) hold,” he said. “So, it’s going to be Sep- Beds occupied by COVID patients: 0 sheriff has been convicted crippled that industry, because they tember rather than May or June.” in federal court of abusing were the largest manufacturers of it.” SOURCE: SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL his power and stealing Plans are underway to replace approx- [email protected] | (864) 973-6687 money from government programs. Ex-Chester County | | Sheriff Alex Underwood is CALENDAR the 13th sheriff in South SC Senate to debate $10B budget this week Carolina to be convicted TODAY of criminal charges since ASSOCIATED PRESS in the 2021-22 fiscal year. Charleston to help pay SENECA LIONS Club will meet at Ye Olde Sandwich Shoppe for 2010. And that does not count for a memorial to the dinner at 6 p.m. and business meeting at 6:30 p.m. Guest speaker Underwood, 57, could COLUMBIA — South $2.1 billion of federal nine people killed in a will be District Governor Lion Judy Scott. Masks required. Learn how face years in prison when Carolina senators are stimulus money Con- racist massacre in 2015 Lions serve their community. he is sentenced in a few getting ready to debate a gress approved in March at the historic African months.