| PAGE LABEL EVEN | INSIDE: MORE THAN $349 IN COUPONS AND SAVINGS IN TODAY’S ISSUE! Vol. 117 No. 41 www.upstatetoday.com WEEKEND February 27-28, 2021 $1.25 Seneca High School’s E.J. Evett reacts during the Bobcats’ opening-round playoff win over Mid-Carolina last Saturday in Seneca. Tonight, Evett and the Bobcats will travel to Dor- HEHE OURNALOURNAL man High School in Roebuck for the TT JJ Class 3A Upper State championship game against Keenan — the same team that beat them in last season’s Upper State title game in Greenville. Should the Bobcats win tonight, they’ll advance to play for a State championship for the first time in program history. For a full preview of the contest, turn to page C1. BRAD MOORE | THE JOURNAL ‘A FAMILY AFFAIR’: B1 Local dealership owner passesd down family tradition of working with cars. 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Smith h h C e t r r representatives on Oconee r a Ho o D w C oug o T Smalley 3 N the Oconee County Jr. said a o N County Council that were brought 4 d 1 D 1 y E r Detention Center third of b up during a strategic planning retreat w e H n W e B Sout andz Southern Health the money would be Feb. 19. Today’s story focuses on District 5 u h B d e s roa r d R c St R l h l i C Partners.d going to attorney fees. Councilman Glenn Hart. Officials will begin 5 r M e W e s Zion Rd k rn FILE Tenth Judicial Cir- The remaining money meeting this spring to craft the upcoming budget d B R u r B R y d r a The family of Ernest Smalley Jr. and others gatheredo n cuit Court Judge Scott of the settlement will that kicks in this summer, which could very well b t r R Walhalla K a d C d H a a t include recently discussed goals from council officials. R y m outside the Oconee County Law Enforcement Center in Sprouse accepted the be placed in a trust e p n t b d l w y 2 el o e l f M T R n a c l W n A o Walhalla in 2015 to seek answersn on how he diedS while in $295,000 settlement A so l n d Jeffer R is o L a B d t h Legend m e e c s d a A r R jail custody. nder between Erica SmalleyS SEE LAWSUIT, PAGE A6 S k r u c S W R e ll o w d e iv E s e R a w a t m a o t s n a p rl n S t West R l e eo Council District 5 F R U d S K d t n i d o Union R n R e R o e c f d f h o e C Lake Keowee s Other Council District t R e Hart wants spec o C r c w hu H k airvie rc F h w C Rd r Westminster Hwy WEST UNION y u s O elton Rd Voting Precinct h ld M e W r E (Color Varies) alh R Be d S a Rd all te r amp a w Sw H a w r Blue Ridge Blvd y t Rd building work to Rd e s u o St d H adway R C ld d Bro a O e m R p idg s r se Hw g B Rd Hes y in r ce p n S re ar Bountyland aw pl Newry L o Rd begin before ‘22 P e v o th C Corinth r Sou e D L hor ev ys i O Ba L ts Rd r l O n e d ak Alb BY RILEY MORNINGSTAR developer” to construct G S l 0 0.75 D r r a o i T v c l e THE JOURNALO e ka the project. Hart said R m e ld r e Miles d d C R w l R e d o he didn’t want to tie the m d e OCGIS - July 2012 t K s o Redistricting plan approved by the U.S. Department S Bo WALHALLACle —n Begin- buildingof Justice, to Civilany Rights specificDivision, 19 Jan. 2012 H e unt m l yland so n w y Rd B o l ning constructionvd y on a location inVoting Fair Precincts Play, approved by but D y SC General Assembly June 2012 w 123 H yp 125,000-square-foot specu- wanted it in the southern r B e P t o s p n t Seneca 2 lative building in Fair end of the county. Hart i l a S d m r t R t t et s S s C n en e p Seneca 1 1 Play by the end of this represents the Fair Play, o B M r E W oun i Richland h f tain n t f R r e g d s o e yearRavenel is a top priority for Seneca, Friendship and R N d R d E D R d avis Creek Rd District 5 Oconee County Shiloh communities. Westminster 2 d Lo lan t ng ch South 2nd S C Ri E Councilman Glenn Hart. “If this is determined re P e e k t rk H S in At council’s strategic that the private developer w n s so C St t d y p re th 4th S m e Sou th R Si k W h 6 t e Rd E Sou planning retreat meet- k route is not feasible, I’d v Utica e A e G r d e o C R ing Feb. 19, Hart said he like for the county to go p d d a n o a c o Seneca 4 H d i r e t R Rd t S d n neca S n o ld Se a wanted the county and the ahead and use the funding m O t r W A h e Toccoa Hwy lea i C Sandifer Blvd S al v lo S n u t e h o i OconeeR Economic Alli- t S d from Santee Cooper for d d R W King S t t a or ve irp A Seneca 3 R A h ance (OEA) to “explore a t S or S Oak St N E St SEE HART, PAGE A8 in ‘One chance’ partnership with a private Rd e a s M S C u e e r o E o H d p F s m a s Pu rm y R w C H S d p r ls r e l i R e n e g a k W V d Carradine Rd r d a i D Shiloh s l R l s e o p y i n h R s S R d d 1 d 1 n e S i y OCONEE COUNTY d in w R E Fr g H S i k B R n t e c d r e e g o R o d P r v y w g e F i B n o n n r o k e tr N Rd s s F ix rm a R R A r d Lake Hartwell m d R Crooks F a d r C m am R p d b d e R Westminster 1 l Return PHOTOSl B BY LAUREN PIERCE | THE JOURNAL r SewerMartin Creek Rd board set to n id o d g S l e ene e Delanio Taylor owns Big D’s House of BBQ off Burnt Tanyard Road in West Union.