The Journal and the city of Seneca partnered up last year to put on the first of what we hoped would be many Labor Day Brew & ‘Que events — a local barbecue cookoff and craft beer tasting with live music, a kids’ area with free pizza, cornhole boards and more.

Summer is quickly coming to an end in Oconee and Pickens counties, and teachers, students and support staff will soon be filling the halls of local schools for the beginning of a new school year. 

On Monday, we learned that Oconee County economic development director Richard Blackwell resigned his position after six years.

Typically we strive to report things as important as budgets passing and tax increases as quickly as possible.

The campaign ads have been in the papers and on the airwaves, the speeches have been made and the candidates and their supporters are making their last pleas.

Four years ago, The Journal’s editorial board used this space to endorse Edda Cammick for the District 1 seat on Oconee County Council.

The Pickens County Council District 1 seat offers two distinctly different choices to represent residents of Clemson in an important leadership role.

Rarely does a media company become the sole focus of one candidate’s election platform, and even rarer does that platform involve an economic development expansion. 

It’s easy to look at this Memorial Day and be grateful for a long weekend to get away from work, relax, have a cookout, enjoy Seneca Fest, go out on the lake or do something else you enjoy.

In today’s edition, hopefully you’ve already caught up on the story about three county council members forcing the former administrator’s hand in either removing several employees they didn’t like — or losing his own job.

On Tuesday, Oconee County Council passed in title only the first draft of its budget for fiscal year 2018-2019, which begins July 1.

Just when it appeared issues dividing the Fair-Oak Youth Center and the other recreation centers in Oconee County were being resolved, problems are creeping up again.

Oconee County lost its administrator Tuesday night, as Scott Moulder resigned before accepting the job as Seneca city administrator on Wednesday.

When she was re-elected to a second term as chairwoman of Oconee County Council in January, Edda Cammick faced opposition for the post. She defeated Julian Davis in a 3-2 vote.