Next week, the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority is expected to take action to begin the process of returning more than $7.6 million to its three member cities — Seneca, Walhalla and Westminster.

Monique Harrison said she was “rebuilding her life from scratch” when she moved back to Seneca last fall. 

Hopefully you’ve been following the ordeal of the county giving the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority (OJRSA) the $9 million sewer line they put in the ground a couple years ago.

It’s time for someone to step up.

In today’s issue of The Journal, there is an eight-page special section as part of our recognition of Heart Health Awareness Month in February.

There are few things we can do in life to make an impact in the lives of others more than sharing a little joy and bringing a smile to someone else’s life.

State legislators from all sides in Columbia say 2019 is the year to reform the public education system, calling for higher teacher salaries, fewer standardized tests and the consolidation of smaller, failing school districts and much more.

In a story on today’s front page, you have the opportunity to read about how Oconee County administrator Amanda Brock and Oconee Economic Alliance director Janet Hartman saved all of us $1.27 million by going the extra mile.

Clemson officials and the management of a downtown apartment complex showed good judgment in dealing with 90 Clemson University students who suddenly found themselves in need of temporary shelter last week.

On Monday night, the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority’s Board of Commissioners took a step toward setting things right with its three member cities — Westminster, Walhalla and Seneca.

The older generation will likely remember the old Simon and Garfunkel tune “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” Some Clemson city officials and residents would say the replacement of the Norfolk Southern railroad bridge at the intersection of U.S. Highway 123 and S.C. Highway 133 has been nothing but trouble.

In today’s edition of The Journal you’ve read where the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority commissioners are scheduled to consider a proposal to reduce its reserve fund from more than $13 million to about $5 million by returning approximately $8 million back to the three member cities who paid the money to the sewer authority in the first place.

We can only imagine what things will be like in Oconee County 100 years from now.

For decades, textile mill communities were basically their own town within a town.