Is now the right time?
July 9, 2021
More than two months ago, a Journal editorial called on Clemson University’s Board of Trustees to freeze tuition due to the impacts of COVID-19.
Category: Editorials
Fiber finale
July 8, 2021
After years of flailing around the county aimlessly, and nearly $16 million invested with almost no hope of return, Oconee County’s fiber optic network finally has a chance to be deployed to households in a broad sense.
Some closure after a long week
July 2, 2021
After a week filled with hours of testimony and emotion, a verdict was reached in Decota Brown’s trial Thursday.
An important week ahead
June 26, 2021
The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution “guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay, the right to a lawyer, the right to an impartial jury, and the right to know who your accusers are and the nature of the charges and evidence against you.”
Budget woes
June 24, 2021
The circus was back in town Tuesday evening at Oconee County Council’s meeting for a final reading of the upcoming fiscal year’s budget, a sideshow that’s become all too familiar with this group.
A ‘thank you’ to our DAV
June 23, 2021
Americans reflected on the sacrifices of those who served and never made it back home on Memorial Day more than three weeks ago.
Juneteenth: A time to come together in unity
June 19, 2021
While more than 500 members of the U.S. Congress voted this week to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, at least one of the 14 who voted against the bill called it divisive.