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.

In the fall of 2013, residents near the former Kellett School building in Seneca reacted angrily and passionately to news that Seneca Light and Water was making plans to move its operation to the school building — and to the quiet residential neighborhood around it

No doubt at some point in your life your parents told you, “If it’s worth doing, then it’s worth doing it right.”

On Tuesday, 11 of the 168 registered voters in West Union came out to vote in the municipal election for mayor and town council — a turnout of just 6.55 percent.

Ram Cat Alley was filled with music and excitement as the eighth season of Jazz on the Alley kicked off Thursday night.

Surely you’ve already heard about the tariff war that President Trump has begun with many of the nation’s trade partners. Steel and aluminum from China are being hit hard. And it will hurt Oconee County businesses as well.

On June 16, 1858, a candidate for the United States Senate representing Illinois quoted scripture from the Bible as he told Illinois Republican delegates at their state convention his concerns about the slavery issue dividing the United States. At that time, our nation was less than 100 years old.

Children on the sandlot are not known for handling things very well when they feel they have been treated badly.

We have heard you loud and clear. Through comments to Tell Willie and numerous phone calls to our newsroom, we have heard your passionate concern about the loss of the columns of the late Rev. Billy Graham.