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.

While visiting nine of my 10 grandchildren over the weekend in Georgia, I was indeed the favorite grandparent.

Willie: I saw The Journal cover that read “Guns in church.” What a sad sign of the times we live in.

Willie: Has anybody else noticed the corruption and incompetence in our state Legislature?

Editor: Each year, the month of May is recognized as National Military Appreciation Month, with certain weeks or days of the month set aside to honor Public Service Members, Military Spouses and Armed Forces Day.

“Make America great again” is a phrase we hear a lot these days.

Willie: I heard some information that is troubling to me. Can you check on this?

With only one week remaining before the unofficial beginning of the 2018 boating season on the state’s waterways, the state has witnessed several boating accidents and incidents, including a large boat fire that damaged dozens of watercraft docked at Portman Marina on Lake Hartwell earlier this week.

Last winter, a heavy winter snow brought down one of my old apple trees.

Editor: In the last 10 years, I have opened the door to South Carolina Connections Academy’s office more than 2,000 times.

We have often used this space over the years to criticize public bodies who seek to hide what they are doing from the public, particularly when it comes to spending and making important decisions about the future of the community.

The Major League Baseball season is a quarter of the way through, and the Atlanta Braves have been one of the biggest surprises thus far.

As you may recall, it was hot over the weekend. Not necessarily record-breaking hot, but enough to make this cheapskate turn on her air conditioner.

As the 2017-18 school year winds down, the activities around campus are ramping up!

I would love for you to find out why Oconee County schools will not train teachers to help dyslexic students?

Scott Moulder didn’t get out of the swamp and drain the swamp; he just got out and let the alligators have it.

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

I built a desk Saturday night.
When I made that announcement at a family cookout on Mother’s Day, someone asked, “You sawed and measured the wood and built the desk?”