By Greg Oliver The Journal CLEMSON — Clemson City Council voted unanimously Monday night to officially approve a contract with interim city administrator Andy Blondeau that includes a base salary of $113,000, a $400 lump sum monthly vehicle allowance and severance pay for 12 months. …
Read moreBy Norm Cannada The Journal SENECA — Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority officials are working to prioritize capital projects designed to address safety concerns and comply with regulations while planning for growth. Savannah Blake | The JournalA hatch at the Flat Rock Pump Station reveals several…
Read moreThe Journal staff WALHALLA — A public hearing and third and final reading of an ordinance to finalize Project Aztec — a long whispered-about project for Oconee County — are on the agenda for tonight’s county council meeting. Ordinance 2020-06, as it is formally known, had its first reading on…
Read moreThe Journal staff WESTMINSTER — Nearly half of Westminster’s treated water wasn’t billed in 2017 and 2018, according to an email provided to The Journal on the topic of water loss in the city. In multiple emails in January and February, city administrator Chris Carter discussed the topic with city…
Read moreBy Greg Oliver The Journal EASLEY — A 32-year-old Pickens County man was charged Sunday following an investigation into the theft of a Greenville County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle. Roy Wood McDonald of Easley has been charged with driving under the influence, grand larceny and…
Read moreAssociated Press UNION — A South Carolina county council voted to ask its sheriff to step down after a state police report said he requested employees to buy him alcohol while on duty and made sexually inappropriate comments. But the Union County Council has no power to fire Sheriff David…
Read moreBy Greg Oliver The Journal COLUMBIA — School districts in Oconee and Pickens counties have approved calendars that start the next school year on Aug. 10. The school boards for those districts approved their calendars after receiving assurance from legislative delegation members that the state legislature would sign off on…
Read moreBy Greg Oliver The Journal CLEMSON — The city of Clemson has experienced problems with buried telecommunication lines being cut. As a result, officials will update an ordinance first created in 1979 and amended 10…
Read moreBy Greg Oliver The Journal CLEMSON — A member of the Clemson Planning Commission will serve as the 12th member of the city’s moratorium steering committee after city council gave unanimous approval Monday night. Planning commission chair Mary Beth Green said following Monday night’s meeting that she would contact planning…
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