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A GLIMPSE AT LAST WEEK’S NEWS FROM OCONEE COUNTY, CLEMSON AND PARTS OF PICKENS COUNTY

Last week in The Journal FROM THE DECEMBER 1 EDITION

Courthouse project to await historical designation WALHALLA — Getting historical designation for the former Oconee County Courthouse built during the 1950s Cold War era is of paramount importance for plans to turn it into a downtown Walhalla hotel. Tom Markovich, one of the principals of Historic Oconee Courthouse LLC, said Monday that the group behind the hotel project is in the process of researching the architecture of the building and compiling the case for designating it as a historical landmark. Markovich said getting the designation will open the door to funding sources that will help to capitalize the building’s makeover at a cost of more than $2 million. Last month, Oconee County Council gave final approval to an ordinance that turned over the former courthouse property to Markovich’s group and spelled out the terms for incentives — including project infrastructure grant funds and special source revenue credits. “It will allow us to apply for tax credits,” Markovich said Monday in explaining the benefit to obtaining historical designation. “There’s a historical tax credit at the federal level and there’s a historical tax credit from the state. That will help us to capitalize the project. That’s very important for us to get the historical designation.”

COURTESY OF OCONEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

The new Oconee County Detention Center, which was recently given final approval for inmate occupancy, will be open to the public for a series of open-house events next week.

New detention center ready for full-time operations

BY ERIC SPROTT THE JOURNAL

WALHALLA — After months of anticipation, it was announced Thursday the new Oconee County Detention Center has received the green light for inmate occupancy, though it still isn’t known exactly when the new facility will begin housing the county’s inmates. But before those inmates make the short move over from the current detention center, which for years has suffered from overcrowding, Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw is opening the doors to the public for viewing of the new $16.25-million facility. “Over the next few weeks, our staff plans to continue training,” Crenshaw said. “We should be fully operational by the first of the year.” Like the current detention center, the new jail — whose opening was delayed after minor work was need-

ed in its ventilation system following a failed inspection — is located at the current Oconee County Sheriff’s Office complex. “The sheriff’s office recently received a letter from the South Carolina Department of Corrections stating that the new detention center has passed their inspection and was now ready for full-time operations,” Crenshaw said. “However, before we make the transition from our current jail to our new one, the sheriff’s office wants to extend an invitation for our citizens to come and see the new detention center, and we encourage them to do so.” A big reason Crenshaw wants citizens to come by is to quash any rumors that may exist regarding the conditions at the new jail, which features 200 beds, with the ability to double-bunk to increase to 240 beds — more than enough to accommodate the average daily

population of 170 at the current facility last year. “This detention center is not a resort or a place where there is cable television in every cell,” Crenshaw said. “This is a place to safely detain those who have broken the law. There will be no television, no face-to-face visitation, no smoking, and once someone comes in the jail as a prisoner, their only view of the outside world will be a view of the sky.” Crenshaw had previously bounced around the idea of citizens who have never been arrested having the opportunity to spend the night in jail to find out what it feels like to be incarcerated, but the food-service vendor for the facility will not be ready in time to make that possible.

FROM THE DECEMBER 3 EDITION

Attorney general won’t review Hammond case SENECA — Saying his office does not secondguess solicitors, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is refusing to reopen the controversial Seneca police shooting of 19-year-old Zachary Hammond. On Wednesday, Wilson’s office released a letter he wrote to House Minority Leader Rep. Todd Rutherford, who petitioned the attorney general to reopen the case. Rutherford made his request on behalf of Hammond’s parents, Angie and Paul, after 10th Judicial Circuit Solicitor Chrissy Adams decided not to prosecute Lt. Mark Tiller, the officer who shot and killed their son.

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