By Ben Robinson

Courier Staff

PICKENS — The Rev. Bill Pace gave an impromptu speech at Monday night’s Pickens City Council meeting, complaining about the amount of traffic on Catherine Street and how the many speed violators were making it dangerous for residents to go outside their homes.

Pace said people will often drive as fast as 60 miles per hour down the road.

“The many seniors who live on that road are now afraid to go outside,” Pace said.

Pace said he has called Pickens police “between 20 and 30 times” about the problem, but has yet to find a solution.

While the road is close to the site of the newly-built Pickens High School, Pace

CENTRAL — At around 5:15 p.m. last Thursday, two Southern Wesleyan freshmen were in an accident on I-85 near the South Carolina/North Carolina state line as they were heading home to Delaware for fall break.

Krystal Brooke Pearce died as a result of injuries sustained in the accident. A passenger in the vehicle sustained injuries in the accident and was taken to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center for treatment.

Dr. Joe Brockinton, vice president for student life, was notified by the Cherokee County coroner at around 11:30 p.m. Thursday that Pearce’s

CLEMSON — For two days, more than 5,000 8th and 9th graders from Pickens, Anderson and Oconee counties had an opportunity to visit with representatives from local companies with the goal of learning more about how to prepare for their future careers.

The Anderson – Oconee – Pickens Business and Industry Showcase, held at Littlejohn Coliseum on the campus of Clemson University, exposed students to careers and companies that they may have previously been unaware of; with a focus on the highly technical positions available at modern

JOHN FOWLER

PICKENS — The Hagood Mill Historic Site & Folklife Center will host its 12th annual storytelling festival on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The celebration will be held as part of the museum’s “Music in the Mountains” series.

The hills around the old mill will echo with the whispers, howls ‘n hollers of some of the Southeast’s best storytellers sharing bits about all sorts of folks, funnies, cultures and places.

Returning to again host what has become one of Hagood Mill’s favorite annual events is storyteller, musician, radio personality and 2013 State Heritage Award recipient, John T. Fowler. From the rolling hills of upstate South

PICKENS — Ashley Landess, President of the South Carolina Policy Council, Columbia, will be the featured speaker at the Pickens County Taxpayers Association meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. at the Farm Bureau Building, two and a half miles south of Pickens on U.S. 178.

The Policy Council is a privately funded organization watchful of the South Carolina Legislature and state government’s shortcomings and excesses. Their main audience is the citizens of South Carolina.  The Policy Council believes that it is only when the citizens have a grasp of what their government is doing can they have an impact on its direction. According to their web site they believe state government should be more transparent.

Tom Ray

Employees of Oconee Nuclear Station celebrated Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a site wide educational presentation and “pink parade” lead by plant manager Tom Ray. Pictured is Tom Ray in his customized Breast Cancer Awareness hard hat that he will wear on site during the month of October.