Monthly Archives: October 2014
Woman struck, killed by train
Jessica Nelms/Courtesy The Journal
Investigators are still working to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman hit and killed by a Norfolk Southern train in Central on Friday.
CENTRAL — A woman was hit and killed by a train as she walked on the tracks Friday morning in Central.
Annjuanginissa McMillen, 34, of 700 Simpson Road in Anderson, was walking on the tracks when she was struck by the train just before 11 a.m., according to Pickens County coroner Kandy Kelley.
Kelley said McMillen was pronounced dead at the scene from blunt force trauma.
Pickens County Sheriff’s Office chief deputy Creed Hashe said police received a call from Norfolk Southern officials
School district gets good news on audit
COUNTY — The School District of Pickens County received the best opinion possible on its 2013-14 financial audit, unveiled at Monday night’s school board meeting.
The county received an “unmodified opinion” from the auditing firm of Greene, Finney and Horton, CPAs, the best opinion a school district can receive on its audit.
“Receiving an unmodified opinion from the auditors requires a team effort from our
Easley gives first OK to dog limit
By Ben Robinson
Staff Reporter
brobinson@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Residents who accuse a neighbor or running a puppy mill returned to Easley City Council Monday night and were rewarded with the passing of the first reading of an ordinance putting limitations on dog owners in city limits.
James Carpenter and his wife, Jackie, returned for their fourth meeting to complain
Dacusville Crime Watch meeting planned Tuesday
DACUSVILLE — The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office and the Dacusville Business Association will host a meeting of the Dacusville-Area Crime Watch for volunteer training and to setup the group’s ongoing meeting schedule and leadership team on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m.
More than 200 residents have signed up to participate in the Dacusville-Area Crime
Hagood Center offers senior activities
PICKENS — Join in the activities at the Pickens Hagood Community Center and be ready to share your projects and suggestions at “Show and Tell Tea” at 10 a.m. on Dec. 4 in the Fiber Arts Room. You will see what others have been doing this fall and will have a chance to suggest activities and add additional activities for the future.
Be sure to bring a friend and any activity projects you completed or began this year
Blue Ridge Electric sets annual fall blood drive
Blue Ridge Electric employee Debbie Lyda gives blood at one of last year’s semi-annual blood drives.
PICKENS — Giving blood is one of the greatest gifts we can give — a way to celebrate life by giving life.
Blue Ridge Electric will be holding its fall blood drive on Thursday, Oct. 16, from 1-5 p.m. for employees and other interested community members.
Open to the public, the blood drive will be held at the Blue Ridge Co-op office in Pickens, located at 734 West Main St.
Taking a look at our past
Sometimes we remember things as being better than they actually are. And sometimes we remember them as being worse. The test of time is a good one to apply as a standard in rating books, movies and life experiences.
To be fair, something that seemed wonderful years ago might not seem as good now. This subject has come to the forefront because “Gone with the Wind” is being rereleased for the big screen.
We went to see the movie as a class field trip when we were in sixth grade, or maybe
Eulogy for the living
I made the terrible mistake of watching “The Fault in Our Stars” last weekend. It’s an epic film if you want something that reminds you of the amazing and powerful love story your life is lacking.
Sorry to be so cynical, but sometimes I have to let that voice out of my head or, I fear, my brain might implode.
Truth be told, I thoroughly
Storytelling fest planned
PICKENS — All are invited to a special — and free — day of milling, stories, tall tales and lots of memories at the Hagood Mill Historic Site and Folklife Center from 10
Linda Goodman
a.m.-4 p.m., rain or shine, this Saturday.
As part of Hagood Mill’s “Music in the Mountains” series, the celebration of tradition will continue Saturday at the 13th-annual Hagood Mill Storytelling Festival. The hills around the old mill will echo with the whispers, howls and hollers of some of the Southeast’s best storytellers sharing bits about all sorts of folks, funnies, cultures and places.
Returning again to host is Hagood Mill’s storyteller-in-residence, author, musician and 2013 State Heritage Award recipient, Johnny Fowler.
From the rolling hills of upstate South Carolina with family ties to the western North Carolina
Pope to be honored at Baptist Easley
Larry Pope
EASLEY — Former Baptist Easley chief financial officer Larry Pope, who celebrated his 33rd anniversary with the organization before retiring last month, will be honored during a reception at the hospital from 2-4 p.m. on Oct. 28.
Pope has been married to his wife, Diana, for nearly 38 years, and they have three daughters (V, Michelle and Lauren), four granddaughters and two grandsons. When he is not at work, Pope can be found on stage with the Flashbacks, where he plays bass guitar. He also loves traveling with his wife.
Pope said the thing he enjoyed most about working at Baptist Easley was the family atmosphere and the people. He takes pride in Baptist Easley and in the people with whom he worked. To those “under” him on the organizational chart, he provided more of a feeling of working “with” than working “for.”
“Larry Pope is extremely valued by the organization,” hospital CEO Michael L. Batchelor said. “He is a model for our standards of behavior – integrity, compassion, excellence, dignity, and teamwork.”
