Monthly Archives: July 2017
Blue Ridge CEO Dalton to retire
By Eric Sprott
Courtesy The Journal
eric@upstatetoday.com
PICKENS — After more than three decades calling the shots at Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, president and CEO Charles Dalton formally announced last week he’ll be stepping down in January.
Just the second person to hold the utility’s top job in its 77-year history — A.J. “Jud” Hurt led the organization from its founding in 1940 until 1982 — Dalton has overseen tremendous growth over the past 35 years. The cooperative was supplying
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Liberty officials turning focus to ‘big picture’
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — In recent weeks, Liberty officials have taken steps to get the city’s budget back in the black and to put the city on the path to creating funding reserves.
City officials will soon begin discussing some long-term goals for Liberty.
During her report to council at the June meeting, city administrator Shirley Hughes
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German company cuts ribbon at commerce park
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
goliver@upstatetoday.com
COUNTY — More than 13 months after announcing the move of their North American headquarters to Pickens County, officials with Germany based era-contact USA officially cut the ribbon for their new facility Wednesday.
The company is among the world market leaders in electrical railway couplings, as
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Clemson forecast to have best solar eclipse view in SC
CLEMSON — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts Clemson will be one of the U.S. cities most likely to enjoy clear weather during the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse.
The greater Clemson area, and other areas across Oconee and Pickens counties, have a high likelihood of having viewable conditions for the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse
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Toniette Mathis joins South State Investment Services
COLUMBIA — South State Investment Services announced that Toniette Mathis has joined the Upstate Region as a senior vice president and financial consultant.
With over 15 years of investment management experience, Mathis provides tailored advice and guidance on investments, insurance, retirement planning, tax wise investing, wealth transfer and educational savings plans.
A native of Easley, Mathis earned a Bachelor of Science in Financial Management with an emphasis in Investments from Clemson University. She also holds her Series 7, 66, 63 and 26 securities licenses at LPL Financial and her S.C. Life, Accident and Health Insurance license.
Focusing on the development and implementation of investment strategies to help clients pursue their immediate and future goals, Mathis follows a disciplined process of
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Changes begin for buying, registering vehicles in SC
STATE — Beginning July 1, people who purchase or register vehicles in South Carolina will owe a new type of fee, replacing the sales tax they’re used to paying.
Due to legislation commonly referred to as the Roads Bill, if you buy or lease a vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer, or other automobiles on and after July 1,2017, that will
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Duke Energy outdoor movie night features ‘Rogue One’
UPSTATE — Duke Energy’s World of Energy at Oconee Nuclear Station is hosting a free outdoor movie night on Friday, July 15, at its point on Lake Keowee, featuring the latest Star Wars film, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.”
Showtime is at 9 p.m.
This is the eighth year Duke Energy has hosted outdoor movies for the community.
“It’s just another popular way we add to Duke Energy’s drive to strengthen our
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Fall volleyball, soccer signups open at Pickens Recreation
PICKENS — Fall soccer and volleyball signups are open now through July 21 at the Pickens Recreation Department.
For soccer, coed age divisions are 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 and 13-15.
Depending on the sizes of the 11-12 and 13-15 divisions, teams may travel greater
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ONS siren test set for next week
UPSTATE — The outdoor warning sirens around the Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested at approximately 11:50 a.m. on Wednesday, July 12.
The 65 sirens within 10 miles of the Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested for three minutes to assure each siren works properly. The full-cycle siren test is performed once each quarter in cooperation with emergency officials in Oconee and Pickens
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Summertime on Grandmama’s back porch
It was summer, hot, humid and Gradmama wanted some peaches. Every summer as long as she was physically able, we canned peaches for the winter. She’d send Uncle 
Walter or Wesley Campbell up into the sand hills where the peach orchards were, and they’d come home with a bushel of ripe, not hard, peaches at their peak.
They knew when all the different varieties came in and knew a lot of the growers.
I remember one particular day. We’d had breakfast. Once the cantaloupes started coming in, we’d eat one every day.
They’d be lined up on the shelf on the back porch, and Grandmama would send a
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