Monthly Archives: September 2017
SDPC weighs year-round calendar
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
goliver@upstatetoday.com
COUNTY — School District of Pickens County students at Hagood and McKissick elementary schools operated under a year-round calendar during most of the 1990s before the district reunited all schools under the traditional calendar in 2003.
However, discussion of the modified year-round calendar has again popped up in the school district and, if ultimately approved, all schools in the
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Easley plant set to close next year
Nearly 100 jobs being lost
EASLEY — An automotive parts plant that employs nearly 100 people in Pickens County will soon be closing its doors.
Kongsberg Automotive officials issued a release last week announcing the closure of its Easley plant.
Operations at the plant will be discontinued during the first quarter of next
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Cancer Association of Pickens County celebrates anniversary
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Last year, officials with the Cancer Society of Greenville County, Baptist Easley Hospital and Manufacturers Caring for Pickens County announced the creation of the Cancer Association of Pickens County.
Since that announcement, the association has served more than 200 cancer patients, according to its executive director, Lisa Green.
“We help anyone with cancer,” Green said. “But where we help the most is when they’re in treatment.”
The society’s office is located at Baptist Easley Hospital. It is open from 10
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Main Street Challenge signups open in Easley
EASLEY — The city of Easley’s Main Street Challenge program is back with a third round of competition, which kicked off Sept. 1.
The Main Street Challenge is both an entrepreneurial competition and a business opportunity in downtown Easley. The competition was created for the purpose of generating additional retail occupancy in downtown Easley. The challenge provides a means for not only local, area and regional
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Pickens Rec Report
By Cheri Anthony
Pickens Recreation Director
canthony@pickenscity.com
I want to begin by thanking our football and cheerleading participants who came to Rec Night at the Pickens High School vs. Liberty football game on 
Friday, Sept. 2. Parents, thank you for bringing your children and supporting our events!
A huge thank you to all the volunteers who made Super Saturday so successful! The weather was perfect, which made the festivities even more
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Newest hybrid vehicles on display at World of Energy
SENECA — Guests at Duke Energy’s World of Energy education center at Oconee Nuclear Station can touch, feel and sit in the cockpit of the newest all-electric and plug-in hybrid cars during the National Drive Electric Week event at the World of Energy from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. next Tuesday.
Vehicles on display include Tesla, BMW and Chevrolet, as well as Duke Energy’s Via eTrux and others.
The free event is open to the public as part of the education center’s Super Tuesday programs held throughout the year. National Drive Electric Week, which is Sept. 9-17, is a
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‘Eclipse Over Clemson’ photo contest offers chance to share place in history
CLEMSON — About 50,000 people came to the campus of Clemson University on Aug. 21 to view the total solar eclipse.
That’s a lot of people. And a lot of cameras.
In commemoration of the grand event, the College of Science — in conjunction with Clemson University Press — is hard at work producing a book titled “Eclipse Over Clemson: The day Tigertown will never forget.”
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If only fire ants could drown
Did anybody notice the island of floating fire ants shown in the flood waters of Hurricane Harvey? Well I did, and it gave me the heebie jeebies.
And that’s no exaggeration. I literally can’t tell you how deeply my dislike of and aversion to fire ants runs. We all know they’re virtually impossible to get rid of. Yes, there is poison available, and you do have to use it. But that doesn’t really rid your property of this predator. A few always survive and then relocate. The summer after you distribute the poison, usually just a few
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High praise for our caregivers
Life is wonderful. We have our friends, lots of activities and we’re enjoying retirement to the fullest.
Then a health crisis arises. We need help. We turn to our loved ones. If they can help they certainly do, but they may need relief from another family member or a professional
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Medicare adds new tool to compare hospice agencies
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services already has tools to help seniors make informed decisions about health care: Physician Compare, 
Hospital Compare, Home Health Compare and Nursing Home Compare. Now it’s taken the next step with Hospice Compare.
The website www.medicare.gov/hospicecompare just recently launched online. Right from the front page it’s helpful: You can search for a hospice agency
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