Monthly Archives: October 2017
Police: Couple had $13K in drugs
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
goliver@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — Clemson police arrested two people on a host of charges after an officer found a gun and around $13,000 in drugs in their car on Sunday, according to Chief Jimmy Dixon.
Dixon said Justin D. Cobb, 29, and Erica M. Harris, 28, were each charged with possession of a schedule IV controlled substance, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, trafficking
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Costumes and candy
Although rainy weather over the weekend forced the postponement of some Halloween events around the county, including Pickens’ Trick or Treat on Main, children got their chance to dress up and collect candy on Halloween Tuesday. Pictured above, a group of trick-or-treaters from the Pickens Presbyterian Child Development Center take a break during their walk around Pickens on Tuesday morning. Rocky Nimmons/Courier
Elections set for Tuesday
Races planned in Central, Liberty, Norris and Pickens
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Voters will head to the polls next Tuesday to decide races in Central, Liberty, Norris and Pickens.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., according to the county elections and registrations office. This Friday, Nov. 3, is the last day the office can mail out an absentee ballot. Paper
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Second Sip, Shop and Stroll event Saturday
PICKENS — The Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce is planning its second annual Sip, Shop and Stroll event from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 4, in downtown Pickens.
Registration this year will start at Southern Appalachian Outdoors, located at 506 W. Main St., and tickets are $10 a person.
Chamber officials invited the public to join as they walk, bike and drive around downtown to
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Official: No-show jurors a problem for county
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Pickens County clerk of court Pat Welborn is concerned about a situation that not only costs local taxpayers money, but delays the course of justice.
Not enough people are showing up for jury duty, he said.
“Back in August, we had a situation where we didn’t have enough jurors so that we could pick two juries,” Welborn said.
It was a frustrating situation, he said.
“It cost the taxpayers money, and it cost the people involved in the trial,” Welborn said. “We had a lot of people there ready to go to work.”
One of the judges ordered Welborn and his staff to issue bench warrants for those who had been called for jury duty and hadn’t shown up.
With the assistance of the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, the no-shows were found and notified without having to be served with the warrants, he said.
Welborn doesn’t want to have to serve residents with warrants.
“I think it would just be terrible if we had to have our good, law-abiding citizens arrested for not showing up for jury duty,” Welborn said. “That would be terrible.”
But he also needs residents to understand the importance of being called and serving on a jury.
“We need people to come and participate,” Welborn said.
As clerk of court, he’s seen the same scenario play out time after time with those called for jury
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Liberty to host first Autumn Nights festival this weekend
L:IBERTY – Hundreds of area families will and more than 50 vendors will gather for a day of family fun as part of Liberty’s Autumn Nights
Photo by One Love Photography
Fall Festival from 3-9 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 4, on Commerce Street downtown.
The inaugural event will include crafts by local artists, organized children’s activities and musical entertainment. Contests include baking, hay bale decorating, hay bale throwing and a talent show. Rhythm City Band will perform at 7 p.m., and a variety of food options will be available, including One Love Fusion Foods, winner of the Silver Spoon Award at this year’s Fall For Greenville.
“This festival has been planned and organized solely by a group of about 25 volunteers,” festival coordinator Julie Cohn said. “We had absolutely no funding and took this project on as a leap of faith. We have been overwhelmed and amazed at the support we have received from our community.
“We are excited to share this new family event with our neighbors, family and friends and invite everyone, from both near and far, to come experience a taste of our little city.”
Local shops and restaurants on Commerce Street will also be open to welcome guests on the day of the event.
Vendors, food and children’s activities including inflatables and Touch-a-Truck (tow trucks,
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State Municipal Association awards $20K for Doodle Park
PICKENS — The city of Pickens announced this week that the South Carolina Municipal Association has awarded a Hometown Economic Development Grant in the amount of $20,000 for the Pickens Doodle Park.
The funds will be used to build on the success of the Doodle Trail. The city of Pickens will use the funds to create the Pickens Doodle Park Mural showcasing the past, present and future of
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SWU to honor veterans Nov. 8
CENTRAL — Southern Wesleyan University wants to recognize the service and sacrifice of those who put on the uniform for all branches of the U.S. military, and is inviting veterans and 
their family members to veterans appreciation events Nov. 8 at the Central campus.
At 10 a.m., the public is invited to a chapel honoring our veterans and currently serving military personnel in the auditorium of Newton Hobson Chapel and Fine Arts Center, 737 Wesleyan Drive, with Army Chaplain, Captain James Burke from Fort Benning, Ga., as the speaker.
Burke studied Bible at Capernwray Bible College in England, earned his BS at The Citadel and his M.Div. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is currently pursuing his
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Pickens advances to Upper State title game
PICKENS — The Pickens High School volleyball team sqaured off with Aiken on Tuesday with a trip to the Class 4A State championship match at stake.
Results were unavailable at press time.
Aiken defeated Pickens last year to win the 4A Upper State championship on its way to the State championship.
The Flame started its run to the Upper State title game with a win over Travelers Rest in the
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Day named new wrestling coach at Liberty High School
LIBERTY — Liberty High School named Nathan Day as the new Red Devil wrestling coach this week.
Day comes to Liberty from Battery Creek High School, where he coached for 16 years. During
his time as the head coach, the team won six state championships, which is the fourth most in S.C. history. He has also coached 30 individual state champions — fifth most in the history of the state. His career record is 404-82-2.
“Coach Day’s record speaks for itself, and I can’t wait to see how he is going to build on the standard
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