Monthly Archives: October 2017
Crow earns Chartered Life Underwriter designation
LIBERTY — State Farm agent Seth Crow has earned the Chartered Life Underwriter professional designation from The American College of Financial Services, Bryn Mawr, PA.
Candidates for the CLU designation must complete a minimum of eight courses and 16 hours of supervised examinations. They must also fulfill stringent experiences and ethics requirements. More than 102,000 individuals have been awarded the CLU designation since the college was founded in 1927.
The Chartered Life Underwriter is the highest standard of knowledge and trust and the world’s most respected designation of insurance expertise. This prestigious course of study provides professionals with in-depth knowledge on the insurance needs of individuals, families and business owners. Once the program is completed, a CLU can provide expert advice on a broad range of financial topics including life and health insurance, pension planning, insurance law, income taxation, investments, financial and estate planning, and group benefits.
The Seth Crow State Farm Agency is located in downtown Liberty and provides insurance and
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Pickens Rec basketball signups extended through this Friday
PICKENS — Basketball registration has been extended through Friday, Nov. 3, at the Pickens Recreation Center on Sangamo Road in Pickens.
The following age divisions are offered: 5-6 coed instructional; 7-8 boys and girls; 9-10 boys
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Old-Time Radio Show set for Saturday in Pickens
PICKENS — The Pickens Community Center Auditorium will host a fun night for the whole family with “Old Time Radio Show: Bluegrass and Gospel Hour,” set to begin at 7 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 4.
The show will be sponsored by Preserving Our Southern Appalachian Music/Young Appalachian Musicians (YAM).
The emcee for the show will be Rodney Baucom, radio host from The LifeFM. The LifeFM is a
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Remembering the falls of other years
Vando Hendricks invented a machine that cracked and shelled pecans. He lived in Six Mile, but died a few years back. He was a clever and inventive man.
We used to go to Mrs. Stewart’s in Six Mile. Her front yard was full of giant pecan trees, and the ground would be littered with pecans every fall.
She was well into her nineties, but would often be found out in her yard each fall picking up pecans. She’d store them in her garage in bushel baskets and a wheelbarrow. And although she was a little hard of hearing, she could converse just fine.
She had wonderful stories about when her husband operated the cotton gin in Six Mile years ago and how
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Senses fade as we age
Ninety-four percent of us will lose one or more our senses as we get older. A company called Sodexo, a leader in quality of life services, did a study with the University of Ottawa to help 
those who work with seniors understand how we perceive the world as those senses wane, especially in the long-term care field.
The study results offered conclusions and help on topics such as:
Hearing — Most seniors over the age of 85 have hearing loss. Tips: Minimize sounds of heating and air conditioning systems, and provide a
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How we can fight the opioid epidemic together
South Carolina has a drug problem, and many elected leaders have begun looking at how best to deal with it. In August, I also took action. My office filed a lawsuit against a company for its 
role in creating that problem. This lawsuit is not a magical silver bullet that will end this epidemic, and the company being sued is not solely to blame for the crisis. However, when we look at the statistics and we read the stories, we are left with the inescapable conclusion that we must take action now.
In 2016, South Carolina ranked ninth in the nation in opioid prescribing rates. Since 2011, more than 3,000 South Carolinians have died from prescription opioid overdoses. In 2015, there were more deaths in South Carolina from taking prescription opioids or heroin than there were homicides. Between 2000 and 2013, the number of babies born addicted to opioids has quadrupled. There have been more opioid
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Courier Letters to the Editor 11-1-17
A phony moral stance
Dear Editor,
Isn’t it amazing all these pious Republicans demanding the sheriff of Greenville County resign because he lost the trust of the voters by having an affair?
What a bunch of hypocrites. The same holier-than-thou Republicans backed a man for
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Pickens Chamber celebrates 3 openings
PICKENS — The Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce has announced the recent opening of three businesses in historical downtown Pickens. Chamber members and local business 
owners and friends celebrated ribbon-cutting ceremonies at the three businesses. Hidden Treasures Resale Store is located at 409 Johnson St. in Pickens. McConnell’s Barber Shop is now open at 202 S. Catherine St. in Pickens and can reached at (864) 934-8695. Storage on Main is located at
115 W. Main St. in Pickens and can be reached at (864) 414-5084
Those looking to join or find out more about the Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce should visit www.pickenschamberofcommerce.com or e-mail GreaterPickensChamber@gmail.com.
Family Promise planning family fun day and scavenger hunt
PICKENS — This Saturday, Nov. 4, Family Promise of Pickens County will host a scavenger hunt from 1-3 p.m. and a family fun day from 3-5 p.m.
Activities will begin with a two-hour county-wide (four towns with three sites each) scavenger hunt. The hunt will start at the Pickens Recreation Center, located at 545 Sangamo Road in
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Cassidy newest Lion
Lisa Cassidy, the new principal of Liberty Middle School, was inducted into the Liberty Lions Club at the club’s Oct. 12 breakfast meeting at Liberty Middle School. The induction was conducted by Lions vice president Clay Counts. Cassidy is sponsored by Lion Oscar Thorsland. The Liberty Lions Club breakfast meeting is held the second Thursday of each month at Liberty Middle School at 7 a.m. Pictured, from left, are Thorsland, Cassidy and Counts. For more information about the Lions, contact president Jean Thomas at (864) 915-3471. The club can be found on Facebook at LibertyLionsSC.
