Monthly Archives: October 2017
Petersen running for Liberty mayor
LIBERTY — Longtime Liberty resident and business owner Brian Petersen declared his candidacy for mayor this fall.
Petersen is a current member of Liberty City Council and seeks to win the mayoral seat Nov 7.
“I am pleased and honored to be running for mayor of Liberty,” he said. “During my tenure as city councilman, I have gained an understanding of the many complexities of city government, including its capabilities and limitations.
“There are many issues and opportunities the city will face in the next four years, including aging water and sewer infrastructure, attracting new businesses and jobs, just to name a few. Most importantly, we need to strengthen our community foundation with total transparency and open lines of communication with our citizens.”
Petersen said the primary role of mayor “should be to have the necessary people skills to bring
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First Community Bank acquires Cornerstone
Lexington —- First Community Corporation, the holding company for First Community Bank, announced recently that it has completed the acquisition of Cornerstone Bancorp, the holding company for Cornerstone National Bank.
All former Cornerstone banking officess are now locations of First Community Bank.
The combined company has more than $1 billion in assets, $914 million in deposits and
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Pickens volleyball wins in playoffs
PICKENS — The Pickens High School volleyball team posted a first-round win in Class 4A playoff action and as of press time on Tuesday was still in the running for a state title.
On Oct. 19, the Lady Blue Flame defeated Travelers Rest to open the playoffs, 25-4, 25-8, 25-10. Kaylee Gillespie led in serves with 13 and had four aces. She also led in assists with 15. Lexi
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Car dealerships give away $36K boat
UPSTATE — Ashley Burton, a paramedic from Westminster, won a Starweld Bassboat made by Starcraft and valued at more than $36,000 on Saturday through a promotion created by Lake 
Keowee Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram and Lake Keowee Ford.
The promotion ran for 30 days, during which anyone who bought a new truck was automatically registered, and anyone could register in the showroom at either dealership.
“The response to the boat giveaway was tremendous,” said Mark Williams, managing partner at the two dealerships. “We had hundreds of entries, and this was an exciting promotion. I think everyone involved had a great
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The incident with the folding chair
Several years ago, Fowler gave me a gravity chair for Mother’s Day. It’ been a pleasure to use, as it really does relieve pressure on the lower back. I’ve tried to take good care of it. That 
means keeping the dogs off the chair as much as possible. For some obscure reason, they think it’s an ideal place to stretch out on.
Our boxer and boxer mix, Boomer and Little Red Dog, unfortunately, can’t lie down in the chair together. They’re just too big, but they still try to do so. This leads to less than restful chair time.
If I’m lying in it, the Chihuahua, Toby One Ka Doggy, insists on lying on top of me. From this perch, he can threaten Boomer and Little Red Dog.
That also isn’t restful.
Earlier this week, on a perfectly beautiful day when Boomer and Little Red Dog were occupied
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Courier Letters to the Editor 10-25-17
The choice is yours
Dear Editor,
Many of us, having lived in the United States our entire lives, often take our right to vote for granted. Voter turnout is incredibly low, and even some of those who do vote cast their vote 
blindly, based on rumors and misconceptions.
It is our duty as Americans to not only vote, but select the right leaders that will shape our nation’s future in a positive direction. We are responsible for who we select to lead. Too often, I see people decide who to vote for, or who not to vote for, based solely on misinformation, incomplete stories or outright lies found on the
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Community Calendar 10-25-17
• Literacy group needs old books
The Pickens County Literacy Association is collecting books for the Semi Annual Used Book Sale to be held Friday, Nov. 3, and Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Pickens Presbyterian Church Social Hall. Book collection sites are listed on the PCLA Facebook page for Pickens, Easley, Liberty,
Parenting Place provides tools, support
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — The Parenting Place provides a number of services. But above all, the organization gives moms in the area someone to lean on.
Nicole Daughhetee is a family support specialist with The Parenting Place.
Nicole Guttermuth
“Our agency has been in Pickens County since 1991, and there aren’t a whole lot of people who have any idea what we do,” Daughhetee said. “We do a lot of good stuff. We’re like a secret. Nobody knows who we are and what we do.”
The services provided by The Parenting Place are completely free and completely voluntary. The family resource center provides assistance to at-risk and high-risk mothers.
“Every single solitary mom that I work with has some kind of incredibly high adverse childhood experience score, where they have been abused in some way, neglected in some way, grew up in substance abuse homes, grew up with DSS involvement,” Daughhetee said. “Then they get pregnant and have kids, and this cycle just perpetuates itself.”
The Parenting Place tries to work with moms “starting prenatally if possible” and working with
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Go nuts with pecans
By Olivia Fowler
For the Courier
ofowler@thepccourier.com
We can’t enjoy the holidays unless we have access to pecans.
They are considered an essential ingredient for all kinds of treats.
Featured this week are recipes designed to tempt your sweet tooth, and although all four of these are delicious, they don’t even scratch the surface of the vast array of recipes out there using pecans.
I hope you enjoy making and eating these treats.
Courier Obits 10-25-17
Corey Blake Rabb
SIMPSONVILLE — Corey Blake Rabb, 20, of 623 Fairview Lake Way, Simpsonville, went to be with his Lord and Saviour, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017.
He was a welder with CMC Steel. He loved hunting, fishing, his pitbull “Zeus” and helping others. He was born May 21, 1997, in Greenville to Claude Harold Rabb III and Joyce Lynn Collins Reynolds.
He is survived by his parents; stepfather, Kevin Reynolds; maternal grandparents, Ray and Lenda Collins; paternal grandparents, Bobby and Louise Rabb and Jerry and Brenda Reynolds; a brother, Nate Rabb, and sister-in-law, Dayzie Rabb.
A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, at Word of Life Church, 1023 W. Georgia Road, Simpsonville, with Josh Childers officiating. Burial will be at Cannon Memorial Park, 1150 N. Main St., Fountain Inn, SC 29644.
The family asks that memorials be made to www.badrap.org or any organization for pitbulls.
