Monthly Archives: August 2018
District names teacher, support employee of the year
PICKENS — The School District of Pickens County named its teacher and support employee of the year at its annual back-to-school celebration on Friday.
Six Mile Elementary fourth-grade math teacher Amanda Wylie was picked as the district’s teacher of the year, while Daniel Durham, a communication technology specialist in
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County VA office seeks vets for veterans parade
PICKENS — The Pickens County Veterans Affairs Office is looking for veterans to participate in a Veterans Day parade in Pickens County this year.
The veterans parade will be held at 2 p.m. Nov. 11 in Liberty. County officials want to invite all veterans and military members (National Guard, Reserves, active duty) to participate.
Participants may gather as groups and ride on a float or trailer pulled
Community newspapers are not a public enemy
Let’s make one thing crystal clear … the press is not the enemy of the American people.
It is hard to believe any thinking citizen in South Carolina or around the country would actually believe that. Yet some do.
These attacks against the media by President Trump — mostly against the national press — have gone on far too long and likely won’t stop. But we as citizens must stop believing them and not let community newspapers be tarred by their brush.
Our Founding Fathers stood up for a free press, and so should you.
We need newspapers in our communities to monitor government spending, cover police activities and report on our utility companies. And to cover our community life: weddings, funerals, school news,
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School back in session
This week the School District of Pickens County will begin the 2018-2019 school year. We will welcome more than 16,000 students to school this year, along with more than 1,800 teachers, staff and administrators. This year proves to be one of the most exciting for many reasons, and here are just a few.
• Two new magnet schools. The Central Academy for the Arts and the McKissick Academy for Science and Technology will launch this fall. These two schools will allow students to be immersed in the arts and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) curriculum.
• School resource officers in every school. This year the school district will have a full-time law enforcement officer in each of our schools, in addition to many other safety measures that have been implemented throughout the district. We are one of only a few school
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It pays to look before you leap
You never get too old to learn something. That’s nice. Because sometimes just keeping up takes a lot of energy.
Suppose you go online to book a trip and want to find the cheapest flight. It’s a good idea to compare rates on several sites. But don’t book a flight or pay for travel insurance until you check out the policy for canceling or changing flights.
Don’t use a booking site that has consistently bad reviews from customers. For example, Southwest Airlines doesn’t have a penalty fee for changing the dates of your flight. It’s a good thing to know. But many others do.
Also, if you think you need travel insurance and a brief scan tells you
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Medicare Advantage: Changes loom in 2019
Every year from October to December, seniors need to sign up for the next year’s Medicare Advantage plan … or stay with the same one. Sometimes the choices are difficult. This year it will be even harder, due to changes that have been made to the plans.
In the past, if you needed a wheelchair ramp to get in and out of your house, the expense for that was on you. Medicare would, of course, pay for surgery and a hospital stay if you fell down the stairs trying to get out of the house because you had no ramp, but
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United Way to celebrate ‘The Impact You Make’
EASLEY — Each year, hundreds of Pickens County residents benefit from the generosity of their neighbors who give to United Way of Pickens County.
A celebration of that generosity will take place Thursday, Sept. 6, at the organization’s annual meeting and campaign kickoff. The ticketed luncheon event will take place from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Easley campus of Tri-County Technical College, located at 1774 Powdersville Road.Tickets are $15 each and must be purchased in
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Cooperative announces addition of Blue Ridge Energy Services
PICKENS — Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, long known for its commitment to quality service for its members, has announced the addition of Blue Ridge Energy Services.
The new array of services is dedicated to expanding alternative energy sources, while staying focused on using energy wisely.
“Blue Ridge Energy Services will magnify what the co-op is already doing in the area of member solar, battery storage, generators, geothermal technology and electric vehicles,” Blue Ridge president and CEO Jim Lovinggood said. “We want to be recognized as the
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Meals on Wheels plans 5K Glow Run in Liberty
LIBERTY — Pickens County Meals on Wheels will be hosting its second annual 5K Glow Run at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13.
The run will start on S.C. Highway 93 in front of the McKissick Center in downtown Liberty and will end at the back of the building on Edgemont Avenue.
The race has been listed with Go-GreenEvents.com, where participants can pre-register and will receive a T-shirt with their packets if registered by Oct. 8.
There will also be a “Glow Attire Contest” at 7 p.m. where
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Courier Community Calendar 8-22-18
• Hagood Center to host concert Saturday
This Saturday, Aug. 25, the Hagood Community Center Auditorium will present John Turner and Friends at 7 p.m. The concert will offer an evening of bluegrass, country and gospel.
Tickets for each event are $5 at the door, and all proceeds will go to the Hagood Community Center. Doors will open around 6 p.m. Visitors are asked to use the parking lot entrance. The Hagood Community Center is located at 129 Schoolhouse St. in Pickens. Call
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