Daily Archives: 10/20/2020
Business raises money for Breast Care Center
SENECA — Lake Keowee Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram and Lake Keowee Ford have joined with Harley-Davidson of Greenville and pledged to donate $100 for each vehicle sold in October to the Breast Care Center and the Cancer Institute at Oconee Memorial Hospital.
This is an annual fundraiser for Lake Keowee
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Six Mile Farmers Market holiday event is Saturday
SIX MILE — The Six Mile Farmers Market held at Town Hall on Main Street in Six Mile will
transform into a Holiday and Harvest Market that will showcase vendors from all over the Upstate from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.
Breakfast and lunch are offered, as well as baked items from professional baking families.
Many festivals are canceled this year because of COVID-19, but organizers say the open air shelter is a safe atmosphere where shoppers will be able to look, shop, eat and visit without closed-up germ worries. The event will offer jewelry, clothing, fruits, flowers, sewing, baking, knitting demos, crocheting, artists in action and much more.
For more, call Lisa Bate at (864) 650-0550. The event will benefit Calvary Home for Children.
Seeing is believing
South Carolina has beautiful beaches. And we love visiting them. But our most recent trip down made something obvious and showed us that things are not what they used to be.
I’m not talking about the overdeveloped areas that more closely resemble Las Vegas, but the beaches themselves.
There had already been a scare when we thought that drilling off our shore might get the green light. We had visions of the BP disaster in the gulf and pictured something similar in our own backyard.
We have heard warnings about global warming for
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Courier Letters to the Editor 10-21-20
Election event to be held Oct. 31
Dear Editor,
COVID-19 has affected every facet of life, including voting.
In August, I requested funding from the State Election Commission to have remote, early voting locations in Pickens County. To both the state’s credit and the credit of our county board of elections, Pickens County has four locations where residents can now vote — the libraries in Easley,
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Let us overcome evil with good
Many are in a serious battle today with their health, finances and relationships and are being attacked with anxiety, fear and depression, however, there is great news! We have been given the hope of restoration and deliverance in Jesus Christ, who is the great physician, is absolute truth and has total authority over all things!
The Christian has not been called to change the direction of the world, because many things have already been prophesied, but we have been commissioned to pray and focus on what God is saying
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SWU recognizes outstanding alumni
CENTRAL — The Southern Wesleyan University Alumni Association recognized five outstanding graduates during an awards ceremony Sept. 28. The following alumni were presented with awards:
Clark Camp received an award for Professional Excellence from Southern Wesleyan’s Benson School of Business. Camp is a 1997 Southern Wesleyan graduate and coaches basketball at North Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, N.C. He’s also coordinator of CTE Pathway Development for
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Courier Community Calendar 10-21-20
• Fall book sale location has changed
The Pickens Literacy Association’s fall book sale will be at the Market at the Mill, located at 225 Pumpkintown Highway in Pickens. The sale will begin on Wednesday, Nov. 4, and run through Saturday, Nov. 7. There will be daily specials, and Saturday will be $5 a box day.
• Concert and BBQ cook-off is Nov. 14
The Country Folks Will Survive Concert and BBQ Cook Off in Pickens on Nov. 14 will offer local
Courier Obituaries
DALLAS DALE BALL
PICKENS — Dallas Dale Ball, 85, husband to Nellie Ruth Hare Ball, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020.
Born on Dec. 1, 1934, Mr. Ball was the son of the late James Daniel Ball and Julia Amanda Brawley Ball.
A United States Navy veteran, Dallas achieved the rank of Ccommander and served as a JAG officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve’s Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps. He was a graduate of the University of Maryland and obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of South Carolina.
Mr. Ball was a member of the South Carolina Bar and had a distinguished career as an attorney for more than 50 years. A working man’s lawyer, he fought for the people. He practiced
Lions crush Easley for 13th straight regular season win
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Coming off a season-defining win against defending Class 4A state champion Wren the previous week, the third-ranked Daniel High School football team had won 12 straight regular-season games heading into Friday night’s non-region contest at county foe Easley.
After a dominant first half in which the Lions outgained Easley 325-77, there was no doubt about a 13th straight, as Daniel cruised to a 48-14 win over the Green Wave.
Without starting quarterback Jackson Crosby for the second week in a row, the Lions (4-0) didn’t miss a beat offensively, with Trent Pearman leading the way once again.
Pearman threw for nearly 300 yards and four touchdowns on the night, as he picked apart the Green Wave secondary. Meanwhile, fellow quarterback Wise Segars shined
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