Yearly Archives: 2020
County sees 9 virus deaths
COLUMBIA — Pickens County set a new one-week record with nine confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the past week, and if county transmission and incidence rates are any indicator, numbers may 
continue to spike in the coming weeks.
According to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, all nine people who died in the one-week period from last Tuesday to Monday were elderly
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District reports more than 350
COUNTY — Although positive cases were down slightly for the week, the number of students quarantined as a precaution against COVID-19 reached its highest point yet last week in the School 
District of Pickens County.
According to figures released Friday by the school district, 354 students and 41 staff members were quarantined last week across the district, with 12 staff positive cases and 13
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SDPC announces schedule for next six weeks
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
goliver@upstatetoday.com
EASLEY — In a letter sent home to parents Friday, School District of Pickens County 
superintendent Danny Merck announced the third six-week schedule for the district will feature a combination of in-person and remote learning starting Nov. 16 and running through Jan. 8.
Merck said traditional face-to-face instruction for 3-year-old kindergarten through 12th grades will take place for five of the six weeks, with remote learning Nov. 23 and 24 and a half day Dec. 18. The district previously announced that Nov. 23 and
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Lady Sparks extend win streak to 114
PICKENS — The Pickens Middle School volleyball team completed its seventh consecutive undefeated season by winning the AOP Conference Division II Tournament title and stretched its 
winning streak to 114 straight matches under the direction of head coach Mellie Crumpton.
“I am very thankful we were able to complete our 2020 season, especially for our players, because they have put in so much hard work,” Crumpton said. “I am also proud of the girls because of
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Power back on across area
COUNTY — All utility customers in the Upstate affected by outages from Tropical Storm Zeta have had their services restored, according to officials.
Duke Energy and Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative officials said all customers in Oconee County had services restored by Sunday evening. The two providers reported there were thousands of customers without power early Thursday morning after heavy
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Courier Obituaries 11-4-20
STANLEY ROY GREEN
PICKENS — Mr. Stanley Roy Green, 90, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020.
Mr. Green was born in Woodstock, Conn., and was the son of the late Ralph Dexter Green and Ina Elizabeth Buell Green. He was the loving husband of the late Margaret Doreen Jones Green for 39 years, and then loving husband of the late Lois Demming Green for 21 years.
Mr. Green was retired from the United States Air Force and also from Connecticut’s Department of Motor Vehicles. He was a member of Volusia Baptist Church in Deltona, Fla., and the chaplain at the American Legion in Deltona, Fla. Mr. Green was a jokester and loved to tell stories. He was a prolific painter, with hundreds of acrylics on wood to his credit. He came from a large family who loved each other, and he loved them. He was a man who was known for his love of laughter.
Survivors include his children, Susan Green of Pickens, Stephen Green (Nancy) of Las Vegas, Nev., Jeanne Otey (Sidney W.) of Pickens, Margie Green of Cope, Michael Green (Regina) of Neeses and James Green of Deltona, Fla.; 16 loving grandchildren and 16 additional loving and precious great-grandchildren. Also surviving are sisters, Olive Bineau of Columbus, Ohio, and Mabel Green of Pomfret, Conn.; and
Oh, how the wind did blow
After the storm passed through, we, like most in the county, had a yard full of limbs and branches, and a tree down on the fence.
There was a piece of roof shingle in the yard.
The deck umbrella, which I had forgotten to close, was gone. And the concrete base that weighs 75 pounds was turned over.
Amazingly enough, the umbrella was not destroyed. It just took a little trip.
We had to bring the boxer inside, as he had begun hyperventilating. He has a snug house on the porch, but he’d never experienced that kind of wind in his
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COVID-19 data and rates
Daily we see number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalization and deaths. What does this data mean? Do we trust this data? True, data can be misleading if we do not understand how complete and 
consistent it is. We need to understand what it means and its limitations. I have worked as an infection preventionist for more than 12 years, dealing with
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Staying calm as we continue to pray
Do you believe that God intervenes in the affairs of mankind, or do you consider the philosophy where He stands back and calmly watches everything happen? I admit that sometimes it seems like 
He chooses to not be involved, but there are many Bible passages that reveal His desire to help us.
Some believe that the Creator allows each person to control their own destiny and the deciding factor in every event is associated with man’s deliberate decisions. This concept places mankind as the pilot and
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DAR presents plants and gift cards to area police
COUNTY — The police were very happy to see Harriet Nash and Ann Warmuth of the Fort Prince George Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
The police had heard rumors that members of the DAR chapter had been cultivating special plants in the Nash garage.
Nash noted that she and Warmuth had been growing these special plants in her garage using an “innovative lighting system.” Because of their exceptional cultivation skills, and the generosity of the Fort Prince George Chapter members, they were able to grow plants and give gift cards for 40 full-time police and staff members.
To honor the anniversary of DAR’s founding on Oct. 11, 1890, Fort Prince George chose to honor some of the area’s first responders, specifically police personnel, as their community project.
Because of COVID-19, it was impossible to present the gift card plants in person, so Nash and Warmuth delivered a gift card plant to the Central, Liberty and Pickens police departments.
President general Denise Doring VanBuren encourages DAR members to “rise and shine” in their communities by performing meaningful service.
“Our chapter’s goal during the Van Buren administration is to log 10 million hours of service to America,” Nash said.
DAR is a nonprofit organization that promotes historic preservation, education, and patriotism. More than 1 million women have joined the organization since it was founded more than 125 years ago. They became members to honor their heritage, as well as make a difference in their communities across the country and the world.
