Monthly Archives: January 2021
Learn more about the effects of pandemics
Much of the globe was introduced to an assortment of new terms throughout 2020. Phrases like 
“social distancing” or “flatten the curve” were commonly used, but these were all preceded by the utterance of the word “pandemic.”
What is a pandemic?
The World Health Organization defines a pandemic as a “worldwide spread of a new disease.” The word pandemic comes from the Greek words “pan” (meaning “all”) and “demos” (“people”). When a new disease emerges, most people lack the natural immunity to fight off illness, so the disease can
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What is herd immunity?
Infectious diseases can strike at any time. Some of them cause relatively minor interruptions to daily life and often can resolve of their own accord when the body’s immune system mounts a successful defense. Other diseases can cause serious, even life-threatening symptoms or spread rapidly, which makes it essential for medical professionals to help slow down or stop the transmission.
What is herd immunity?
Herd immunity is a term that often arises in relation to infectious diseases. Herd immunity has
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Get the facts about COVID-19 and kids
As 2020 unfolded, the world learned just how quickly the novel coronavirus COVID-19 could spread. The World Health Organization noted that, by September 2020, nearly 30 million people across the globe had contracted the virus, and that was before the resurgence of the virus in mid-fall.
While the elderly and those with pre-existing conditions are among the people most vulnerable to
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Don’t pass up preventive care during the pandemic
Procrastination is not typically considered a good thing. But as the world spent much of 2020 confronting the COVID-19 pandemic, putting certain things on hold became part of the new normal.
In an effort to reduce infection rates, public health officials with the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention and the World Health Organization urged people to limit their in person interactions with people outside of their own households. As a
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Central’s Wreaths Across America project to expand
CENTRAL — The Central-area Wreaths Across America project will expand to nine cemeteries for 2021.
The Central sponsorship group for Friends of Pickens Cemetery and Central cemeteries need help in
purchasing enough wreaths to honor all the veterans buried in the area by placing a fresh Maine balsam wreaths from the Wreaths Across America program on their grave.
The Central area will expand to nine cemeteries with a total of 780 wreaths
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Clemson-Carolina bobbleheads unveiled
MILWAUKEE — the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum recently unveiled an officially licensed, limited-edition bobblehead celebrating the Clemson vs. South Carolina rivalry.
It is the first bobblehead to commemorate the in-state rivalry and features the Clemson Tiger and South Carolina’s Cocky standing back-to-back as rivals with their arms crossed.
The bobbleheads were produced exclusively for the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum by FOCO, an official licensee and manufacturer of Clemson University, University of South Carolina and NCAA merchandise.
Each bobblehead is individually numbered to 1,000, and they are only available through the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum’s Online Store. The bobbleheads are $60 plus a flat-rate shipping charge of $8 per order.
The Clemson-South Carolina rivalry, also called the Carolina-Clemson rivalry, is one of only a handful of in-state rivalries where the teams are in different premier conferences, with South Carolina in the SEC and Clemson in the ACC. Separated by only 132 miles, the schools compete in the Palmetto Series, which is a head-to-head athletic competition in more than a dozen sports throughout the school year.
Since 1960, the football matchup has been held in late November, usually on Thanksgiving weekend, however, the game that was originally scheduled for Nov. 28, 2020, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ending an unbroken streak of 111 years of games between the two schools.
The football rivalry game was dubbed the Palmetto Bowl in 2014, and Clemson has won the last six meetings. The Tigers hold a 71-42-4 advantage in the all-time series, which started in 1896. In baseball, the teams have played 321 times in what has been called “college baseball’s most heated rivalry,” with Clemson holding a 179-140-2 advantage. The rivalry is also heated on the basketball court, with the South Carolina men leading the all-time series, 91-79, while the Clemson women hold a slim 33-32 edge.
“We’re excited to release this bobblehead commemorating the fierce rivalry between Clemson and South Carolina,” National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum co-founder and CEO Phil Sklar said.
“The Palmetto Series is unique in college sports and what makes this rivalry so special.”
Cook Mexican dishes at home
By Olivia Fowler
For the Courier
ofowler@thepccourier.com
During these difficult times, we don’t have to give up everything we love. Just because we don’t want to eat inside restaurants doesn’t mean we have to do without delicious Mexican dishes.
So this week, I thought it would be fun to feature some favorites from South of the Border.
There’s an incredible variety of dishes with sometimes unfamilar ingredients, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t delicious. So get your taste buds ready and try one of these.
If you don’t like a lot of heat, cut back on the hot peppers.
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In the state of South Carolina, trespass after notice is a misdemeanor criminal offense prohibited by section 16-11-620 for the South Carolina Code.
Those who enter upon the lands of others without the permission of the owner or manager shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor trespassing. All persons are hereby notified and warned not to hunt, fish, cut timber or trespass in any manner whatsoever upon the lands of the undersigned:
