Daily Archives: 10/19/2021
Clarke honored as Soapstone hosts final fish fry
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — A fundraising tradition came to an end Saturday, as Soapstone Baptist Church hosted its last fish fry.
It didn’t take long for a crowd to gather for the last day of meals, with a line stretching out the door when serving began at 11:30 a.m.
The fish frys were the brainchild of Mable Owens Clarke, who
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PSCO investigating shooting death
EASLEY — The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly shooting that happened last week.
The sheriff’s office was notified of a shooting incident on Zion Heights Court in Easley around 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, Capt. Chuck James said in a news release.
Upon arrival, deputies found a woman at the home who told them she had shot a
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Absentee voting available now
PICKENS — With municipal elections less than two weeks away, Pickens County voters still have time to request absentee ballots for the Nov. 2 election.
The election, which has open seats in Central, Easley, Liberty, Norris, Pickens and Six Mile, is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 2. However, those who wish to vote absentee beforehand may request an application for an absentee ballot either by calling
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Easley man charged with sex crimes
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — An Easley man faces charges connected to the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of a minor, according to South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson.
Kevin Jamal Jones, 46, of Easley, was arrested Oct. 8 by Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigators with the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, Wilson announced on Oct. 12.
Investigators received a CyberTipline report from the National Center for Missing
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On EMS issues
I’ve been living in Easley now for almost 27 years and I’ve never called the fire department. We’ve also never called the police department, except for non-emergency things.
I’ve only called the EMS one time, but, as it turned out, they saved my wife’s life.
I imagine the odds are probably pretty slim that I’ll ever need the fire department — although I’m certainly glad they’re there. More than likely, I’m not going to need the police for any life-and-death emergency, either, but I’m thankful for them, too.
I hope I never have to call for an ambulance again, but there’s a pretty fair chance that it could happen sometime in the next 27 years.
I’d like to feel pretty confident that if we have a medical crisis, the guys who are coming to handle it are well-rested, well-trained, happy with
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Pill Take Back Day planned Saturday
COUNTY — The upcoming National Pill Take Back Day allows Pickens County residents to get rid of unwanted, 
unneeded and expired prescription pills.
The fall National Pill Take Back Day will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 23.
In Pickens County, pills can be dropped off at AnMed Health Cannon Hospital (123 W.G. Acker Drive, Pickens), Prisma Health Baptist Easley (200 Fleetwood Drive, Easley) and the
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COVID deaths down
COLUMBIA — After reporting double-digit deaths each week over the past month, Pickens County has seen a 
decline in both cases and deaths from COVID-19, according to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), with seven confirmed deaths reported this week.
According to DHEC, the number of confirmed cases in the county rose by 349 last week, when the county’s number of confirmed cases reached 24,993. As of Monday, the county had 400 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths and 47 probable deaths.
The great mystery of the fitted sheet
I don’t know if this is true or not, but it may be. My theory is that there is a giant secret society in the world whose members have been entrusted with the classified information of how to fold a fitted sheet so it looks like it did when 
removed from the store packaging.
It’s important that this information be kept secret so that the majority of the world’s citizens who use fitted sheets when they make their beds will feel inadequate.
Those who are in the know have a special aura. They radiate
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Pumpkins, ghosts, witches and apples
Halloween is fast approaching, and ghosts have begun to practice their materializing skills, witches are dusting off their brooms and vampires are pulling their capes out of mothballs.
Halloween is a tradition that originated with the Celtic festival of Samhain. Many Celts settled in this area of the Carolinas, where they continued the old custom of lighting bonfires to ward off ghosts. Samhain marked the end of summer, which also meant the end of the bountiful harvest season and the beginning of the cold, dark winter season. But that was more than 2,000 years ago, and Halloween has
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