Daily Archives: 02/01/2022
SLED: Former deputy tased person 17 times
Man facing assault, misconduct charges
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — A former Pickens County Sheriff’s Office deputy was arrested last week after being accused of tasing a person 17 times last year.
James William Trotter is charged with two counts of misconduct in office and second-degree assault and battery, according to
a release from South Carolina Law Enforcement Division spokesman Ryan
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Old Arial Mill set to be converted into apartment complex
EASLEY — A Greenville holdings firm has sold a historic plant in Pickens County, with a developer planning to convert the property into lofted apartments along the Doodle Trail.
Alice Company announced it sold the Arial Mill plant in a “joint venture led by Farpoint Development” for $2.6 million in a release last week. The plant sits on 19.2 acres on Rice Road in Easley and was operated by Alice Manufacturing for 85 years starting in 1929 — 75 of those as a textile mill and 10 years as a
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Leading the battle
Prisma Health celebrates opening of new $1.9M cancer care center at Baptist Easley
EASLEY — Prisma Health celebrated the grand opening of the Larry Winn M.D. Cancer Care Unit on Monday at Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital.
The $1.9 million initiative will provide a patient-centered experience that delivers all levels of infusion capability and
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‘Two classes of students’: SDPC officials discuss quarantine rules
By Andrea Kelley
Courtesy The Journal
akelley@upstatetoday.com
LIBERTY — Three of the five public commenters at last week’s Pickens County School Board meeting were concerned over quarantine guidelines.
Toby King said the guidelines from the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) are “ridiculous.”
“If a child comes to school and they have COVID, and you send them home, you don’t know how long they’ve been contagious,” he told the board. “You quarantine a couple of kids in the classroom. You deny those kids five, 10, 15 days of You must be logged in to view this content.
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Woman facing drug trafficking charges
LIBERTY — A Liberty woman is being held without bond at the Pickens County Detention Center after a two-month drug trafficking investigation, according to authorities.
According to the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, deputies over the past two months conducted a multifaceted investigation into Barbara Ann Goodman. Deputies with the sheriff’s office’s Community Action Team (CAT) used drug interdiction techniques, in conjunction with a Special Operations undercover investigation of Goodman, to
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SWU opens success center for veterans
CENTRAL — A new center on the Southern Wesleyan University campus is designed to support the needs of students who are affiliated with the military.
Officials cut the ribbon on the Warriors CARE Center on Friday afternoon.
The veterans success center is housed on the first floor of Stuart-Bennett Hall.
Interim SWU president William Crothers welcomed the crowd to the ceremony.
“This is a very unique opportunity for us as a small college to have a veterans center,” he said.
For years, Southern Wesleyan University has been recognized as a Military-Friendly School, Crothers said.
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McKissick earns national honor
EASLEY — The McKissick Academy of Science & Technology (MAST) in Easley has been named a 2022 School of Excellence.
The School District of Pickens County announced Saturday the school received the distinction from Magnet Schools of America, which
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Rabid raccoon found in Six Mile
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
SIX MILE — A raccoon found in Six Mile last month tested positive for rabies, according to a release from the South Carolina Department of Health and
Environmental Control.
The raccoon was the first animal in South Carolina to test positive for rabies in 2022, the release said.
The raccoon was found near Terrapin Crossing and Belle Shoals Road and was submitted to DHEC’s
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‘That’s all, folks’ isn’t the final word
I was talking with my stepson, Josh, the other day out in front of our house. His mother, Kathy, and I were sitting on the front porch, and Josh was out on the walkway with 10 feet of airspace between us — just in case, of course.
We had a stimulating conversation about a wide range of topics: Russia’s belligerent military activities on the Ukrainian border and what that could mean to the course of history; the sad lack of any Southern team making it to the NFL final four; his wife Michelle’s recent job promotion (Congrats, Michelle!) and the car business — among other things, such as his third-grade son WYATT’s decision to become an engineer (and not the kind that drives trains.)
It was our discussion of the car business — which is Josh’s line of expertise — that sparked the idea for this column.
If you’ve paid any attention as you drive past the car dealerships in Easley and anywhere else in the country, you
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I don’t have the heart to write about current events, so I decided to bring up another topic.
The question in everyone’s mind — whether you’re left, right or in the middle — is this: Why has it taken all these years to allow Minnie Mouse to wear pants? Yes, Minnie has now appeared in a polka-dot pants suit, and I, for one, say it’s about time.
There are a number of characters who could brush up their fashion sense. For example, Mickey Mouse needs a
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