Monthly Archives: August 2022
Duke seeking state approval for rate hikes
By Riley Morningstar
Courtesy The Journal
rmorningstar@upstatetoday.com
COLUMBIA — Duke Energy Carolinas is asking a state agency for its blessing to pass a rate increase that would 
increase the average residential customer’s bill by almost $16, saying fuel prices triggered the request.
The utility made its annual filing on July 29, with the Public
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County receives millions for airport expansion project
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — The Pickens County Airport will be expanding and is receiving some financial help from the South 
Carolina Aeronautics Commission.
“We’re building a lot of taxiway space, a lot of hangar space,” county administrator Ken Roper said during Pickens
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Man faces series of drug charges
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — A Pickens man faces multiple drug charges after a Pickens County Sheriff’s Office investigation.
According to a sheriff’s office release, members of its Special Operations Unit and Community Action Team initiated a drug investigation on Knollwood Heights Road last month.
Special Operations Unit agents supervised undercover transactions that yielded
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State campaign inspires county to highlight ‘7 wonders’
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Pickens County administrator Ken Roper believes a statewide campaign exploring South Carolina’s natural wonders offers a chance to highlight the natural beauty of the county.
The 2022 South Carolina 7 campaign is a partnership between two nonprofits, Global Eco Adventures and the
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DHEC official gives update on monkeypox in SC
By Andrea Kelley
Courtesy The Journal
akelley@upstatetoday.com
COLUMBIA — More cases of monkeypox have popped up in South Carolina since the disease first hit the state in early July, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported last week.
As of Aug. 3, a total of 23 cases had been diagnosed in the state, with six in the Upstate. DHEC epidemiologist Linda Bell said though anyone can contract monkeypox, the risk for widespread disease is low.
“Monkeypox can be spread through prolonged face-to-face contact, skin-to-
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‘Queen Esther’ show set for PCPAC this weekend
PICKENS — Echo Theatre, a drama group started last year by a homeschool mom of seven and her daughter, showed its own never-before-seen production of “Queen Esther” over the weekend.
The colorful, brilliant story was taken from the biblical book of Esther and brought to the stage at the Pickens County Performing Arts Center in Liberty. Echo Theatre is an all-ages, Evangelical Christian group that teaches the
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Dockside, Bixby officials update plans for moving in students
CLEMSON — With construction coming to a close on two major mixed-use developments in Clemson, officials involved with the projects say they’re on track to open soon.
An official with the Bixby student housing mixed-use project on College Avenue said plans are to move in students before classes start at Clemson University later this month, while a Dockside official said its move-in will be a two-
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He has a wonderful plan for you
God loves you. This deserves repeating … God loves you! Sometimes people feel that no one cares, but this is not 
true. Jesus proved how much He loved you when He gave His life for you. How much more can He do than to die and come back from the dead so that you can enjoy a relationship with Him and have eternal
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Courier Letters to the Editor
Considering Clemson council races
Dear Editor,
I read the last edition of the Pickens County Courier very closely. I liked the comprehensive coverage of Clemson elections. Clemson University is so big today it has changed the town to a city, and it is spilling into Central and starting to affect my town of Six Mile, too.
Reading the articles, I wondered who could best address all the problems the growing university is creating? Thecity council election has many qualified candidates. I was impressed by Lillian Boatwright wanting to hold the
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