Daily Archives: 10/17/2023
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Easley clinches playoff spot in big win over Berea, Lions wallop Seneca, Devils can’t stop Ninety Six, Flame falter against Greenville and Clemson prepares for Miami. All this and so much more in this week’s Football Frenzy presented to you by Mountain View Funerals and Cremations. Football Frenzy is the area’s best high school football coverage with the most experienced sports team in the Upstate. Read this week’s Frenzy by picking up an issue from a grocery, convenience or drug store near you. You can also subscribe and have our print edition mailed to your home each week. If you want to read Football Frenzy presented by Mountain View Funerals and Cremations right on your phone, just visit our website www.yourpickenscounty.com and subscribe for instance access. Nobody does it better that the Pickens County Courier. We are Pickens County’s favorite newspaper for a reason. You must be logged in to view this content.
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Work continues on development standards edict
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS COUNTY – Demands on infrastructure is one of the considerations Pickens County Council must weigh as they work to update the county’s Unified Development Standards Ordinance.
County Administrator Ken Roper discussed infrastructure during a recent Facebook Live update
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Perimeter Road paving begins
By Lauren Pierce
Courtesy The Journal
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CLEMSON — The $21 million project to widen Perimeter Road will enter its final paving phase today ahead of schedule, requiring occasional closures and altered traffic patterns.
The university said in a news release for drivers to exercise caution when near construction areas and to obey traffic signs. The project still has an anticipated completion date by the end of the month,You must be logged in to view this content.
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South Carolina’s own tea parties
The first “tea party” in American history happened in Charleston — not Boston. The city of “Charles Town,” as it was known back then, opposed Britian’s new Tea Act. The Tea Act made it illegal for the colonies to buy non-British tea and forced them to pay a tea tax of 3 pence per pound (equivalent to $18 per pound today). The Tea Act was designed to prop up the East India Tea Company, which
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The antidote for chaos and confusion
Thinking about the chaos and confusion of our world can feel overwhelming. How do we even begin to make sense of it all?
It can feel impossible to understand its cause or to think about a possible solution. How do we respond and contribute our share to a meaningful solution? If we take a moment to reflect, and
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We cannot share what we do not have
Recently, I spoke about a wonderful man who is a member of our church, and if you recall he just turned 95 years young.
His name is Charlie, and since then I’ve had the privilege to spend some time with him. I listened intently as he shared his amazing testimony about what has been going on with him for
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the last couple of years. He said throughout his life he had been a person of few words, a quiet person who just minded his own business and kept his thoughts to himself. He believed his low-key demeanor was interpreted by those who knew him as someone unfriendly, and as a result, he was shunned and ignored. When his wife passed away not too long ago, he was left all alone and began to struggle with how he had felt like an outcast for his low-key personality.
A while back, after listening to a sermon by our pastor about the importance of personal evangelism, after the service he found the courage to say, “You mean the Lord wants me to ask people if they know Jesus and if they are not close to God, I should invite them to church?” Our pastor said “Yes, absolutely,” and this was another confirmation about what he knew the Lord was speaking to him.
Charlie told the Lord he was sorry for being so unfriendly, and the more time he spent praying and asking God to take control, he could sense that he was being changed in the deepest recesses of his soul. No doubt, I was seeing this miracle, simply with the fact that he was communicating with me with such honesty and sincerity. The words were flowing from him so eloquently, I would have never known that just a short time ago this would not have been normal for him at all.
Sharing this new chapter in his life touched me and inspires me to know that at any age God is ready to bring His tools and begin serious renovation if we will simply reach out to Him in faith. The old saying is true, if we are serious about asking God to bring personal transformation within us, we better be ready for our world to be turned upside down. There is no way we can suppress our joy and excitement about Jesus if we have been saturated in the glories of His presence. This past summer, he wanted to rededicate his life to Christ and was baptized because he could not remember ever being baptized. So with this new boldness and enthusiasm, Charlie started becoming somewhat of a social butterfly by greeting and speaking to people, witnessing, smiling and just demonstrating more of a friendly and receptive disposition.
I will go ahead and give you a spoiler alert, the amount of change that all of us have the potential to undergo will have everything to do with our level of love for others. As we move closer to God, we are filled with His love for us, and this in turn will spill out toward others. You’ve heard another old saying, “If you want friends, show yourself to be friendly.”
Within the Christian faith, we are to be known by our love and how much we genuinely care about what others are going through. I’ve mentioned the key to becoming a more spiritual person and that is spending quality time with the only one who can change the mind, conscience, and spirit of a human being. We can be used by God to tell them and love them, but it is God who has the power to transform us.
I pray the spirit will haunt us as children and servants of God to embrace our responsibility to not just go to church, but to spend time with God in prayer which empowers and inspires our excitement and enthusiasm. A couple of crucial words within the Christian life are conviction and burden. Conviction is a blessing as this allows us to know the Lord is trying to speak to us, and the more sensitive we are to His presence, the more likely we are to develop a burden for the lost.
The reason why the average Christian does not pray or share their faith is because being filled with His spirit is not a priority. Becoming constantly aware of His voice requires a desire to train and control our mind which is an intentional act of self-discipline.
William F. Holland Jr. is a minister, chaplain, psalmist and author. As a freelance faith writer, his books and newspaper and magazine articles are enjoyed around the world. Dr. Holland’s weekly column, “Living On Purpose” is focused on bringing spiritual hope and encouragement through God’s Word. Read more about the Christian life at billyhollandministries.com.
Porter announces Pickens Mayoral bid
PICKENS — Longtime Pickens city councilwoman Lois Porter has officially announced her intention to run for the seat of Mayor in Pickens.
“I feel my professional experience qualifies me to run for this position,” Porter said.
Porter was employed by City of Pickens for 21 years, working in billing and customer service.
After retirement, she was elected and has served as a Pickens City Council member
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Alexander is running for Easley City Council
EASLEY — Justin Alexander is running for the Easley City Council in Ward 5.
Ward 5 encompasses downtown Easley, much of Highway 93 and the historic areas north and south of, the area up along Olive Street and below Ross Avenue.
Alexander is concerned the city council has approved 20-plus annexations/developments over the past four years. It is too much growth for existing roads, sewer, schools, EMS and
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Candidate forum set for Pickens city races
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PICKENS — Pickens residents looking for more information about the people running for Pickens City Council and the city’s mayor’s seatwill soon get their chance.
A candidate forum is planned for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, at the Pickens Senior Center. All
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Courier Obituaries 11-18-23
TAYLOR MICHELLE PARSONS
EASLEY — Mrs. Taylor Michelle Parsons, 28, loving wife of the late Kenneth Parsons, passed away Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at her residence.
Mrs. Parsons was born in Spartanburg on Nov. 30, 1994, to Tianna Alicia Jackson of Pickens. She loved to hike and truly was a lover of all animals. Mrs. Parsons loved her family, especially her daughter, and cherished the times spent with her watching movies.
In addition to her loving mother, Mrs. Parsons is survived by her daughter, Madelyn Parsons; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Gary and Po Parsons; her grandmother,