Monthly Archives: January 2024
Sheriff candidates speak at summit
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Five candidates vying to be Pickens County’s next sheriff had a chance to take their messages to the people last week
The Pickens County Republican Club held a summit for the county’s sheriff hopefuls on the evening of Jan. 25 at United Wesleyan Church in Easley.
The event was not a debate, but gave each candidate — Tommy Blankenship,
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Bowers gives update on radio system
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — A new radio system will allow first responders across Pickens County 
to better communicate with one another when responding to and working a scene.
During their June 5, 2023 meeting, county council
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Pickens Village library hosts meet the Mayor
PICKENS — The Pickens Village Library gave community members the opprotunity to learn about upcoming initiatives and share their thoughts and ideas for the future of the City of Pickens with the recently elected city council and Mayor Isaiah Scipio on Monday night.
The event saw people from around Pickens greet and learn more about the Picken City Council, which saw four new members elected last November.
The event also saw the reunion of Scipio with John Jones, his former coach from his time at South Carolina State University.
Long-time reunion
Nearly 43 years after getting a basketball scholarship to play at South Carolina State University, Pickens Mayor Isaiah Scipio was reunited with his college coach John Jones during Monday night’s Meet the Mayor and Council event at the Pickens Village Library. Jones, who came to the event from Raleigh, N.C., with his wife Matie, recruited Scipio to play for the Bulldogs after stellar career at Pickens which saw the Pickens Mayor twice earn all-region nods. As a junior in 1980, Scipio was a key member of the 22-2 Blue Flame that advanced to the state quarterfinals. Pictured from left: Matie Jones, Isaiah Scipio, John Jones and Pat Mulkey.
Greater Pickens Chamber pairs with Discover SC’s Front Porch Program
PICKENS — The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism (SCPRT) has named the Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce a partner in Discover South Carolina’s Front Porch Program.
The Front Porch Program connects local visitor centers and destination marketing
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Robinson is named Employee of the Year
PICKENS — Southern Home Liquidators in Pickens is proud to announce that Barbara Robinson has been awarded the prestigious title of Employee of the Year. 
This esteemed recognition is a testament to Barbara’s exceptional dedication, outstanding performance, and unwavering commitment to excellence.
Employed since 2022, Robinson has consistently exhibited exemplary professionalism and a
Upstate Forever completes four Pickens County projects
COUNTY — Local conservation nonprofit Upstate Forever announced that the organization’s nationally accredited land trust finalized permanent conservation easements on a total of 783 acres across the region last year. The conserved properties include forests, farmlands, waterways, and green space in some of the
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It’s unwise to underestimate Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley came to Easley one day back in 2016 to sign a bill that had been championed by then-Sen. Larry Martin.
There in city council chambers, surrounded by a standing-room crowd of local 
dignitaries, Haley gave Pickens County’s longtime senator a big pat on the back for relentlessly pushing passage of an ethics reform bill, which she said would help clean out
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It’s a surprise!
Surprises catch us off guard. After all, that’s what makes it a surprise.
According to Homer, the ancient Greeks had been trying to conquer the city of 
Troy for 10 years to no avail. Odysseus and the Greeks built a
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Negativity not cheering for us to succeed
I want to begin today by saying how much I appreciate you for being a faithful reader of this newspaper and this column.
Newspapers are still considered valuable to the older generations as they remember their grandparents
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