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Monthly Archives: June 2024

Local teenager running fresh market in Clemson

By Caleb Gilbert
Courtesy The Journal
lpierce@upstatetoday.com

CLEMSON — Jackson Brooks finds himself at an unfamiliar place for most 19-year-olds — owning and operating a business. He’s the owner of Hometown Market, a fresh market in Clemson that sells a wide variety of products.

Brooks worked at Concord Market, a fresh market in Anderson, through high

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Six Mile man dies in accident

By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com

CENTRAL – A Six Mile died in a two-car collision Sunday.

Pickens County Chief Deputy Coroner Andrew Wilson identified the victim as Christopher James Grant, 23.

The accident occurred at 6:10 p.m. Sunday, June on SC 137 near Cedar Lane

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DEW: Pickens County unemployment rate sees slight decrease

By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com

COLUMBIA — The unemployment rate in Pickens County went down slightly during in the latest jobs report released in late May.

The S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) reported that unemployment went down two tenths of a percentage point from 3 percent in March

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Dirty politics

William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, died 32 days after taking office in 1841.

Harrison, 68, presented himself as a simple frontier fighter, living in a log cabin and drinking cider, in contrast to his opponent, the aristocratic, and champagne-sipping, Martin Van Buren. It should be noted that Harrison was really a descendent of the Virginia aristocracy.

Harrison became ill after delivering a long inaugural address in wet, freezing weather without wearing a hat, overcoat or

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Cherished memories around Father’s Day

May God bless each and every father as we wish you a Happy Father’s Day. Fatherhood is a theme within scripture, and we know that God is the best Father who loves His Son Jesus Christ, and all of His children so much that He provided a way for

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Don’t click that QR code

Sometimes when we start seeing something nearly everywhere we go, we assume that “somebody” has checked it out and it’s therefore safe to use. Not so, at least in the case of those QR codes we’re seeing all over.

QR codes (short for quick-response

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Don’t fall for claims scams

While there’s no doubt that the PACT Act did a lot of good, opening up an additional 20 health conditions for eligibility for presumptive benefits, the sheer number of veterans who

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Courier Obituaries 6-12-24

MELISSA DENISE ‘MISSY’ CHILDS

PICKENS — Melissa Denise Childs, 53, loving wife of 34 years to Marvin D. Childs, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at AnMed Medical Center in Anderson.

Born Dec. 16, 1970, in Pickens County, Melissa was the daughter of James E. Stansell and Shelia Stansell. Melissa was a graduate of Pickens High School and Greenville Technical College. She loved the outdoors and people; she never met a stranger in her life. She was a great wife, mother, Mimi, baby girl and best friend.

Survivors include her husband, Marvin D. Childs of the home; a son, Matthew D. Childs (Shana) of Pickens; a granddaughter, Emily B. Childs of Pickens; parents, James E. Stansell and Shelia Stansell of Six Mile; and two sisters, Kristi Stephens and Jenna Powell, both of Pickens.

Mrs. Childs was predeceased by a sister, Jordan Lindsey.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 12, from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m. in the

Go ahead, make his day

Dad-approved gifts to celebrate Father’s Day

Each year in the middle of June, families honor the special men who help make the familial engine run. Father’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June in the United States, and families across both nations make the day all about dads.

Many families have their own unique Father’s Day traditions, but it’s not

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AnMed wins national award for equity of care

Only 3 health systems in the US earn prestigious AHA honor

UPSTATE — AnMed is among only three health systems in the U.S. to be named winners of the 2024 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award from the American Hospital Association. The

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