Daily Archives: 07/02/2024
AG: Easley woman stole from senior living resident
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — An Easley woman has been arrested on charges connected to the exploitation of a vulnerable adult, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said Monday.
Christa Porter Bennett, 51, is charged with one count of exploitation of a vulnerable adult and one count of breach of trust
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Best of the best
Pickens County Courier readers cast thousands of ballots for their favorite businesses from across the county, and the time has finally come to officially unveil the winners of the fifth-annual Readers’ Choice Awards.Check inside today’s issue for a special keepsake section listing the winners and honorable mentions across more than 100 categories.
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SDPC honored for innovation
COUNTY — The School District of Pickens County (SDPC) was honored as an Innovative District at the distinguished 2024 Model Schools Conference.
Hosted by the Center for Model Schools, the annual gathering celebrates excellence and innovation in education, spotlighting
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Pickens unveils new mobile app
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — A new phone application aims to increase the city of Pickens’ accountability to its residents while keeping residents informed about city activities.
The Pocket Pickens app was officially unveiled during Pickens City Council’s June 24 Committee
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Organization honors fallen police officers, including Easley’s Har
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — On the driver’s side of the trailer parked in front of the Easley Police Department on Sunday morning were the names and pictures of 245 American police officers who died in the line of duty in 2022.
On the passenger side were the names and pictures of 135 US police officers lost in the line of duty
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Local Marine receives award
LIBERTY — A local Marine was honored last week in Quantico, Va., for his service to his country.
Allen J. Taylor Jr. (AJ) Combat Logistics Battalion 451, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group was awarded the Selected Marine Corps Reserve Ammunition Technician of the Year.
Sgt. Taylor was nominated by Combat Logistics Battalion 451 for services set forth in the following
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Clemson trustees approve tuition freeze
CLEMSON — The Clemson University Board of Trustees took care of some financial business in a special meeting Thursday — freezing tuition for in-state students and learning the university has secured the total funding needed for its new veterinary school.
Thursday’s vote for a freeze is the fifth year in a row for in-state students. Trustees abided by Gov. Henry McMaster’s previous directive for the General Assembly to not hike rates for in-state students for
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Shark bait
Every summer millions of people hit the beaches, looking for some fun and relaxation. You jog 
down the beach toward the ocean with your surfboard, just as a big wave rolls in — when the lifeguard suddenly blows his whistle and yells “Shark!”
Sharks have some pretty slick survival skills up their fins. Sharks have been around for 400 million years
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Remembering the cost of independence
This week we celebrate Independence Day which is also commonly known as the Fourth of July. It’s a federal holiday commemorating America’s independence from the British empire which over 
the past 250 years has maintained a public display of pride and patriotism. This past Sunday at church we sang a heartfelt melody of patriotic songs that declared, America. America, God shed His grace on thee, Glory, Glory Hallelujah His truth is marching
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Courier Letters to the Editor
Saitta says thanks and touts Market
Dear Editor,
I want to thank all for getting out to vote in the primary on Tuesday, June 11. I am humbled and thankful for all your support. Of all the county councilmen and council candidates up for election, you gave me the highest percentage vote. Additionally, the Pickens district had the highest voter turnout by far of the four council districts on the ballot.
Running for reelection, I knocked many doors, met some old friends, made some new ones and visited many stores and shops along the way. I was a guest on the Pickens Local podcast in late May. I got there early and was able to walk the grounds of the Market at the Mill.
I want to say how impressed I am by the investment David, Todd and the Hosea family put into the old and abandoned OWT plant. Surely they have put well over $1 million into the rehab. Nothing is cheap today. Just repairing and getting the sewer system right must have cost them a quarter of a million dollars. The plant sat vacant for six years.
So many businesses have started at the mill, have grown up and have since moved to Main Street Pickens. I was told it is up to nine so far. Keeping stores on and open on Main Street has always been a challenge, and the Market at the Mill has provided a minor league, so to speak, of feeder businesses for the city. It has not gone unnoticed. Thank you.
When I was asked, I was told there are 88 businesses at the Market at the Mill paying city business licenses and sales taxes. Impressive.
I like the indoor market, and it is now my flea market of choice. It is in town, indoors, has a better quality of merchandise, is open four days a week and now has air conditioning.
I do not want to overlook Bridge Brothers and their investment. The best I can tell is there are 50 to 60 employees there, making it one of the largest private employers in the city.
I’m looking forward to the grand reopening of the Market at the Mill later in the month, Saturday, July 20. I’ve been to a couple of cruise-ins, too. I want to praise Barry Crawford for keeping what is going on at the Market at the Mill fresh and interesting.
Alex Saitta
Pickens
