Monthly Archives: January 2025
Future unclear for Easley Big Lots
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — The future of the Easley Big Lots location is in doubt, following corporate leadership instructing all locations to commence “Going Out of Business” sales.
That instruction followed a corporate release issued Dec. 19 announcing the company did not anticipate a previously announced “asset purchase agreement” with Nexus Capital Management going forward.
That sales agreement with Nexus Capital Management had been announced
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Easley woman dies after being struck by car
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — An Easley woman died on Christmas Day after being struck by a motor vehicle.
According to a release from Pickens County Deputy Coroner Tommy Page, Mona Smith and another pedestrian were struck while walking in the roadway on Saco Lowell Road in Easley last Wednesday afternoon.
Smith was pronounced dead at the scene as a result of the incident, the release said.
The incident is still under investigation by the Pickens County Coroner’s Office, the Easley Police Department and the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
SDPC device ban to begin this month
COUNTY — A School District of Pickens County policy that will prohibit students from using their phones during the school day is set to go into effect this week.
The policy was created to conform with the state mandated Budget Proviso 1.103 (SDE: Anti-Bullying School Safety) which states that to receive state funds allocated for State Aid to Classrooms, a school district shall implement a policy adopted by the State Board of Education that prohibits access to
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Sworn in
From left: Pickens County Sheriff Tommy Blankenship, Treasurer Dale Looper, Auditor Brent Suddeth, Clerk of Court Pat Welborn and Coroner Andrew Wilson were sworn into office last week in a ceremony at the Pickens County Courthouse.
A guide for a veteran’s New Year’s resolution
Although I have been using variations of these ideas for the past 12 years, the main credit for them come from Army combat 
veteran Rob Kennedy, who works with the Greenville VA and whose work “The Warrior’s Journey” is helping hundreds of veterans in their civilian lives. The Vantage Point Foundation, a veteran nonprofit, has also been
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Traditional traditions
Stressful holidays are often caused because there is so much stress during the holidays.
The stress of having to find the perfect gift, bake the perfect cookies, make the perfect gravy (that means no lumps) and decorate the perfect tree. Then, Mother Nature can hit you with a snow storm, or some other weather glitch, and put a real damper on any holiday travel plans.
However, the Christmas traditions of sipping hot chocolate, twinkling lights, and stealing kisses under the mistletoe, make the holidays the perfect setting
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Courier Letters to the Editor
A cleanup well done
Dear Editor,
I would like to say “job well done” to Pickens County, SCDOT and FEMA for all their hard work and long hours in cleaning up after the Sept. 28 storm.
They have worked tirelessly seven days a week and 12 hours a day to clear the trees and debris left by that horrendous storm. I myself had two large piles in front of my house, which they picked up on a Sunday afternoon.
I live very close to where they are dumping all of the cleanup for later mulching. The piles are huge. I was by there today,
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Delegation to meet with public, Jan. 13
PICKENS — The Pickens County Legislative Delegation plans to meet with the public for thier first meeting in 2025 on Monday, January 13.
All are invited to come and ask question. The meeting will be from 6-8 p.m. and take place in the Pickens County Council Chambers located at the Pickens County Administration Building located at 222 McDaniel Avenue in Pickens.
