Daily Archives: 03/18/2025
Ga. hiker still missing
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — A Georgia woman remains missing, two weeks after last being seen in a campground at Table Rock State Park.
In a video message posted to the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page Monday, Sheriff Tommy Blankenship gave an update on the search for Stephanie Womacks.
“For the past couple of weeks, our agency has worked tirelessly
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Roper provides update on new EMS building
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Earlier this month, Pickens County Administrator Ken Roper fielded questions from residents for a Facebook Live Q&A while standing near an active construction site behind the county’s Administration Building.
A complex costing around $12 million is being built at the site, “a state of the art communications facility for our dispatchers – dispatchers for fire, EMS, rescue, sheriff’s office and some of the municipal police departments,” he said on
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Area men die in separate accidents
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Two area men died after succumbing to injuries suffered in separate accidents this month, according to the Pickens County Coroner’s Office.
Pickens County Chief Deputy Coroner said in a release issued March 12 that Martin Levins, 63, of Clemson was involved in an apparent single vehicle accident on March 3, 2025.
Pickens County EMS and Clemson police responded to the accident which occurred while Levins was operating an electric
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Roper discusses home title thefts
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Although some may be concerned about a rise in home title thefts, the registration of a fraudulent deed is still a rare occurrence, according to County Administrator Ken Roper.
During an Ask the Administrator segment on Facebook Live, Roper was asked why the county’s Register of Deeds remains public and online, considering the rise in title thefts.
He said governments are dealing with the issue in different ways.
“The argument that you’ll see people make is “My title is online so people can just steal it
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County Council approves recreation funding and litter ordinance changes
By Evan Smoak
Courtesy The Journal
evan@upstatetoday.com
PICKENS — Pickens County Council met Monday for its mid-month meeting.
The council approved the second reading of an ordinance that would amend how the county allocates money from its recreation funds.
The seven rules that are included in the amendment are: Must be for a recreational activity,
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Garrett announced as next principal of Dacusville Middle
COUNTY — The School District of Pickens County announced earlier this month that Ms. Mary Cate Garrett has been approved by the Board of Trustees as the next principal of Dacusville Middle School, effective July 1, 2025.
This decision follows the transition of Mr. Nate Roper to his new role as principal of Gettys Middle School, which was approved in February. Mr. Roper will continue leading Dacusville Middle through
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Red Devil comeback falls short against Pendleton
LIBERTY — Coming off a brutal extra-inning loss to Landrum to open region play last Tuesday, the Liberty High School baseball returned to the diamond hoping to get back on track against the ninth-ranked Pendleton Bulldogs.
The Devils fell into a 7-0 hole in the contest but rallied to cut the lead to 7-4 in the fifth inning. However, Liberty was unable
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Singleton named to SC Athletic Administration Association HOF
CHARLESTON — Former Daniel High School football coach and athletic director Dick Singleton was inducted into the 
South Carolina Athletic Administrators Association Hall of Fame over the weekend.
Singleton was the football coach and athletic director at Daniel from 1960 through 1989. He coached 335 games with a record of 191-125-8. He coached Daniel to the 1966 state championship and 1988 state runner-up finish.
Singleton was the 1966 South Carolina coach of the year and a 1997 inductee into the SC Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He was a member of the inaugural Daniel High School Athletic Hall of Fame class in 2013.
The South Carolina Athletic Administrators Association is the formal organization for the state’s athletic directors.
God’s commandment is God’s enablement
Every Christian has been given a mission and some type of ministry. Gifts, talents, and special abilities are distributed from God within the personal blueprint of our calling. Yes, all of God’s people have the responsibility to pray and obey, but like 
our fingerprints, each mission is unique. Helen Keller is quoted as saying, “The only thing worse than being physically blind is not having spiritual vision.”
It’s imperative that we examine our hearts and become familiar with our destiny. When we speak of ministry, we often think of what type of special ability we have, however, the level of our skill is not our highest form of
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