Category Archives: Community
Local group collecting socks for the elderly
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — A local nonprofit is collecting socks for the elderly this month.
Members of Warmth and Comfort for the Elderly Upstate SC use their crochet skills to provide warm items for nursing home patients, hospice groups, home health patients and elderly people who live at home and can’t afford them.
They also hold regular donation drives. The August drive is for new socks, co-chair Tammy
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Sweet Potato Pie Kids alumni, YAM instructors gaining recognition
Kids on Bluegrass” is a unique group of 25 young talented bluegrass musicians meticulously selected from all over the country who are assigned into bands 
and are given the opportunity to perform at the International Bluegrass Music Associations’ (IBMA) World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, N.C., at the end of September.
The IBMA program’s goal is to provide guidance and to present an enjoyable experience in performing, as well as producing and emceeing a professional
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Grace UMC welcomes new pastor
PICKENS — Grace United Methodist Church in Pickens has welcomed a new pastor.
The Rev. Valerie Mireb assumed her position earlier this summer, leading her first service on July 4.
Mireb is a United Methodist minister who has served the church for the past 32 years. She is a graduate of DePauw University with a Bachelor of Music and Texas Christian University with a Master of Divinity, where she was awarded the Preaching Book Award. She has served in the North Texas Conference and the South Carolina Conference. She has served in the capacity of pastor to local churches, a chaplain to a United Methodist Women’s College (Columbia College), director of creative arts and music, as a conference mission chair and a delegate to the World
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A heartfelt send off
A special celebration for retiring Pickens Recreation Department director Cheri Anthony was held Thursday, with many friends and family on hand to honor the longtime city official and to commemorate her career. Not only is Anthony stepping down, but so is her assistant, Heidi Covey, who helped to form one of the best recreation programs in the state of South Carolina. Below, Pickens City Councilman Isiah Scipio presents the duo with commemorative desk plaques with messages of appreciation for their years of service to the city and to the thousands of area children who have participated in the Pickens Rec. Above, State House Rep. Davey Hiott is shown presenting Anthony with a special framed professional photographic image of the legendary Bruce Field taken on the eve before the final Pickens High School home game was played on the iconic field in downtown Pickens. Hiott said that he has had the framed picture for more than nine years, just waiting to find the right person to give it to. He said that Anthony was that person because of all the work she had done for the kids of the area.
State officials warn of fraudulent messages from DMV imposters
STATE — South Carolina officials are warning state residents to be aware of fraudulent electronic communications, including emails and text messages, claiming to be from “the Department of Motor Vehicles.”
While the messages may not explicitly say “the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles” or “the SCDMV,” many people may assume this is official South
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Community Calendar
• Anderson reunion set for August 22
The family of Joseph Rugless and Nancy Nealy Anderson will hold its annual reunion on Sunday, Aug. 22, at Mountain Grove Baptist Church, located at 644 E. Preston McDaniel Road in Pickens. Lunch will be served at 1 p.m. The family hopes all attendees have had thier COVID-19 vaccinations.
• Fleet Reserve Assoc. branch plans meeting
Fleet Reserve Association Branch 15 will meet for breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, followed by a business meeting at 9 a.m. at Chicopee United
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Melonfest set to bring fun and music to Hagood Mill
PICKENS — No one will want to miss Melon Fest at the Hagood Mill Historic Site this Saturday, July 31.
There will be plenty to do and much fun to be had. The event will run from 11 a.m. to about 7 p.m., with fun melon 
activities all day long. Admission to the event is $10 for ages 13 and older, $5 for kids ages 4-12 and free for 3 and under. Back by popular demand, JDew will be emceeing the event, and organizers have country and blues musicians lined up all day. Luke Deuce will kick off the musical entertainment at noon. Luke Smith will take the reins at 2 p.m., and Freddie Vanderford and Mill
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Local athletic trainers provide care for student-athletes in community
COUNTY — Athletic trainers are health care professionals who render medical services or treatments, under the direction of a physician, in accordance with their education and training and the state statutes, rules and regulations.
The importance of athletic trainers and the care they provide has been proven time and time again when athletic injuries occur. As health care providers, athletic trainers have the foundational skill set and education to manage challenging and unpredictable situations when they occur. Some of the medical services that athletic trainers provide include injury prevention, wellness
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Courier Community Calendar 7-28-21
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Library offers reading program
This year’s summer reading theme at the Pickens County Library is “Tails and Tales.” The program began on June 7 and runs until Saturday. All Pickens County residents will receive a postcard in the mail. The postcard will include a list of fun activities to complete and return to the library. To complete the program, participants can choose to read 10 books,
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FRA installs officers
Fleet Reserve Association Branch 15, made up of Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard veterans from Oconee and Pickens counties, installed officers and board of directors members at its meeting June 19 in Walhalla. Six Mile Mayor Roy Stoddard, a retired Navy captain, presided over the ceremony. Pictured, from left, are board members Tom Smith, Harvey Spencer and Joyce Jones, vice president Larry Jones, president Clyde Albertson, secretary/treasurer Jim Jones, board member Jimmy Hall and Stoddard.
