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Think pink for breast cancer awareness
The Courier is going pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In honor of those whose lives have been 
affected by this devastating disease, we will accent our front page with pink every week of October.
The pink ribbon has been synonymous with breast cancer for years. Nowadays, people rarely think twice when they see pink ribbons, having grown accustomed to the pink ribbon and what it symbolizes.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month has been celebrated each year since 1985, and many other breast cancer awareness initiatives have been devised since then. While the pink ribbon may seem like it’s been in use for just as long, it was actually established only a little more than 20 years ago.
Although you can see waves of pink every October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, many people don their ribbons year-round. Great strides have been made with respect to breast cancer, but with about 225,000 new cases popping up each year in the United States alone, there is still work to be done.
Hope for Dementia through Light and Sound
By Noelle Thompson
Special to The Courier
news@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Dementia is debilitating for our aging Southern population. With an increase of 145 percent of our elderly having cognitive decline, we need some hope in Pickens County.
My mom suffered from debilitating dementia, specifically Alzheimer’s Disease. What follows is her story
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About the Author : Noelle Thompson, BA in English from Furman University with a minor in Education. Taught in the public school system for 15 years.
VA needs volunteers to help with ‘Wall that Heals’ exhibit
LIBERTY — Pickens County Veterans Affairs will host the “Wall That Heals” in Pickens County from Nov. 8 until closing at 2 p.m. Nov. 11.
The three-quarter-scale replica of the Washington, D.C., Vietnam Veterans Memorial is 375 feet in length and stands 7.5 feet high at its tallest point, along with a mobile education center. It will be available to visit at Deer Wood Farms at 765 Breazeale Road in Liberty and will be open 24 hours a day and free to the public.
The “Wall That Heals” honors the more than 3 million Americans who served in the U.S. Armed forces in the Vietnam War and bears the names of the 58,281 Ameircan men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam.
Volunteers are needed to greet and assist visitors. Anyone who would like to volunteer to be a part of the community event can find additional information and registration at pickensveterans.org.
Along with the wall display, the mobile education center exhibit includes digital photo displays of “Hometown Heroes.” That includes service members whose names are on the wall with their home of record within the local area, along with digital photo displays of Vietnam veterans from the area honored through VVMF’s “In Memory” program, which honors veterans who returned home and later died. If you have a veteran who has not been registered in the “In Memory” program, the deadline to be included in the Pickens County visit is Oct. 8.
For registration, visit vvmf.org/In-Memory-Program or contact the Pickens County Veterans Affairs office at (864) 898-5928.
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Courier Notice to Creditors 10-2-24
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES
All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on Form #371ES with the Probate Court of PICKENS COUNTY, the address of which is 222 MCDANIEL AVE., B-16 PICKENS, SC 29671, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as
Estate: Jeanne Sharon Sauls
Date of Death: 07/08/2024
Case Number: 2024ES3900659
Man faces drug charges in two counties
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — A man is facing methamphetamine-related charges in two counties after an investigation 
that began when authorities said he tried to flee a traffic stop on an ATV.
According to a Pickens County Sheriff’s Office news release issued Sept.
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This Week In FOOTBALL FRENZY!
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Lions outlast Pickens in five sets
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — In a battle for first place in Region 2-4A, the Daniel High School volleyball team travelled to Pickens last Tuesday and quickly took a 2-0 lead through two sets against the Blue Flame.
Pickens responded by taking the next two sets and led 10-7 in the decisive fifth set before the Lions stormed back to take it 15-13 and give the Blue Flame their first region loss in over a decade.
“This team is so mentally tough,” Daniel head volleyball coach Hayley Hoover said after the win. “I’m
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Volunteers need by VA to help with ‘Wall that Heals” exhibit
LIBERTY — The Pickens County Veterans Affairs is honored to host The “Wall That Heals” in Pickens County November 8 until closing at 2 p.m. on November 11.
The three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at 375 feet in length and stands 7.5 feet high at its tallest point along with a mobile Education Center will be available to visit at Deer Wood
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