McManus, Wilson win Pickens runoffs
By Bru Nimmons Staff Reporter bnimmons@thepccourier.com PICKENS — Voters in the city of Pickens returned to the polls one final More »
Blue Flame win 17th volleyball state title
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com COLUMBIA — Down 24-19 in the third set of Saturday’s Class 4A state More »
County volleyball players named all-state
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com COUNTY — The S.C. Coaches Association for Women’s Sports (SCCAWS) announced its 2024 All-State More »
This week in FOOTBALL FRENZY only in PICKENES COUNTY COURIER
DANIEL OVERCOMES SLOW START IN FIRST-ROUND WIN OVER DREHER; LIBERTY FALLS IN PLAYOFF OPENER; FLAME COME UP SHORT AT CAMDEN; More »
Hagood-Mauldin House gets major renovations
PICKENS — The major restoration work at the Hagood-Mauldin House and Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts in uptown Pickens More »
Alexander touts bills on fentanyl, mental health
By Norm Cannada
Courtesy The Journal
ncannada@upstatetoday.com
COLUMBIA — Addressing mental health and workforce development issues — and curbing the increasing number of fentanyl-related deaths in South Carolina — are
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Volunteer fair planned to help local nonprofits
COUNTY — Local nonprofits are in dire need of volunteers, according to a news release from the Pickens County Library System, so a volunteer fair is planned next 
week to help connect those looking to get involved with organizations who can use the manpower.
The volunteer fair is planned from 10 a.m.-noon on Thursday, Jan. 26 at the Captain Kimberly Hampton Memorial Library in
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Tri-County police earn accreditation
By Riley Morningstar
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rmorningstar@upstatetoday.com
PENDLETON — The Tri-County Technical College campus police force is now the first technical college system in the state to become accredited.
A special event was held at the Pendleton campus on Friday morning, marked with a visit and kudos from South Carolina Law Enforcement Accreditation (SCLEA) chairman John Tucker. The SCELA has been the official accrediting body in the state since 1999, requiring departments to go through a multi-layered process to meet the high standards of
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Blue Flame girls drop two-time defending champion Westside
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Holding a five-point lead with a little more than a minute left, Pickens freshman guard Ava Owens knew her team needed just one more push last week to defeat two-time defending state champion Westside.
“We work so hard in practice, and I knew all that hard work couldn’t just get thrown away,” Owens said after the Jan. 10 game. “I knew I couldn’t give up on my
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Pickens boys fall against Westside
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Taking on seventh-ranked Westside on Jan. 10, the Pickens High School boys’ basketball team knew it would need an almost perfect effort, and after building a 12-6 lead early, it seemed like the Flame might get it.
However, the Blue Flame just couldn’t match the firepower of the Rams, with Westside pulling ahead in the second quarter and never looking back in a 65-49 win.
“We didn’t repeat the first quarter,” Pickens head coach Jeff Harrelson said. “We fell into playing their game and started
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SC Human Trafficking Task Force releases annual report
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
STATE — The South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force’s 2022 annual report contains some grim statistics.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, the task force’s chair, released the report earlier this month.
Human trafficking is the use of force, fraud or coercion to compel a person into commercial sex acts, labor or services against their will, the report said. Inducing a minor into commercial sex is considered human trafficking regardless of
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Library planning free legal clinics
COUNTY — The Pickens County Library System, in collaboration with the South Carolina Bar, is planning a series of free law talks beginning next Monday, Jan. 23.
The first session will take place at the Captain Kimberly Hampton Memorial Library in Easley at 5:30 p.m. and will focus on family law including divorce, custody, visitation and support.
The free legal clinic will consist of a lecture presentation by a volunteer attorney followed by an open question-and-answer
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Clemson ROTC students commissioned
CLEMSON — Clemson University’s Army and Air Force ROTC units held a joint ceremony recently to commission 13 second lieutenants.
Four students received commissions into the U.S. Air Force, and nine were commissioned into the U.S. Army.
University president Jim Clements was a guest speaker at the ceremony, held late last month at Tillman Hall.
Newly commissioned
The commissioning candidates for the December ceremony were:
• United States Air Force
— Holly E. Clark of Kennett Square, Pa., majoring in civil engineering
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DHEC: 3 people exposed to rabid fox in Clemson
CLEMSON — Three people were exposed to a fox that tested positive for rabies late last week in Clemson, according to state officials.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) confirmed the fox found near Sherman Street and Daniel Drive was submitted to a laboratory for testing on Thursday and tested positive on Friday. No pets
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Not in fear, just thinking rationally
No fear.
It’s not just a brand of clothing or a statement of bravado.
It’s the normal way to live.
There are so many things we could be afraid of — being in a car crash, living to see a nuclear apocalypse, getting smashed by a meteor or coming down with one of a thousand different diseases — such as COVID-19.
The likelihood of most of these things happening within the next 24 hours is reasonably low — except for the latter.
Now, I’m just like everybody else: I’d prefer to not worry about COVID.
And I don’t.
I ain’t afraid of it.
So if you see me wearing a mask, it’s not because I’m scared.
It’s because I love my wife.
I’m thinking about putting a sign on my KN95 that says that.
Most people pretty much ignore me when they see me, the only person in the
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