Halloween events set throughout county
COUNTY — With Halloween just over a week away, there are a number of events for residents of Pickens County More »
Agencies team to help after Hurricane Helene
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — The days following the destruction brought by Hurricane Helene last month have More »
Early voting available to county voters
COUNTY — Early Voting is now available to voters statewide for the Nov. 5 Statewide General Election. In Pickens County, More »
County to host small business events
PICKENS — Pickens County announced that the county will host drop-in events for local small business owners today and Thursday. More »
This WEEK in FOOTBALL FRENZY
Green Wave lose homecoming heartbreaker to Mauldin; Daniel shuts out Travelers Rest; Devils to open region play; Pickens to return More »
County’s COVID-19 numbers improving
COLUMBIA — Pickens County has seen some improvement in the battle against COVID-19 this week, according to 
the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), with falling case numbers and only five reported deaths this week.
According to DHEC, there were four confirmed deaths and one probable death in the county the one-week period from last Tuesday to Monday, when the latest
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In appreciation of our veterans
In honor of Pickens County’s veterans, the Pickens County Veterans Affairs Office held events last week. On Saturdayn area veterans were treated to a meal, and on Sunday there was a veterans parade in downtown Liberty and a patriotic show at the Pickens County Performing Arts Center. Top: Liberty High School JROTC members prepare to the lead the parade. Above left: Melanie Ginn of the county VA office gives a gift to veteran Richard Laughlin. Above right: Martha and Jerry Laughlin enjoy the parade with Claire and Jerry Carroll. Below: A young man riding in the parade salutes the American flag. Right: the Liberty JROTC march under Old Glory.
Upstate Warrior Solution, Goodwill partner to serve vets
EASLEY — Upstate Warrior Solution (UWS), in partnership with Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina, is opening a new office to serve Pickens County veterans and families.
Located within Goodwill’s Saco Lowell Road location in Easley, the new office will enable UWS and Goodwill staff to collaborate and improve service delivery and accessibility to care for veterans and their families. Both organizations have
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Blood Connection encourages blood donations in honor of Veterans Day
COUNTY — This Veterans Day, The Blood Connection will salute our nation’s heroes by inviting the community to contribute to making a donation to The Blood Center of America’s Special Forces Wounded Warrior Fund 
(SFWWF).
Between Nov. 9 and 11, The Blood Connection is donating $10 to the SFWWF for every blood donor who gives at 13 different donation centers across the Carolinas and Georgia. The BCA
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Historic Burdine Lodge to be dedicated Saturday
PICKENS — After a decade of preparation and fundraising by local volunteers, the grand reopening and dedication of the 1700s-era Burdine Lodge will be held this Saturday, Nov. 13, at 1 p.m. at the Hagood Mill Historic Site.
As documented in his journals, it was at this log house that Bishop Francis Asbury stayed and preached as he journeyed to establish the early Methodist societies in the region. Now restored by the South Carolina United Methodist Church Conference Historical Society, the
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Easley man hit, killed by vehicles
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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EASLEY — A Easley man died Nov. 2 after he was struck by two vehicles on U.S. Highway 123.
Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley identified the victim as Scotty Cummings, 39, of Odom Road.
The collision occurred around 7:30 p.m. on U.S. 123 near S.C. Highway 124, according to Master Trooper David
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Person, dogs exposed to rabid skunks in county
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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COUNTY — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control last week confirmed cases of 
rabies in two skunks encountered in Pickens County.
The first encounter occurred in Easley near East C Avenue and Glazner Street, according to a DHEC release. The skunk was submitted to DHEC’s laboratory on Oct. 29 and was confirmed to have rabies on Nov. 1., the
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Easley PD awarded $255K in grants
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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EASLEY — An Easley police officer was recently recognized for his efforts in securing the department more than $250,000 in grants.
Sgt. Michael Ambrose
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Finding a more educated view
Sifting and sorting through the economic news, licking my thumb and holding it up in the wind and trying to figure out why inflation is suddenly a thing again.
That’s what I’ve been doing — sort of.
I have no qualifications to pontificate on such matters — although I haven’t let that stop me in the past. But this time I decided to call my old friend-of-the-family, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus of Clemson University, noted author and holder
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False perceptions
We all know a “Julie” from our high school days. She sat behind me in freshman algebra, and later we shared a history class, and then, was it biology in our senior year? Julie is the girl with the pretty smile and lovely eyes. The 
one we whisper about behind her back. We say things like “She has such beautiful hair, if only she could lose some weight,” or “She has such a pretty smile, if only she could drop a few pounds.”
We all know we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover — but we do.
Americans have many false perceptions of what makes a woman
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