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 reports 13 COVID-19 deaths
COLUMBIA — While case numbers continue to decline, Pickens County has once again reported a week of double-
digit deaths from COVID-19, according to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), with 13 reported deaths over the previous seven days.
According to DHEC, there were 10 confirmed and three probable deaths in
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SDPC officials celebrate recent district successes
By Andrea Kelley
Courtesy The Journal
akelley@upstatetoday.com
EASLEY — The Pickens County School Board recognized a district school and a local nonprofit at its meeting last week.
School district assistant superintendent of administration Josh Young celebrated Clemson Elementary School for 
receiving the National Blue Ribbon School award.
The U.S. Department of Education designated Clemson Elementary as a recipient in the Exemplary High Performing category, which Young said is measured by student performance on state and national tests.
The school was one of five state schools nominated by S.C.
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Work ongoing at old Central Train Depot
CENTRAL — Central town administrator Phillip Mishoe said renovations to the Central Train Depot are 
continuing, and a realistic timeframe for completion is “probably next year.”
“We’re getting the engineering work done for the property,” Mishoe said last week. “The next phase is getting it landscaped and getting the amphitheater done. But before we do any of that, we’ve got to get it engineered.”
Efforts to renovate the depot have taken place for several years, and a train depot
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Harbor Freight to hire 25-30 people for Easley store
EASLEY — Harbor Freight Tools, which bills itself as America’s go-to store for quality tools at the lowest prices, has announced that it will be opening a new store in Easley.
The new store will be located at 816 Saco Lowell Road and is expected to open this winter. An official opening date will be announced closer to opening. Construction has already begun at the location, using local
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Bestselling sci-fi author set to visit Hampton Library
EASLEY — Bestselling international science fiction author Orson Scott Card will visit the Hampton Memorial 
Library in Easley for a book signing and talk later this month.
At the event, set for 1 p.m. Nov. 20, Card will talk about his highly anticipated new book, “The Last Shadow,” which concludes both his Ender and Ender’s Shadow
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Clippings still an issue for Easley
EASLEY — Easley officials are still grappling with the issue of picking up grass clippings.
Earlier this year, citing the cost to repair the damage to city trucks caused by clippings, Easley
City Council passed a resolution announcing that the city would cease picking up grass clippings beginning Aug. 1.
During its Oct. 11 meeting, council passed first reading of an ordinance clarifying the issue after some said the ordinance was confusing following the resolution.
The ordinance states that increases in fine grass clippings, including
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PHS Scholar-Athletes
During Pickens High School’s home football game with Westside last Friday, the school announced its Scholar-Athletes of the Week. The female Scholar-Athlete of the Week is Freda Ruiz. Ruiz is a member of the Blue Flame cross-country team and is the daughter of Nazario and Rosario Ruiz. She was nominated by her English teacher, Christie Dunson. The male Scholar-Athlete of the Week is Clayton Payne. Payne is also a member of the cross-country team. He is the son of Westan and Jennifer Payne and was nominated by his Spanish teacher, Lisa Hiott. PHS Scholar-Athletes are nominated by their teachers for demonstrating academic excellence, a stellar work ethic and impressive leadership in the classroom. Teacher nominations are reviewed by a committee, and a male and female fall sports recipient were selected to be recognized at each home football game this season.
Clemson mayor marks World Polio Day in city
CLEMSON — At a recent Rotary Club of Clemson meeting, Clemson Mayor Robert Halfacre issued a proclamation 
naming Oct. 24, 2021, World Polio Day in the city of Clemson.
World Polio Day is a time for the 1.2 million Rotary members in 36,000 clubs throughout the world to come together, recognize the progress in our fight to end polio and talk about the action we need
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Even the best laid plans can go awry
We haven’t had any sort of family vacation for three years until last week, when we went to the beach with my brother for four days. We left Thursday and returned Monday.
When you live on a farm with animals, it takes a lot of strategic planning just to get away. A friend was going to take care of the chihuahua, we were boarding Boomer, our boxer bulldog, and a neighbor was feeding the horses and chickens and the barn cat, Mr.
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And the beat goes on
I guess it would be fair to say that your target audience as a musician has dwindled when your most faithful fan — and harshest critic — is a black and white cat named “Scooter.”
I could blame it on the pandemic, but there are probably other factors involved.
Scooter is a little harder to please than Smokey was. Maybe Smokey is still digging me from up in Cat Heaven, but it’s hard to tell.
Scooter digs some of my stuff. I can tell he’s digging it if he just hangs out on the deck with me for a while after he finishes his supper. It’s a pretty low bar — but he’s a cat.
Anyway, right now I’m feeling a little down because of his reaction to
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