Pickens council races head to runoff
By Bru Nimmons Staff Reporter bnimmons@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Four years after a record-breaking turnout for the 2020 election, Pickens County More »
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Flame bounce back with shutout win over; Daniel takes region lead; Wave comeback falls short; Liberty earns home playoff game; More »
Flame take down TR in round one
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com PICKENS — Winners of five straight matches heading Thursday’s first round matchup with Travelers More »
Organizations team up for ‘Fighting Fentanyl’ event
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — Several organizations came together last week to educate the community about the More »
Robinson to serve as president of the National Funeral Directors Association
BROOKFIELD, Wis. — During its 2024 International Convention and Expo, held Oct. 20-23 in New Orleans, Christopher P. Robinson, CFSP, More »
Man charged in fatal wreck
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — An Easley man was charged with failure to yield at an intersection after a fatal accident Saturday afternoon.
Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley identified the victim as 27-year-old Jonathan Ray Jefferson-Neal.
The collision occurred at 12:35 p.m. Saturday on S.C. Highway 183 near Cannery Road, two miles
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‘Why would you turn them away?’
Hammond a part of BHSPC story for 40 years
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Dr. Mary Hammond remembers when Behavioral Health Services of Pickens County was “just a little building on the side of the road.”
That building is still there, but the agency has grown to include several offices in Pickens, offering a
variety of services to residents.
Hammond has been involved in helping to steer the agency for many years — this year marks her 40th year on the agency’s board. She’s been helping others for far longer than that.
“I was born in the Pickens area and have lived here all my life, except when I was
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Looming large
There’s a
new piece of outdoor art in downtown Pickens, as Twelve Mile Defense owner David Harned hosted a four-year anniversary celebration for his business on Friday including free food and a live chainsaw carving demonstration by Rick Travers, who turned a tree outside the shop into a larger-than-life bear sculpture. It took Travers, who has been sculpting for 30 years, several days to complete the bear.
Light Up Liberty contest is underway
LIBERTY — Liberty Festivals and Events and the city of Liberty have announced the Light Up Liberty competition to encourage a festive 2020 holiday season.
Residents, churches and businesses are requested to decorate the outside of their buildings by this Friday, Dec. 4.
A winner will be selected in house, church and business categories. For more information, visit libertyscevents.com.
Vaccine race shows US still leads
It’s encouraging to see the international efforts to develop vaccines against COVID-19. China and Russia are trying to keep pace with the West in that scientific race, which includes research sites in Charleston. The safe, 
effective vaccines that emerge from this competition will benefit everyone.
China’s vaccines might prove useful, but its vaccine candidates follow older production techniques, including a manufacturing process requiring hundreds of million of chicken eggs, that are notorious for their slowness. As Bloomberg Opinion writer Tyler
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Managing your retirement plan With a new job
Your employer-sponsored retirement plan is a valuable asset. But sometimes things happen that can affect the status of your plan. So, for example, if you work for a hospital that changes ownership, 
and you have been participating in a 403(b), 457(b) or 401(k) retirement plan, what should you do with it now?
Basically, you have four options:
• Cash out your plan. You can simply cash out your plan and take the money, but you’ll have to pay taxes on it, and possibly penalties as well. So, unless you
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Didn’t I see you with Jesus?
I’ve often heard people say that we should not discuss religion or politics, and I agree we are less likely to argue if we avoid these danger zones and just talk about the weather.
There are several reasons why individuals are private about their convictions, and it’s true we do not always need to tell everything we know. Sometimes people are not confident in what they believe and simply do not want to risk being embarrassed. Others may not want
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Pickens Dental Associates celebrating 35th birthday
PICKENS — On Dec. 2, 1985, Dr. Dan Hinton and Dr. Don Marler opened the doors to their new dental office in Pickens.
Hinton and Marler first met in 1980, when they began dental school together at the Medical University of South Carolina. The Hintons and Marlers became fast friends during dental school.
Hinton knew after graduation that he wanted to return to Pickens to practice dentistry. Although
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Six Mile bazaar and benefit for Jasy Donald is Saturday
SIX MILE — If you are ready to do some local Christmas shopping, how about helping someone in need in the process?
Jasy Donald
This Saturday, Dec. 5, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. a special Christmas bazaar and benefit will be held at the Six Mile town fire depot, located at 102 N. Main St. in Six Mile.
Jasy’s Journey is a fundraiser for Jasy Donald, a local 14-year-old who is suffering with 90 percent kidney failure. Jasy and her family live in the Central/Six Mile area. Jasy has recently been featured on a local television newscasts as she fights her battle with kidney desease and waits on a kidney donation.
More than 20 local vendors will be on site with unique Christmas gifts, decorations, stocking stuffers and baked goods. Hot dog lunches will be available for purchase.
If you would like to find out more about the event or would like to help Jasy, contact Lisa Bate at (864) 650-0550.
Community Calendar
• Christmas events set in Dacusville
Dacusville will soon be getting into the Christmas spirit with the annual Christmas tree lighting event and Christmas parade in December. The tree lighting event will be held at 7 p.m Dec. 11 at the old Dacusville school on Earls Bridge Road. The annual Christmas parade will be the next day on Saturday, Dec. 12, beginning at 2 p.m.
For more information on participating in the parade, call David Norton at (864) 855-2920 or Randy Williams at (864) 270-1599.
• Liberty Christmas parade set for Dec. 5
The city of Liberty will be holding its annual Christmas parade this Saturday, Dec 5.
The theme of this year’s Christmas parade will be “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”
This year, due to a required approval of a large event to comply with state COVID-19 guidelines, the
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