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 »
Event planned to introduce low-cost spay-neuter clinic
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — An event Friday and Saturday aims to educate the public about an effort to bring a low-cost spay and neuter clinic to Pickens County.
“The event is basically to introduce the community to Clemson Paw Partners,” Clemson Paw Partners founder Margaret Thompson said.
Earlier this year, county officials agreed to lease the old magistrate’s office in Central to Clemson Paw Partners, an animal welfare organization.
Plans are to use the building to create the low-cost spay and neuter clinic, Thompson said.
“We’re raising money to get it done,” she said. “Once we get this done, it’s going to be the only standalone spay
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More than 500 CU students quarantined
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
CLEMSON — Although more than 500 Clemson University students were in quarantine or isolation last week, the school has had no known hospitalizations of students due to the COVID-19 virus, 
president Jim Clements said Friday.
He discussed the university’s testing program in an update issued Friday.
“I am extremely proud of our faculty, staff and students, all of whom have worked hard to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the university community,” Clements said.
Along with many other universities, Clemson has seen an
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DHEC urges ‘most important’ flu vaccine
COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s interim public health director is calling for South Carolinians to get what could be the “most important flu shot of your life.”
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) interim health director Dr. Brannon Traxler said it’s important to stay as healthy as possible, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We’re experiencing the worst public health crisis in 100 years, and it’s never
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Get lost in great cakes
By Olivia Fowler
For the Courier
ofowler@thepccourier.com
Some of these recipes go back a long way.
One of my all-time favorites is the old-fashioned pineapple upside-down cake my grandmother used to make in a cast-iron frying pan. This was a specialty of hers for Sunday night suppers. It never lasted long enough to make leftovers.
The upsy daisy cake was popular in the 1930s, and there are versions of this recipe in old cookbooks.
The banana split cake is easy to make and is a really decadent dessert, and the black bottom cupcakes are popular party fare.
None of this stuff is calorie-free, but sometimes you have to let it go out the window and just enjoy.
Our world today vs. nearly 100 years ago
I was born in 1922, in a little shack seven miles west of Pickens. Going back in time, my mind remembers years ago.
I decided it is not the world that has changed since the beginning of time, it is us — the people — who have changed. Folks then did not have a lot, but we were happy, living without fear that someone would break into our home or while out playing, thinking someone would shoot us.
There were no broken homes. We never heard of divorce, or any kind of crime. We never locked our doors — at night or any other time. Now, we have to keep them locked in the daytime. We had Christian parents and grandparents who loved us, and we
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If you don’t know
A person’s head is attached to the neck, and a mask is designed in a way to fit on a person’s face. Now, for your information, a face has two eyes, one nose and a mouth. It’s on the front of the head. 
There are two ears on the head — one on each side.
Now, in order to protect mankind from the highly contagious coronavirus — which you can have and unknowingly spread while showing no symptoms — we are all asked to wear masks when in public or around people.
Oh my goodness. This is terrible.
Imagine asking people to be safe.
Anyway, in order to wear a mask properly, it should be worn in a way to cover the mouth and the nose. At the
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How to replace fear with faith
We’ve all had our share of battles this year with the virus and the devastation it has caused, and now as the election is just a few weeks away, many are experiencing stress and anxiety about the future.
Each day I hear from people on both sides of the political spectrum about how afraid they are of 
what is going to happen if the other side wins. We agree, this election is one of the most important in the history of our nation, however, we need to take a deep breath and know that whoever wins, it is not the end of the world.
No matter what is going on around us, we are still who we are, and we still have a very critical mission to
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Courier Letters to the Editor 10-14-20
The peace and quiet of winter time
Dear Editor,
I hate hot weather. You cannot get away from the heat! Winter time is different. In winter, you can escape the cold by going inside and building a fire or at least wrapping up in a blanket. I love to go outside at night in winter. The smell of oak wood burning and looking up at an ebony sky strewn with amber-colored stars. Peace and quiet all around. Only the gentle chirping of the crickets and the distant hooting of an owl. In the far distance, the sound of a barking dog echoing across the hollow below.
Returning inside to the warmth of a fire burning in the fireplace giving an amber glow to the walls all around where dark shadows dance playfully on the walls like happy children. A warm drink to
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Easley’s Safe Industries sponsors 9/11 stair climb
GREENVILLE — More than $10,000 was raised overall for the National Fallen Firefighters 
Foundation (NFFF) during the Greenville City 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb sponsored by Safe Industries in Easley.
The event was a way to honor and remember FDNY first responders who selflessly gave their lives on Sept. 11, 2001.
The stair climb saw participants climb the equivalent of the 110 stories of the World Trade Center.
Through firefighter and community
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Robinson reaches century mark
The daughters of Edward (Rat) Robinson would like to wish their father a happy 100th birthday on Oct. 19, 2020. Mr. Robinson was born and raised in Easley. He was married to the late Thelma Morgan Robinson. He served in the Navy during World War II. He is a longtime member of the Easley Union Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. Robinson has three daughters, six grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Many still live in the Easley area.
