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Monthly Archives: May 2017

Liberty seeking to cut rec expenses

Concessions, weekend tournaments among cuts

By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter

jevans@thepccourier.com

LIBERTY — Liberty’s rec department and its programs will be going forward — with some changes.

City officials created two budget options to be discussed and considered as the city goes through its budget process for the next fiscal year. One budget would see the

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Working for the county’s future

My parents told me before I left home for college to find my passion for what I love and then spend my time and talents on those things.

First — I love my relationship with God, I love my family and for the past 30 years I can say “I love where I live — Liberty (Pickens County), South Carolina.” So when several people suggested I run for a public office because of my passion for my community and desire to serve, I said “yes” and was blessed to be elected to county council. As I approach 150 days

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Time waits for no man

We all have the same amount of time in a day. We may not think we do, but it’s true. Sometimes it just doesn’t feel that way. Remember that old TV ad for doughnuts? The baker left for work and returned each day until one day, after he repeated the phrase, “Time to make the doughnuts,” he met himself coming in as he was coming out.

That makes an impression.

Humans tend to underestimate how long it will take to do something and then schedule too many things in a day to possibly complete.

Just getting out of the house can be time-consuming.

I’ve noticed a correlation between rushing and losing time.

Maybe I think I’m ready to leave. I may even make it to the car. Or even get in and

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Online scammers are targeting you

Growing up in a trusting world. Diminished capacity. Being new to technology. There are all kinds of reasons why seniors are targets of scams. If you have a new computer, tablet or cellphone, you need to arm yourself with information to be safe from scammers.

The scams nowadays are nearly brilliant in their execution and often are difficult to identify as scam attempts. Ask your local senior center to bring in experts for talks

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Letters to the Editor

A Memorial Day tribute

Dear Editor,

We’ve just celebrated another Memorial Day weekend. Very few people really appreciate the holiday. In 1989, my father-in-law, Vernon Trotter, passed away from cancer. He was in the midst of some of the worst fighting in WWII. I was sitting with

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Pickens County Historical Society honors Blacks

PICKENS — The Pickens County Historical Society presented a plaque of appreciation to Joe and Kathy Black at this month’s meeting.

President Ken Nabors recognized the Blacks “for their faithful and generous support and their continuing belief in the importance of the preservation of the history of Pickens County.”

The gardens and grounds

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Pickens man needs help with transplant medical expenses

PICKENS — Roger Evans is a 48-year-old Pickens man in a battle for his life.

Married with children and grandchildren, Evans is in desperate need of a liver transplant.

Healthy and working all his life, he fell ill in 2014.

“I started feeling very tired after work and thought I had over-worked myself and

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Benefit planned to help Norton family

PICKENS — The Pickens-area school bus drivers and staff are sponsoring a benefit cookout and yard sale for Freddie and Treasa Norton of Dacusville.

Treasa, affectionately known as “Miss Treasa” of Pickens route 32, is a driver for the Pickens area. Freddie has been a surgical patient in Charleston and has been

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Community Calendar

• Blood Mobile will be at AHC on June 1

On Thursday, June 1, the AnMed Health Blood Mobile will be at the AnMed Health Cannon campus from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Please come and give the gift of life. No appointment is necessary, but you can schedule a time by calling (864) 898-1252.

• Sertoma Club invites locals to meet

The Clemson Sertoma Club invites all interested local residents to attend its

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Nix reunion set for June 4

PICKENS — Descendants of Ulysses and Lou Annie Monroe Nix are invited to Northside Baptist Church, at 421 Sangamo Road in Pickens, for lunch at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 4.

Plates, cups, and ice will be furnished. Family members are asked to bring covered dishes, desserts and drinks. The reunion will be a time of fun, good food and fellowship.