Daily Archives: 06/05/2018
Clemson museum planning yard sale
CLEMSON — The Clemson Area African American Museum will be hosting an event organizers are calling the “biggest yard sale ever” on Saturday, June 16.
The event will take place at the Calhoun Bridge Center at 214 Butler St. in Clemson and will run from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Donations are welcome and are to be dropped off at the museum during opening hours.
For more information, call Larry Walker at (864) 654-2944.
Money laundering made easier
Money laundering had its origins with crime syndicates. Former SLED chief Robert Stewart said that one of the dangers 
of South Carolina’s legalization of video poker was that it provided a statewide network of money laundromats.
A video poker operator would report receipts for a poker machine, pay the taxes on the money received, and the money would be cleansed of any taint related to the source of funds. Stewart said in some
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Seniors go hungry
I just-released report paints a grim picture about the number of seniors age 60 and older who don’t get enough to eat. “The 
State of Senior Hunger in America” shows that while those numbers have decreased slightly, they’re still above the rate from 2007.
Here’s a sad statistic: Two-thirds of seniors who don’t get enough to eat have incomes above the poverty line. Because of that, they don’t qualify for nutrition programs such as SNAP
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Wisdom and knowledge are two different things
When it comes to having spiritual wisdom, it’s not how much we know, but how much we understand. It’s one thing to have 
bags of information seeds stacked up in the barn of our mind, but more importantly, how many seeds have been planted and nurtured to take root within our heart?
The devil and all of his helpers have worlds of spiritual knowledge, but they do not allow it to penetrate their conscience and change who they are. Likewise, humans can also
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Courier Obituaries 6-6-18
Joyce Hayes Forbes
CENTRAL — Joyce Hayes Forbes passed away on May 29, 2018.
She was born June 13, 1957, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Edward Hayes and Cecelia Isham. She attended Broward Community College obtaining an associates degree before transferring to Barry University.
While there, she met her husband, Carter Forbes, and they married on Aug. 18, 1979. After marrying Carter, they moved to Nassau, Bahamas, where the couple had three children.
The family resided there for 20 years before returning to the United States, living in Marietta, Ga., for many years before ending up in Central.
Joyce loved raising her children in a godly household, being actively involved in church ministry and cooking. She loved the latter so much that she recently graduated with a certificate in culinary arts from Virginia College. She was definitely a Jane of all trades.
She was preceded in death by her father and is survived by her mother.
She is survived by her beloved husband Carter; her three children, Carter Forbes Jr., Jennifer Bryant and Joy Forbes; her twin sister, Judith Davis (Rev. Fredrick Davis) and older twin sisters, LaTriece Fuller and Elise Gainor (William Gainor); her uncle, Abraham Isham (Gloria Isham), and aunt, Alberta Isham; her three grandchildren, Carter Forbes III, Anthony Bryant Jr. and Jada Bryant; her son-in-law, A.J. Bryant, and daughter in-law, Terese Forbes; her sister-in-law, Helen Davis; and brothers-in-law, Robert and Larry Forbes. She is also survived by countless nieces, nephews, cousins, family members and friends in the United States and The Bahamas.
Brown-Oglesby Funeral Home of Seneca is in charge of the arrangements. brownoglesbyfuneralhome.com
Tammy Lamar Gaillard
SENECA — Tammy L. Gaillard, of 116 S. Cove Road in Seneca, 
went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, May 29, 2018.
She was born in Greenville and was the daughter of Balus Lamar and Vivian A. Talley Gaillard.
She is survived by sisters, Deborah G. DeYoung and Ginger G. Beverage.
Memorial services were held June 1 at Oconee Memorial Park Mausoleum chapel.
She was employed by AraMark in the Clemson cafeteria. She
New, faster network set for county schools
COUNTY — Pickens County schools are looking at internet service that is up to 100 times faster, thanks to a partnership between the school district and Conterra Networks.
The School District of Pickens County has entered into a multi-year agreement with Conterra Networks to deploy an all-fiber optical network to support the data, video and voice requirements of its schools.
“We are thrilled we are able to give our students a network that is up to 100 times faster than our existing network without spending additional dollars,” district superintendent Danny
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Keeping the past alive
New historical marker unveiled
outside Pickens County Museum
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — A crowd gathered last week for the unveiling of the latest addition to the Pickens County Museum of Art and History.
The Pickens County gaol was built in 1902 and operated for more than half a century before becoming home of the Pickens County Museum of Art and History in 1976.
Photo courtesy Pickens County Library System
A historical marker has been placed on the grounds of the
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Scouts to honor Johnson in Flag Day celebration
PICKENS — A Pickens Community Flag Day celebration will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 14, at Charles Johnson Memorial Park, located at the corner of West Lee Street and South Catherine Street in Pickens, just behind Griffin Ebenezer Baptist Church.
The event is sponsored by Scout Troop 51 and A.F.T.A. and will
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SWU now offering scholarships to Tri-County Tech nursing graduates
CENTRAL — Southern Wesleyan University is awarding a 10 percent scholarship to associate-level nursing graduates from 
Tri-County Technical College who enroll in the RN to BSN program.
The scholarship will be applied proportionately to each course of the entire RN to BSN program and will apply only toward tuition costs.
Tri-County graduates who meet admission standards for
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Pickens scouts earn Eagle rank
PICKENS — Scout Troop 51 of Pickens recently awarded the rank of Eagle Scout to Joseph Clinard and Justin Hemphill.
Eagle is the highest rank in Boy Scouts, and only a very small percentage of scouts reach this lofty goal, as it recognizes many years of dedication and leadership of scouts who have “hiked” the Eagle Trail.
Both Clinard and Hemphill earned 35 or more merit badges, including many of the standard ones such
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