Daily Archives: 09/15/2020
County seeking public input on fire fees
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — County officials want the public to weigh in on discussions about fire fees.
On the agenda of Monday’s Pickens County Council meeting was first reading of an ordinance to amend the uniform ordinance for fire protection districts “to consolidate certain existing fee payor fire protection districts through the creation of a new unified fire protection district.”
County administrator Ken Roper discussed fire fees during his update to council.
While council approved bringing the matter out of
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Roper: Virus is not political
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — The COVID-19 virus doesn’t care about political leanings or scoring political points,
KEN ROPER
Pickens County administrator Ken Roper said.
“Let’s just stick to the data,” he said.
Roper discussed case numbers and fatigue during a Facebook Live video update Friday morning.
“We’ve all been kind of admitting about how we’re fatigued with this whole process,” he said. “I want, because I think that’s part of my job, to give you information
As of Friday morning, Pickens County had 319 active COVID-19
Almost Go Time
High school football teams around the county are putting in the final preparations before the pandemic-shortened 2020 season officially kicks off next week. Above, Daniel quarterback Trent Pearman rolls out under pressure from defender Griffin
Batt at practice last week. At left, a group of Pickens linemen wait for a signal at practice on Monday. All four county teams will 
open the season Sept. 25, with Daniel visiting Seneca, Easley hosting Westside, Liberty taking on West-Oak at home and Pickens entertaining Walhalla. To read more about the local teams ahead of the season, check back next week for the Courier’s Football Frenzy season preview.
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SDPC provides virus update
COUNTY — More than 120 students and 35 staff members from Pickens County schools were 
quarantined last week, according to the district’s weekly COVID-19 report.
There were six confirmed positive cases of the virus among staff members and five positive cases among the 128 students who were quarantined during the week, the district said.
Two of the students who tested positive for the virus attended school — one each at Dacusville Elementary
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CU students return to campus
CLEMSON — Nearly 7,000 Clemson University students began moving into on-campus housing Friday.
“Today we began welcoming our on-campus students to Clemson in anticipation of our return to some in-person instruction on Sept. 21,” Clemson University president Jim Clements said in an update issued Friday.
The decision to move ahead with a hybrid approach to in-person classes
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COVID CASES STILL STEADY IN COUNTY
COLUMBIA — With two new deaths confirmed since last week, Pickens County is continuing to see a steady number of cases and deaths in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported the probable COVID-19 death of two elderly Pickens County residents on Sept. 13 and Sept. 11, respectively.
The county still has the 12th-lowest rate of infection of the state’s 46 counties, with 2,053.84 cases per 100,000 residents, according to DHEC.
Pickens County added 177 confirmed cases of the virus in
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Tigers open with big win at Wake Forest
By Eric Sprott
Courtesy The Journal
esprott@upstatetoday.com
WINSTON SALEM, N.C. — On Saturday night, Clemson’s veteran offensive leaders performed to their typical standards, and some tantalizing young talent — particularly on the defensive side — 
lived up to the billing as the Tigers opened their season at Wake Forest with a decisive 37-13 victory at Truist Field.
If for no other reason than simply being able to get onto the field in the midst of a pandemic, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said Sunday evening the win was one he’ll never forget as his top-ranked Tigers (1-0, 1-0 ACC) turned in a strong performance.
“It was a very special win for us, and as I told the team,
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Railroad museum refurbishing old Central caboose
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
goliver@upstatetoday.com
CENTRAL — The Central Railway Museum has not only donated money to help in the refurbishment of the town’s nearly 60-year-old railroad caboose, but is also donating physical labor.
Last year, the museum presented a monetary donation to the town, and for two days a week for the past two and a half months, members have been providing much-needed repairs to the interior of the caboose.
“We’re completely refurbishing the inside — we rewired it completely, put all new lights in, as there
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Mill foundation receives grants from SC Humanities
PICKENS — The Hagood Mill Foundation, which supports Hagood Mill Historic Site, has been 
awarded two grants by S.C. Humanities — a Bridge grant for COVID-19 relief and a mini grant for the mill’s Seeds of Change event — both totaling $6,000.
The foundation received a Bridge grant from South Carolina Humanities, which obtained funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic
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Lady Blue Flame open 2020 season with win
PICKENS — The Pickens High School Lady Blue Flame volleyball team started the 2020 season at 
home with an easy victory against region foe Walhalla, 25-8, 25-8, 25-17.
Since high school athletics were never a sure thing this fall during the COVID-19 era, Lady Blue Flame coach Rikki Owens said the team was blessed to take the court against the Lady Razorbacks.
“We were so excited and grateful to be able to have the opportunity to play and be out on the court again,” she said. “The girls are fired up and are not taking anything for
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