Yearly Archives: 2021
Pickens man faces felony DUI charge
PICKENS — A Pickens man has been charged after a fatal collision on Thanksgiving Day.
Barney Lewis Trotter, 33, of Pickens is charged with felony DUI with death, according to Master Trooper Gary Miller with the South Carolina Highway Patrol. He was being held without bond Tuesday at the Pickens County Detention Center.
Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley identified the victim as 40-year-old Jodah Mullinax
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Humane Society in need again
The dogs and cats of Pickens County need your help.
Yes, again.
I’ve written this story several times since 2014, when Pickens County cut back its funding of the Pickens County Humane Society.
The county Humane Society is not connected to the national Humane Society and gets no funding from it. Prior to 2014, it had been getting $60,000 a year from the county to help with the costs of operating its animal shelter on Five Forks Road near Liberty.
It had also been surviving partly off some money that had been left by a benefactor prior to that, which has
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Prisma official discusses omicron variant of COVID-19
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
STATE — A Prisma Health infectious disease physician says the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus is “almost certainly already here” in the United States.
An infectious disease physician, Dr. Helmut Albrecht is the medical director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy for
Prisma Health and the University of South Carolina.
He discussed the omicron variant during a news conference Monday.
The World Health Organization has named the omicron variant “a variant of concern.”
The omicron variant popped up in disease surveillance systems in Botswana and South Africa between Nov.
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DAR honors local vets
by Ann Warmuth
Special to the Courier
news@thepccourier.com
CLEMSON — Fort Prince George DAR chapter vice regent Mildred Brewer and fellow commemorative events co-chair Martha Hannah recently presented more certificates to honor local veterans. Brewer and Hannah were in Clemson honoring eight World War II veterans and two Vietnam veterans.
“Fort Prince George Daughters love being able to meet and show our appreciation for their service to our
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Courier Community Calendar 12-1-21
• Hee Haw Christmas set for Hagood Center
The Hagood Community Center, located at 129 Schoolhouse St. in Pickens, will present Hee Haw Christmas in the Hagood Community Center Auditorium this Saturday, Dec. 4.
There will be two performances — one at 2 p.m. and another at 6 p.m. The local cast will present good old country music and comedy.
Tickets are $5, in advance only, from Nov. 17-Dec. 1 at the Senior Center on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10-11 a.m. or call (864)
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Christmas parades start this week
COUNTY — The annual Christmas parade season will get cranked up this weekend in Pickens County.
Central will kick off the holidays this Friday, Dec. 3, at 5:45 p.m. as it lights up the town caboose with Christmas lights. Jitters Brewing Company will be giving away hot chocolate as the people of Central watch their neighbors take part in the annual Christmas parade 
through downtown. Entries will start at Cannon Baptist Church.
At 6 p.m. the next day, Saturday, Dec. 4, Liberty will be holding its Holly Jolly Christmas Parade. The paradewill begin at the former Liberty High School football stadium and will run through downtown
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The importance of shopping small
Small businesses have had a rough couple of years, beginning with the pandemic and continuing with the labor shortage and breaks in the supply chain.
Still, South Carolina’s small businesses have persevered. Despite the many challenges, they’ve continued to provide the goods and services their customers need, and they’ve continued to support their communities.
That’s why we need to support local businesses this holiday season.
It’s easy to forget, but small business is the heart of South Carolina’s economy. By the federal
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Thanksgiving and the supply chain
Thanksgiving is over. The turkey is eaten, the pumpkin pie is just crumbs. The football games have ended (hope your team won). Just when things are beginning to settle down, a new stressor is added to an already hectic holiday time.
They may look like toy ships bobbing in a big bathtub, but they have cast a cloud of gloom over Thanksgiving, and specifically Black Friday, the day Christmas shopping is supposed to begin. Huge container ships loaded with millions of cartons of holiday toys and stuff rock idly in the ocean, waiting to be unloaded in ports all across the United States. The Grinch may be grinning, but millions of parents are frowning as they contemplate what will happen if there is
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Desiring God more than anything in the world
For those who ponder about the requirements for developing and maintaining a deeper relationship with God, we must include some vital components, and one of the most critical is desire. Ask any businessperson or athlete about what it takes to accomplish a goal, and they will 
always testify about the importance of vision, perseverance and determination. Likewise, when it comes to drawing nearer to the Lord, we must begin with old-fashioned enthusiasm.
The next question is where does this passion come from? Most Christians will agree that
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Courier Obituaries 12-1-21
JOSEPHINE REECE
PICKENS — Ms. Josephine Reece, 81, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Nov. 25, 2021.
Ms. Reece was born in Pumpkintown and was the daughter of the late LemuelMaderson Reece and Georgia Mae Bradshaw Reece.
Survivors include a brother, Paul B. Reece of Greenville, and a sister, Jeane Reece Keane (Jim) of Houston, Texas. Also surviving are a number of loving nieces, nephews and cousins.
Ms. Reece was predeceased by brothers Emery, Lewis, Garvin and infant Billy Joe Reece and a sister, Betty Rose Watson.
Ms. Reece had many physical limitations in life, but she loved to laugh, loved her family, loved music and loved to dance from her
