Daily Archives: 11/29/2022
Man found dead after moped wreck
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — A missing man was found dead Saturday, the day after he was involved in a moped accident.
The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office announced in a post on Facebook on Saturday that Dayton Keith Simons, 33, had last been seen at his
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US Navy program offers youth opportunities at sea and beyond
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
GREENVILLE — The United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps aims to set up young people for career success, whether that’s in military service or other paths.
Chartered by Congress in 1962, the Naval Sea Cadet Corps allows young people to experience what life is like in the Navy without making any service obligation.
“It’s a youth program that builds leaders of character,” said Ed Leese, creator of the
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State officials now releasing flu shot data
COLUMBIA — In the thick of what the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has deemed one of the “most active influenza seasons” of recent years, the agency has started tracking flu vaccination numbers.
Starting last week, DHEC will post those numbers every other Wednesday on the agency’s Flu Watch page and its social media pages.
“We don’t routinely track flu vaccine numbers but feel the need to provide that additional data to the public using our Statewide
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Clemson discusses changing city election method
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
goliver@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — Now that another election cycle has come and gone, Clemson City Council reviewed the pros and cons of plurality against 
majority-runoff election methods for future city elections.
Under the majority method the city uses, the winner of the election is the candidate who receives more than 50 percent of all the votes. A runoff is required if there is no outright
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Prevention, pain relief don’t have to be at odds
Millions of people in this country suffer from pain that impacts their quality of life. They deserve options that treat or manage their pain while keeping them safe from substance abuse and overdose.
Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated and
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Do you have workout goals?
We love our new exercise coach. This is the young student who used us as guinea pigs for a college class project, graduated and has now been 
hired by the senior center as our permanent workout guru. It’s only been a month, and already we want to make him Employee of the Year.
Somehow he managed to convince the town to spend large dollars to outfit a space in
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Courier Obituaries 11-30-22
ALFRED EARL WEBB JR.
PICKENS — Mr. Alfred Earl Webb Jr., 70, passed peacefully on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022.
Mr. Webb was born in Charlotte, N.C., on Oct. 30, 1952, to the late Alfred E Webb Sr. and Mary Vionia Ginn.
Mr. Webb is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Sharon T. Webb; his siblings, Jean, Mary,
Tiger win streaks end in Death Valley as Gamecocks pull upset
By Ian Taylor
Courtesy The Journal
itaylor@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — All good things must come to an end, but the Clemson Tigers certainly wished their streaks of home wins and wins over South 
Carolina did not end at the same time.
The Gamecocks marched into Memorial Stadium on Saturday and left with a 31-
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‘Christmas at the Barn’ event set for Dec. 11
MARIETTA — On Sunday, Dec. 11, Happy Hooves Therapeutic Equestrian Center will be hosting its 19th annual “Christmas at the Barn” fundraising event at Eden Farms, located at 4700 Dacusville Highway in Marietta. The event will run from 2-5 pm.
Guests will enjoy reindeer rides (the horses are dressed up with red noses, glitter and antlers), visits with
Santa, a Nativity scene and Christmas music, a candy cane garden, a variety of arts and crafts to make, a “Peeplechase” jump course for children and
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Pickens Christmas parade grand marshals announced
PICKENS — The Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce will present the annual Pickens Christmas parade this Friday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. in downtown Pickens.
This year’s theme is “A Dickens Christmas.”
For those who cannot attend in person, the parade will be livestreamed on the city of Pickens’ Facebook page.
The chamber has announced that there will be two grand marshals for this year’s parade.
The first is Mable Owens Clarke who was recently awarded the Order of the Palmetto for her diligent work over the past two decades to save historic Soapstone Baptist Church.
The second grand marshal is the Pickens High School girls’ golf team, which won the Class 4A state championship this year.
