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Daily Archives: 01/22/2025

Watoto Children’s Choir from Uganda is coming to Pickens First Baptist Church

PICKENS – The Watoto Children’s Choir is from Uganda, Africa travels the world each year to share how Christ has changed their lives. On January 24 the choir will be coming to Pickens for all to enjoy. The will be be special guests at Pickens First Baptist Church located at 406 E Main St. in Pickens with singing set to begin at 7 p.m. This special concert will be free to all and everyone in the community to enjoy their wonderful sound and feel this heartwarming, musical performance of their new album – “Better Days – There Is Hope.”

The Watoto Children’s Choir is a Christ-centered ministry in Uganda, East Africa. The Chior is currently on a 6-month tour, launching in the USA on the East Coast that presents the story of orphaned and abandoned African children who’ve received the love and care needed to help them rise above their circumstances, ready to make a difference in the world as

Local churches hold breakfast to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com

PICKENS — Area churches came together Monday to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Griffin Ebenezer Baptist Church in Pickens hosted the Community Prayer Breakfast Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday morning.

Pickens Presbyterian Church Elder Bill Ranson served as emcee. He said the community prayer breakfast has been held for 19 years, and he’s been able to attend all but one of them.

Ranson said King worked to “help America realize her true destiny, as expressed in the Declaration of Independence:  that

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Legislators urged to pass hate crime bill

By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com

COUNTY — South Carolina is one of only two states without a hate crimes law, something that some residents hope the Pickens County Legislative Delegation will help change this session.

Central resident Rosa Grayden is a lifetime member of the Pickens County chapter of the NAACP.

Speaking at the delegation’s annual meeting on Jan. 13 in Pickens, she said she was representing Shelia Crawford, the

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Florida man hit, killed in Dacusville

By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com

DACUSVILLE — A Florida man died last week after being hit by a vehicle in Dacusville.

Pickens County Coroner Andrew Wilson identified the victim as Erik Jon Falle, 46, of Ormond Beach, Fla.

The collision occurred at 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, on Cherokee Trail near Thomas Mill Road, according to South

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Cooper speaks on PC airport’s impact, needs

By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com

COUNTY — Members of the Pickens County Legislative Delegation received an update last week on the economic impact the state’s airports deliver.

Former Pickens County Airport director Skeets Cooper represents District 3 on the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission and spoke at the delegation’s annual meeting on Jan. 13 in Pickens.

“I like to keep you informed on what’s going on with our airports,” he said.

In 2018, the Federal Aviation Administration did a study on the economic impact of aviation in South Carolina.

“A lot of people do not understand the economic impact that a general airport has in the

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VA officer, supporter ask delegation for changes

By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com

COUNTY — The county’s interim Veterans Affairs officer asked members of the Pickens County Legislative Delegation to consider implementing changes that would allow his office to handle its caseload.

Walt Carter addressed the delegation during its annual meeting held in Pickens County Council chambers on Jan. 13.

The following evening, Carter gave some more details about the office when he spoke at a Six Mile Town Council meeting.

Carter assumed his role in June 2023.

“At that time, the office did not have any full-time personnel to

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