Daily Archives: 05/28/2025
Many struggle financially in Pickens County
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
STATE — United Way officials across the state have new data to help them better 
understand — and assist — the ALICE families in South Carolina.
ALICE is not a name, it is an acronym that stands for “asset limited, income constrained, employed.”
The 2025 State of ALICE in South Carolina
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Turning the Tassel
To see photos of the graduates and awards information for the seniors of Daniel, Easley, Liberty and Pickens high schools just click the link below and see the 2025 Graduation Edition in its entirety.
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County Council amends budget ahead of vote
By Evan Smoak
Courtesy The Journal
evan@upstatetoday.com
PICKENS — Pickens County Council met this week to discuss its fiscal year 2025-26 budget ahead of its final vote next month.
As part of the current proposed operations budget, all county employees — sans council members and the county administrator — will receive a 5 percent raise, a 1 percent step increase as part of the compensation study plan implemented this past fiscal year as well as a 4 percent
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More indicted in drug investigation
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
STATE — More defendants have been indicted on charges that include trafficking fentanyl as a result of a multi-year, multi-county state grand Jury investigation known as “Devil in Disguise,” South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced last week.
According to a release from his office, the investigation began as a result of Greenville County’s 278 drug-related overdoses in 2022, “most of which were related
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Pickens County unemployment sees April rise
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — The unemployment rate in Pickens County saw a slight increase during 
the latest jobs report released last week.
The S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) reported that unemployment in the county went up from 3.6 percent in March to 3.9 percent in April. Pickens County was one of just three counties in the state of South Carolina to see
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Six Mile to hold Memorial Day service on Friday
SIX MILE — The Town of Six Mile, in partnership with Fleet Reserve Branch 15 and the Pickens County Veterans Council, will host its annual Memorial Day service on Friday, 
May 30, in downtown Six Mile.
The community event aims to honor the memory of those who gave their lives in
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Honoring those who gave their all
Memorial Day commemorates the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces, particularly those who died in battle or as a result of 
wounds sustained in battle making the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
You’ll find that some veterans find it dismaying when they are thanked on this day and most
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