Daily Archives: 09/09/2025
No vote taken on Pickens annexation
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Pickens officials on Monday heard again from residents urging them to vote against a proposed annexation but took no vote on the matter.
At issue for many residents in recent years is the possible annexation of a property at the intersection of Mauldin Lake Road and Wolf Creek School Road.
A public hearing was held at the Hagood Senior Center on Monday evening as part of Pickens City Council’s meeting.
Mayor pro tem Cameron River presided over the meeting.
City administrator Tim O’Briant said council’s approval of
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DEW: County unemployment rate on the rise
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — The unemployment rate in Pickens County saw a sizable increase during 
the latest jobs report released last month.
The S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) reported that unemployment in the county went up from 4.6 percent in June to 5 percent in July.
The fall in unemployment comes just one month after Pickens County saw its jobless rate rise 0.7 percentage
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Wilson makes case for SC’s next governor
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is used to presenting evidence in court.
Last month, he presented his case to some Pickens County voters, urging them to elect him as the Palmetto State’s next governor.
Appearing at a Pickens County Republican Club event Aug. 23 at Mutt’s BBQ in Easley, Wilson said the values he learned from his parents “set me on a path to public service that led me to where I am today.”
“I don’t know where it’s going to lead me in the future, but it’s gotten
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Peabody Engineering expanding in Liberty
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — A plastics manufacturer plans to expand its Pickens County operations, a move expected to create 20 new jobs.
Peabody Engineering LLC announced a $9.2 million expansion last week, according to a S.C. Department of Commerce release issued Sept. 3.
The company, founded in 1952 in California,
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Bob Fedder announces bid for Easley City Council Ward 6
EASLEY — For Bob Fedder, Easley isn’t just home – it’s a lifelong commitment.
Born and raised in Easley, Fedder graduated from Easley High School before earning his degree from Clemson University. The Fedder family roots run deep in the community with his grandparents having opened Fedder’s Fashion Shops 100 years ago.
For generations, the store became a reliable part of daily life, serving local families across the Upstate. Fedder’s father continued that legacy, and today, he carries it
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Warning the world about what is coming
The rapture is one of the most influential beliefs within Christianity. Many have accepted the idea that before the tribulation begins, they will suddenly disappear from 
this world, leaving only their clothes and shoes on the floor. If they are driving a car or operating any type of vehicle, it will just crash or come to a stop. Many believe this event could happen at any moment, and I’ve spoken to some who hope it’s today. Yes, we all want to go to heaven, but what about not being concerned about accomplishing God’s work, our calling, finishing the mission, or wanting to reach more lost souls with the gospel before
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Courier Letters to the Editor 9-10-25
America is forgetting
Letter to the Editor: America is Forgetting its Darkest Day
Twenty-four years ago, I watched my country bleed as an American living in England. On September 11, 2001, terrorists murdered 2,997 innocent Americans in the most devastating attack on our homeland since 1812. I never felt more alone in that foreign country.
Today, I watch America forget.
Walk into any classroom. Ask teenagers about Flight 93’s heroes who charged the cockpit knowing they would die. Watch their blank stares. Ask about the firefighters
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What to believe?
Romans 10: 9-10 “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For 
with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
As we are witnessing in our world today, many of the happenings are based on what people believe. Good or bad, belief triggers a multitude of attitudes and actions.
A village we worked in East Africa believed a little boy was saved from death because
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VA surpasses claims goals, expands care
The headline said it all: The VA has processed more disability claims in one year than 
they’ve ever done before. They surpassed last year’s total months before the end of this fiscal year. Specifically, the backlog of veterans waiting for benefits is down over 37%.
And that’s not all the VA is accomplishing. In the last
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Checking expired products
When the pandemic began over five years ago and our stores were keeping odd hours and sometimes the shelves were empty, many of us stocked up on food and supplies 
when we could get them. We chose canned goods and dry boxed foods like pasta, as well as staples like bleach and sanitizing wipes.
Where are those items now? Are some of them still
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