Daily Archives: 08/18/2026
Time To Shine: FOOTBALL FRENZY sponsored by Mountain Funerals and Cremations begins this week!
All four Pickens County high schools took the field at the Easley Jamboree on Friday for their final tune-up before the regular season begins. Liberty opened the night with a 28-0 win over Berea and Pickens followed with a 21-0 victory over Pendleton. In the main event, Daniel took a county clash over Easley, 21-0.To read previews for Daniel, Easley, Liberty and Pickens’ varsity squads, scroll down.
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Residents speak against Flock Safety cameras
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Several residents voiced their concerns about Flock Safety cameras and other automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) to Pickens County Council members this 
month.
The public comments came during county council’s Aug. 3 meeting.
“Some people call it the Flock controversy, but there’s other companies involved like
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Pickens police to team with Gabby Petito Foundation
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — A local law enforcement agency and a local organization for survivors of domestic violence are teaming up to bring the Gabby Petito Foundation to Pickens this 
fall.
Since 2021, the Gabby Petito Foundation has been committed to “driving real change in the fight against domestic violence and missing persons,” according to its website.
The foundation is named after and works in memory of
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SDPC outperforms state in 2025-26 assessments
PICKENS — Students in the School District of Pickens County outperformed state averages in nearly every tested subject and grade level during the 2025-26 school year, 
according to assessment results released Aug. 10 by the South Carolina Department of Education.
The results show continued year-over-year gains across the district, including significant improvements in middle school math and early literacy. District officials said the results reflect a sustained focus on instructional quality, targeted
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Are you filled with joy and peace?
Do you remember that old song in Vacation Bible School that said, “I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my heart?” Do you still have it today?
I hope you do, because as God’s children we have lots to be joyful about. Be edified as you read I Thessalonians 5:16-18, and Romans 12:12. Humanity has always sought contentment within their souls, but rebellion and a lack of understanding are huge joy
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It was written for you
Has anything ever been done especially for you? Did it make you feel special, important, or that you really meant something, or to someone?
The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson, assisted by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston and declared the separation of the United States (13 colonies) from Britain. The declaration was adopted July 4, 1776.
It was signed Aug. 2, 1776, by 50 of the 56 signers. The other six signed later that year. Those men signing knew they may be signing their own death warrants because the signing was considered treason by the British crown. This fact alone makes a statement as to their sincerity and determination.
The first paragraph reads as follows: “When in the Course of human events, it becomes
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Tugalo Holler to play amphitheater
PICKENS — Bluegrass will return to the Pickens Amphitheater on Friday, Aug. 28, 
when Tugalo Holler takes the stage at 7 p.m.
Young Appalachian Musicians, known locally as YAMS, will open the evening with a performance celebrating the next generation of Appalachian music.
Tugalo Holler brings an energetic, roots-driven
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When will salads be safe to eat?
I’ll be the first to admit that when I recently strolled through the vegetable aisles at the store, trying to decide what to buy, my overriding feeling was one of concern.
A show of hands: How many have avoided salad products for several weeks now? Between iceberg lettuce causing a massive cyclospora parasite outbreak because the defective product was sent to
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Courier Letters to the Editor
Property buffer debate
Dear Editor,
It’s been a while since I wrote a letter to a local paper. The proposed Lake Keowee and Lake Jocassee Overlay District (Ordinance No. 684) has come across my radar, leaving me very concerned about my property and my house.
A proposed 100-foot vegetative buffer, in conjunction with a 100-foot building setback, is double Pickens County’s existing 50-foot buffer. That setback is four times the 25-foot setback in our neighboring Oconee County. The updated talk is that they are back
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