Daily Archives: 08/25/2026
Community Calendars 8-26-26
• PHS class of 1965 to hold 61st reunion
Members of the Pickens High School Class of 1965 are planning their 61-year class reunion for Sept. 24. For more information, call Milledge Cassell at (864) 421-2361.
• PHS class of 1966 to hold 6oth reunion
Members of the Pickens High School Class of 1966 will come together this fall to celebrate a milestone as they mark the class’s 60th anniversary reunion.
The reunion will be held on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, from 2-5 p.m. at Larry Looper’s Red Barn, located at 101 Laurenwood Drive in Pickens. Classmates and their guests will enjoy an afternoon of fellowship, memories and reconnecting with longtime friends. A barbecue chicken dinner with two side dishes, bread and a beverage will be served beginning at 3 p.m. The cost to attend is $35 per person. Reservations and payment must be received by Sept. 7. Those interested in attending may register online through the reunion’s EventCreate page at https://eventcreate.com/e/phs1966.
• Cold Spring MBC to host fish fry sale
Cold Spring Missionary Baptist Church will be hosting its third annual fish fry/hot dog plate and yard sale from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Aug. 29. The event is located at 508 W. Lee
Tugalo Holler to play amphitheater
PICKENS — Bluegrass will return to the Pickens Amphitheater this 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
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Empires come and empires go
Matthew 6:33 “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
In Bible studies, we cannot avoid the studies of the world’s great empires, both past and present. History documents those empires and all have fallen or lost their global presence.
Greed, imperialism, supremacy or implosion has destroyed them. Some lasted hundreds of years.
The British Empire began its power grab in the late 1500s. Colonizing Canada, several You must be logged in to view this content.
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Victorious living includes praying for discernment
As I awakened this morning and opened the shades, the sun was shining and the sky was clear.
I’m very blessed that I could stand and walk without pain. We seldom think about how often we take the basic functions of life for granted. I walked around outside and looked at the temperature on my watch: 70 degrees. I enjoyed the gentle breeze as I took a deep breath. Being able to breathe is another amazing gift that God gives.
I went to the donut shop and enjoyed a chocolate-covered selection and a small coffee. More thoughts came to me. I can see; I have a vehicle and can drive; I have enough money to buy a donut; I can taste, chew, swallow, and appreciate the entire process of digestion. I can go on, but you get the point of just slowing down and concentrating on
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Courier Letters to the Editor 8-26-26
Dear Editor,
Recently, Donald Trump shared a ridiculous, embarrassing, AI-generated picture of himself. No, I’m not talking about that time he dressed up as Jesus healing the sick. This time, he plays a broad-chested, square-jawed, four-star general, flanked on either
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Getting ready for winter
We might be having heat waves now, but before we know it, the weather will turn and winter will be on its way. There are several steps we can take to get ahead and be ready 
before cold weather arrives.
Take care of draft control. Not only will we be more comfortable without cold air creeping into our homes, but our heating bills will be lower if the furnace isn’t working so hard. Windows can have caulking or window stripping applied, or you can
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The enduring story of POW Bob Fant and his wife Becky
By Tom von Kaene
Special to the Courier
news@thepccourier.com
CLEMSON — In the quiet of her Clemson apartment, Becky Fant still keeps the photographs that tell the story best. There is the one she and Bob always called “the toothpaste ad”—the two of them beaming at his homecoming, smiles so bright they seemed to light the room. There is the wedding portrait taken just a few weeks later. And there are the modest tokens of a community that never forgot: the melted remains 
of countless POW bracelets once worn by strangers who prayed for a young Navy lieutenant from Anderson.
Commander Robert St. Clair “Bob” Fant Jr., Clemson Class of 1960, died June 1, 2026, at 87. He and Becky had made their home in the Upstate for more than a quarter-century. Theirs was a love story forged in the longest of separations and sustained by faith, patience, and an entire town’s quiet determination that he would come home.
Bob and Rebecca “Becky” Otts of
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