Category Archives: Local News
Bowers, Goss among local winners Tuesday
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Election Day has come and gone in Pickens County, with voters 
making their voices heard during Tuesday’s midterm election.
Countywide, voters came out in full force to select their representatives in state and local offices, with 57.7 percent of registered voters in Pickens County voting
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Moratorium on data centers gets early OK
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — During Monday’s regularly scheduled Pickens County Council 
meeting, council members approved the first reading of a moratorium that would prevent any new data center development in the county for six months as officials study infrastructure needs in the area.
Prior to voting, council heard from Frank
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Woman killed, passenger hurt in SC 11 crash
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
SUNSET — A woman died Thursday in a car accident on S.C. Highway 11.
Pickens County Coroner Andrew Wilson identified the victim as Mylia Fisk Markland, 84, of Irmo.
The single-vehicle wreck happened at 6:54 p.m. Friday on S.C. 11 near Roy F. Jones Highway,
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Grace United Methodist Church holiday market set for Nov. 6–7
PICKENS — Grace United Methodist Church will hold its annual Holiday Market on Friday, Nov. 6, from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 7, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
The market, held in the church fellowship hall, will feature homemade baked
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Courier Community Calendar 11-4-26
• Pickens Rotary meets Wednesdays
The Rotary Club of Pickens meets at 12:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Pickens County Museum. Guests are invited to the meetings to learn the 20 reasons to join Rotary.
• 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 from 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, 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
Hiott to aid Pickens admin search
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Rep. Davey Hiott is not Pickens’ new city administrator, but he will be helping city 
officials fill the role.
During Pickens City Council’s Oct. 26 work session, Mayor Pro Tem Allie Winter announced Hiott’s involvement in assisting the city.
“We have got the honor and privilege of having Rep. Davey Hiott step in for us for a very brief period of time until we can
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Swords named Pickens County library director
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — The new director of the Pickens County Library System will start her duties next 
month.
In a release issued last week, the Pickens County Library System Board of Directors announced that Kasie Swords will be the library system’s new director effective Nov. 16.
“We are thrilled to welcome Kasey Swords to lead the Pickens County Library System,” library board chair Danny Parton said in the release. “Kasey brings a wealth of experience, energy and a deep commitment to public service. The board is confident that her leadership will inspire our staff and expand
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Man arrested in child assault investigation
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — An Easley man has been charged following a Pickens County Sheriff’s Office investigation into allegations of a sexual assault against a child.
On Sept. 17, detectives with the PCSO Special Victims Unit (SVU) received a report “alleging a sexual assault incident involving a juvenile victim,” Chief Deputy Brett Barwick said in a Monday news release.
The alleged incident location is within Pickens County, Barwick said.
SVU detectives, assisted by the Pickens County Forensic
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Sunrise Cemetery needs ‘perpetual care plan’
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — While there have been recent improvements made at Sunrise Cemetery, and more to come over the next several weeks, officials say a longer-term plan is needed.
Pickens Parks and Recreation director Jonathon Morris discussed the cemetery during his report to city council at its work session on Monday.
“There’s never been a perpetual care plan for that cemetery within the cty of Pickens,” Morris said. “It’s
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Semper Fi Barn to honor fallen officer at open house
CENTRAL — The Semper Fi Barn will host an End of Watch and Celebration 
of Life remembrance for fallen Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officer Austin “Zade” Abdelnabi on Saturday, Nov. 7, as part of its Veterans Day Open House Drop-In.
Abdelnabi, a Greenville-area native, U.S. Marine veteran and Clemson
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