Category Archives: Local News
32nd annual Issaqueena Festival set for May 21
SIX MILE — Organizers of the annual Issaqueena Festival are expecting mild weather with lots of tasty food, craft vendors, kid games and activities, along 
with live music at this year’s family-oriented event.
Approximately 50 vendors will line Main Street in Six Mile as the festival gets underway at 10 a.m. May 21, providing food and handmade and locally sourced items of all descriptions.
Other activities include a car show, appearances by the PAIA Lower Eastern Cherokees with dance and Cherokee storytelling, train rides for kids and continuous live music from two
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Harden Scholarship winner announced
The scholarship committee of the Cannon Memorial Hospital Auxiliary has announced Lana “Brooke” Smith as the winner of the 2022 Dr. John Harden Scholarship. Smith is a senior at Pickens High School. She is involved in various clubs and organizations within the school and community. The Pickens County Career and Technology Center has recently begun an emergency medicine class. Smith was given the opportunity to be a part of the class and will graduate as a licensed EMT before she graduates high school. The scholarship committee wishes to congratulate Smith and recognize all applicants and wish them all much success in their careers in the health care field.
5Oth anniversary
Winferd and Elaine Riggins celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 2. The couple want to thank the Lord for 50 years of holy matrimony.
Lions plan broom sale
Doug Hinkle unloads an order of brooms as the Pickens Lions Club prepares for its annual broom sale at the Pickens Azalea Festival this weekend. The Lions will be located at booth 329 in front of Bivens Hardware. There will be no price increase on the brooms this year.
Courier Community Calendar 5-4-22
• CRO starts Dolly’s Imagination Library
Cliffs Residents Outreach, a nonprofit supporting education in Pickens County, recently launched Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in the following Pickens ZIP codes: 29685, 29635, 29661 and 29671.
For more information and to register, visit imaginationlibrary.com. The program mails free books monthly to registered children from birth to 5 years old.
• Open house set for McKinney Chapel
Everyone is invited to visit the historic McKinney Chapel at the Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards, located at 1655 Cleo Chapman
County wants to adopt highways
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Pickens County administrator Ken Roper’s talking points about the county’s new anti-litter program included what he termed “a little bit of a rant” 
about the state’s Adopt a Highway program.
The county rolled out the new Pickens Proud program during a press conference April 20.
“We have the strong feeling as county staff that we can coordinate and run the voluntary Adopt a Highway program better than the South Carolina Department of Transportation is doing,” Roper said. “We think they can do better than what they’re doing. We think they can do better at SCDOT in picking up litter on our
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Chamber Member of the Month
Bee Well Honey Natural Market Bagels and Coffee, located at 205 Hampton Ave. in Pickens, has been chosen as the Greater Pickens Chamber of Comerce April Member of the Month Pictured at center are owners Donna, Kerry and Stetson Owen, along with their staff, Lisa Thomas, Donna Leamey, Rebeka Holt, Adrian Looper, Pam Smith, Angie Bowen, Tanna Stewart, Kimberlee Turnbough, Pickens Mayor Fletcher Perry and members of the chamber board of directors, Bryan Owens, Anna Chastain and Debbie Gravely. Bee Well is open Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Your Honest Mechanic opens doors in Easley
Your Honest Mechanic LLC held its grand opening recently at 5108 Calhoun Memorial Highway in Easley. They are Master Certified Toyota technicians with more than 20 years experience, specializing in Toyota, Lexus, Honda and Acura service and repair. They also perform all manufacturer interval services, diagnostics and repairs and service all other Japanese imports. For more information, call (864) 760-5742. Pictured, from left, are Gaylene Coover, owner Kevin Fusco, Lindsay Coover, Gail Fusco and Brittany Chapman from Alliance Pickens.
Grief support group planned in Central
CENTRAL — An eight-week grief support group for adults will meet at 6 p.m. on Mondays starting May 2 at the Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, located at 
108 Cross Creek Road in Central.
Topics of discussion are set to include Understanding Your Grief, Exploring Your Feelings Of Loss, How To Nurture Yourself and There’s Hope Out There.
Dr. Roger Lovette will be the group leader. Lovette was pastor at First Baptist Church Clemson for 13 years and has written often for local papers.
The group will meet for eight Monday nights. There is no charge.
If interested, call the funeral home at (864) 639-2411 or email linda@robinsonfuneralhomes.com.
