Category Archives: Local News
Day to retire after 41 years at SDPC
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — After a career spanning more than four decades of service to the 
School District of Pickens County, longtime East End Elementary School principal Tammy Day is set to retire at the end of the 2023-24 school year.
Day has 41 years of experience in education, all in the School District of Pickens County, and has served as East End’s principal since 2006.
“An Easley High School graduate, Day joined the Pickens County family as a teacher when she stepped into
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Crash kills Pickens man
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — A Pickens man died last week after a single-vehicle accident.
Pickens County chief deputy coroner Andrew Wilson identified the victim as 75-year-old Robert Clifton McLeod Jr., of
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Roper gives update on SC 183 safety enhancements
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Work will be undertaken in the coming weeks to meet a deadline for planned safety improvements to S.C. Highway 183 — a deadline imposed by 
Mother Nature.
In October 2023, the State Transportation Infrastructure Bank approved awarding $44.7 million to Pickens County for safety enhancements on S.C. 183.
To qualify for those funds, Pickens County had to provide a local match of $22.5 million, which it was able to do thanks to funding from the General Assembly, the County Transportation Committee
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Biden sweeps S.C. Democratic Primary
STATE — Four years after the S.C. Democratic Party primary served as the boost Joe Biden needed in his successful 2020 bid for the presidency, voters in the 
state — and here locally — gave the president another big endorsement over the weekend in his bid for a second term
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Bedenbaugh plans to run for US House in SC’s 3rd District
Prosperity — Michael Bedenbaugh of Prosperity SC, realtor, property developer and formerly head of PreserveSC is to campaign for Jeff Duncan’s House seat as an independent. Mike decided to enter the political arena last year when he saw 
it was obvious the nation had gone so far off course that it was time we need a drastic change in how we govern ourselves. Mike was inspired by the work of Rev. Martin Luther as well as George Washingtons farewell address. He created and published his 95 Theses for a
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Clemson trustees’ committee authorizes human-AI center
By Lauren Pierce
Courtesy The Journal
lpierce@upstatetoday.com
CHARLESTON — Clemson University Board of Trustees’ Educational Policy Committee approved a new center that will focus on the interaction between 
humans and artificial intelligence.
Provost Bob Jones gave a presentation last Thursday for the proposed Human AI
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WAA’s mobile exhibit to visit county
COUNTY — Wreaths Across America (WAA) is the organization most recognized for placing more than 3 million veterans’ wreaths at more than 4,224 locations nationally and abroad on National Wreaths Across America Day.
However, the work to recognize our nation’s veterans, military families and
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Ballet Magnificat to presents ‘Deliver Us’ at SWU in Central
CENTRAL, S.C. – Ballet Magnificat, America’s premiere Christian ballet company, will present Deliver Us!, at Newton Hobson Chapel and Fine Arts 
Center at Southern Wesleyan
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Coffee with a cause
On Friday February 2, Freddie Frei cut the ribbon at Dusty Rose Coffee Roasters. A locally owned and operated coffee bean roasting company. The new business’ moto is “Roasting coffee with a cause – Rescuing horses one cup at a time.” You can learn the full story at www.drcroasters.com. DRCR offers coffee beans from Colombian, Mexico and Ethiopia. They have whole bean or ground, medium, medium dark or dark roast and sold retail or wholesale Picture are Tim O’Briant, Danny Adams, Allie Winter, Owner Freddie Frei, Floyd Rogers, Brittany Chapman, Bryan Owens. The new business is open 9am – 4pm Wednesday – Saturday and located in Warehouse 1, booth P30 in the Market at the Mill, 225 Pumpkintown Highway, Pickens. For more information call (864) 780-3878.
Thanks, Pickens Rotary
The City of Pickens Police Department would like to thank the Pickens Rotary Club for a donation of $1,000 dollars to purchase Narcan for their officers. The donation allowed for the purchase of 44 doses of Narcan, a life saving medication that can reverse an overdose from opioids, including heroin, fentanyl, and prescription opioid medications when given in time. PPD appreciates Rotary continued support and the work the club does in our community.
