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Local residents, businesses provide aid to neighbors, WNC after Helene
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Following the destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene, many people in the Pickens County area have stepped up and offered a helping hand to their neighbors.
In addition to county and municipal responses to the storm and its aftermath, individuals, businesses, organizations and churches have been offering their assistance.
Social media has been a boon in the days since Helene made landfall late last month, helping people
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This WEEK in FOOTBALL FRENZY
Swinney becomes ACC’s winningest coach in road victory over FSU; Wave announce 2024 Hall of Fame class and Red Devils elect four for Athletic HOF all this in this week’s FOOTBALL FRENZY, sponsored by Mountain View Funerals and Cremations available only in the Pickens County Courier.
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SCHSL approves changes to prep sports calendar
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — With high school sports around the state thrown into disarray over the last two weeks due to Hurricane Helene, the South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) Executive Committee met 
on Tuesday to determine its course of action for the final two months of the fall athletics season.
After debate over how many weeks could be added to the schedule and whether the number of playoff rounds should be affected, the
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Courier Letters to the Editor 10-9-24
Hurricane help from local citizens
Dear Editor,
Since early last Friday morning, I have seen some of the best from our Pickens County residents. As I traveled to work through many detours, I saw local heroes out cutting trees and placing warning cones at intersections without power. Highway 123 coming out of Clemson was at a standstill, with a pine tree that had fallen over the entire eastbound lane. I was heading toward Clemson and was getting ready to stop and offer help when I saw a man cutting up the tree as his truck was pulled into the median with hazard lights on. I was stopping to get out and help remove the sections of the tree from the highway when I saw four or five people getting out of their cars that were eastbound to offer assistance.
On Sunday, I took some gas to a friend in the Dacusville area for their generator and saw a
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This Week In FOOTBALL FRENZY!
Tigers take care of business against Stanford; Daniel still waiting for region opener; Wave looking to turn things around; Liberty faces toughest task yet and Flame hoping for consecutive wins all this and more in this week’s FOOTBALL FRENZY, sponsored by Mountain View Funerals and Cremations available only in the Pickens County Courier.
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Hurricane Helene leaves path of destruction throughout county
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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COUNTY — Despite leaving much of Pickens County in an area of devastation, the county had had no deaths attributable to Hurricane Helene on Monday, according to county administrator Ken Roper.
Roper gave county council members an overview on the county’s response and the storm’s impact to
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Think pink for breast cancer awareness
The Courier is going pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In honor of those whose lives have been 
affected by this devastating disease, we will accent our front page with pink every week of October.
The pink ribbon has been synonymous with breast cancer for years. Nowadays, people rarely think twice when they see pink ribbons, having grown accustomed to the pink ribbon and what it symbolizes.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month has been celebrated each year since 1985, and many other breast cancer awareness initiatives have been devised since then. While the pink ribbon may seem like it’s been in use for just as long, it was actually established only a little more than 20 years ago.
Although you can see waves of pink every October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, many people don their ribbons year-round. Great strides have been made with respect to breast cancer, but with about 225,000 new cases popping up each year in the United States alone, there is still work to be done.
Hope for Dementia through Light and Sound
By Noelle Thompson
Special to The Courier
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PICKENS — Dementia is debilitating for our aging Southern population. With an increase of 145 percent of our elderly having cognitive decline, we need some hope in Pickens County.
My mom suffered from debilitating dementia, specifically Alzheimer’s Disease. What follows is her story
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About the Author : Noelle Thompson, BA in English from Furman University with a minor in Education. Taught in the public school system for 15 years.
VA needs volunteers to help with ‘Wall that Heals’ exhibit
LIBERTY — Pickens County Veterans Affairs will host the “Wall That Heals” in Pickens County from Nov. 8 until closing at 2 p.m. Nov. 11.
The three-quarter-scale replica of the Washington, D.C., Vietnam Veterans Memorial is 375 feet in length and stands 7.5 feet high at its tallest point, along with a mobile education center. It will be available to visit at Deer Wood Farms at 765 Breazeale Road in Liberty and will be open 24 hours a day and free to the public.
The “Wall That Heals” honors the more than 3 million Americans who served in the U.S. Armed forces in the Vietnam War and bears the names of the 58,281 Ameircan men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam.
Volunteers are needed to greet and assist visitors. Anyone who would like to volunteer to be a part of the community event can find additional information and registration at pickensveterans.org.
Along with the wall display, the mobile education center exhibit includes digital photo displays of “Hometown Heroes.” That includes service members whose names are on the wall with their home of record within the local area, along with digital photo displays of Vietnam veterans from the area honored through VVMF’s “In Memory” program, which honors veterans who returned home and later died. If you have a veteran who has not been registered in the “In Memory” program, the deadline to be included in the Pickens County visit is Oct. 8.
For registration, visit vvmf.org/In-Memory-Program or contact the Pickens County Veterans Affairs office at (864) 898-5928.
