It’s how we react to what happens
We hear a lot about how God is at war with Satan, and how the darkness is fighting against the More »
Childs named new Pickens County’s emergency management director
By Evan Smoak Courtesy The Journal evan@upstatetoday.com PICKENS — Pickens County named a new emergency management director earlier this week. More »
Safe Summer Fun in the Sun
Summer is the season of sun-kissed memories – backyard barbecues, sandy beaches, bike rides and late-night stargazing. However, the warmer More »
Clemson Sunrise Rotary uplifts community
CLEMSON — On the morning of June 6, at the breakfast meeting at Sole on the Green in Clemson, the More »
Six Mile to hold Memorial Day service on Friday
SIX MILE — The Town of Six Mile, in partnership with Fleet Reserve Branch 15 and the Pickens County Veterans Council, will host its annual Memorial Day service on Friday, 
May 30, in downtown Six Mile.
The community event aims to honor the memory of those who gave their lives in
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Honoring those who gave their all
Memorial Day commemorates the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces, particularly those who died in battle or as a result of 
wounds sustained in battle making the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
You’ll find that some veterans find it dismaying when they are thanked on this day and most
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Courier Letters to the Editor 5-28-25
Residents oppose DOT plan for SC Highway 11
Dear Editor,
On Thursday, May 15, there was an “information and public comment” meeting held at Ambler Elementary School. This meeting had been rescheduled from an earlier date due to the Table Rock fires. At the meeting, the proposal for addressing the problems of the intersection of S.C. Highway 11 and New Hope Road — at the crossroad above Aunt Sue’s — was presented to those attending as a “done deal.” We have huge concerns about the DOT’s decision for the proposed improvement.
Someone in the DOT has determined that a new “roundabout” is the best solution for this intersection. We disagree with this and do not feel that SCDOT has considered theramifications of this proposal. First, Highway 11 is used by steady traffic from points north and south of Table Rock. Eighteen-wheeler trucks use Highway 11 day and night. Recreational vehicles, large trucks, heavy vehicles pulling boats, as well as cars and
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On a quiet night we can hear it growing
Luke 24:44 “Jesus said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of 
Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.”
Early mornings are a blessing those “sleeping in” never experience. We sit on the front porch and
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Veterans Legacy Memorial expands
The Veterans Legacy Memorial has just expanded by 210,000 pages, courtesy of the American Battle Monuments Commission.
The ABMC manages cemeteries and federal memorials in 17 countries to honor the over 200,000 service members who died in World War I and World War II and who are buried in those
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Tuning out the news
Today marks seven days since I’ve watched the television news. For a news junkie, 
that’s a very long time. But I feel much better for having taken a break.
It can’t be good for us, either mentally or physically, to be constantly bombarded with information that
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Courier Obituaries 5-28-25
JENNIE ‘FREDDIE’ CLAYTON
PICKENS — Jennie “Freddie” Clayton, age 85, of Pickens, South Carolina went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 25, 2025.
Born on April 2, 1940, she was the daughter of the late William Roy Green and Rebecca Brown Green. She loved the Lord and attended church any time she was able. Jennie had a heart devoted to serving others. With more than 30 years of service in the healthcare profession, she retired having touched countless lives through her care, kindness, and compassion. In her spare time, Jennie enjoyed
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Pickens’ Svrlinga earns 2025 Pearl and Floyd Franks Scholarship
PICKENS — The Share America Foundation Inc. named 15-year-old Lilly Anne Svrlinga of Pickens as the 2025 Pearl and Floyd Franks Scholarship designee at the 33rd Boxcar Pinion Memorial Bluegrass Festival in Chickamauga, Ga.
The scholarship honors students excelling in Appalachian musical arts. Pearl and Floyd Franks were the late parents and former entertainment managers of actor/entertainer 
Randall Franks, known as officer Randy Goode on TV’s “In the Heat of the Night.”
Svrlinga was named a 2025 Pearl and Floyd Franks Scholarship designee. The scholarship, which supports her future
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Tri-County, Clemson offer dual enrollment
UPSTATE — Tri-County Technical College and Clemson University officials recently 
announced a first-of-its-kind dual enrollment academy that provides qualified high school students a guaranteed path to earn their Clemson degree.
The TCTC Dual Enrollment Academy is targeted to high school students in the Anderson, Oconee and Pickens school
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Troop 51 scouts hike Chattooga Trail
The scouts of Troop 51 recently took a backpacking trip on the Chattooga River and hit the trail near Licklog Falls in Oconee County. Twenty-one scouts and adults made it on the hike. The trip was called the “Bradley Hawkins Memorial Hike” in memory of one of their former scout leaders and Eagle Scouts, who died as a result of a skateboarding accident in November 2021 at the age of 21. When Hawkins was a scout, he showed the troop the trail.
