Save A Lot gives back to Pickens
PICKENS — With the help and generosity of its valued customers, the Save A Lot store in Pickens has donated More »
County elections official recognized for excellence
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Pickens County’s election analyst was recently recognized by a stateorganization for going More »
Devils cruise to region win over Blacksburg
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com LIBERTY — Coming off a heartbreaking loss to Landrum, the third-ranked Liberty High School More »
Roper reviews past two years
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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COUNTY — Monday night’s Pickens County Council meeting marked the last official meeting for the current county council.
It was the last regularly scheduled meeting for councilmen Roy Costner and Henry Wilson.
Pickens County administrator Ken Roper gave a “high-level overview” marking some of the achievements of the current county council and county staff over the past two years.
“This is a particularly special meeting for this county council, as it concludes the scheduled
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Man dies in vehicle fire
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — An Easley man has died after his vehicle ignited following an accident on Monday night.
Charles Dennis Youngblood, 63 of Easley, was involved in a traffic accident that caused
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Officials urge winter weather preparedness
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — With hard freezes predicted for this week, officials are urging the public to be ready for the cold weather.
Gov. Henry McMaster has declared Dec. 1-7 S.C. Winter Weather Preparedness Week for 2024.
In a video posted to the Pickens County SC Facebook page Monday, county emergency services director Billy Gibson shared some winter weather tips.
“With winter weather coming along, we want to make sure you’re ready,”
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County honors Pinnacle Performers of the Month
COUNTY — Five county employees were highlighted as “Pinnacle Performers”, in recent months for going above and beyond in their jobs. The honorees include: Elizabeth Brock, Austen Richey, Krystal Hopkins, Matthew Dalton and Chris Simmons.
Brock serves as a Legal Investigator for the Solicitor’s Office, where she has worked for the past 27 years. She was nominated by her longtime colleague Anita Anthony, who said Elizabeth has
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Annual Turkey Trot gathers donations for local children
By Andrea Kelley
Courtesy The Journal
akelley@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — Though a downpour Thursday morning had some people worried, the sun came out in time to shine over the starting line at the 13th annual Turkey Trot.
More than 500 people lined up to participate in the 5K, hosted by Gotta Run Clemson.
Ashton Deriso took overall first place with a record-breaking 16:06, while Michaela Hylen took first place for the women with 20:17.
Amber McKenna finished just a few strides behind Hylen, but her second-place finish was still a personal win. McKenna finished chemotherapy treatment in
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Wall That Heals set to visit Liberty
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) has announced The Wall That Heals national tour schedule for 2025 including a stop in Liberty from May 15-18.
The Wall That Heals exhibit includes a three quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial along with a mobile Education Center. The traveling exhibit honors the more than three million Americans who served in the U.S. Armed
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This week is the final week of PICKENES COUNTY COURIER’s FOOTBALL FRENZY for 2024
LIONS CAN’T CONTAIN SOUTH POINTE’S MASON HICKS IN SEASON-ENDING LOSS; ClEMSON LOSES HEARTBREAKER TO SOUTH CAROLINA 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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Tale of a Thanksgiving caper
Rose had been bringing the same green bean casserole for Thanksgiving dinner ever since her daughter, Susan, insisted on having Thanksgiving at her house.
After Rose retired from teaching, she felt her life had become as bland as her green bean casserole. Maybe it was time to throw in some Jalapeno peppers, or something, to spice up those green beans.
Rose would stop at Tony’s ”Vino & Spirits” Shop every Friday. Tony was a tall,
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How to plan for emergencies
The government has a comprehensive website full of information on how to prepare for emergencies, power outages, hurricanes, floods — nearly everything you can imagine. Should a disaster occur, we’ll be better off if we plan in advance.
On www.ready.gov, the section on supplies to keep on hand is a good place to start.
Click on “Build A Kit” for a list of suggested emergency items to keep on hand. The list of items they suggest you keep is extensive, so pick and
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