Municipal elections set for Tuesday
By Bru Nimmons Staff Reporter bnimmons@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Election Day is right around the corner, with voters set to return More »
SCDOT closes more bridges in Pickens County
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — The South Carolina Department of Transportation last week closed two more bridges More »
County leaders eye CATbus expansion
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Members of the Pickens United group discussed the possibility of seeing More »
Soapstone Preservation Endowment reaches goal
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com PICKENS — An effort to build a $1 million endowment to protect and promote More »
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Courier Legal Notices 3-13-24
Man accused of shooting brother
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — A man faces multiple charges, including attempted murder, after police allege he shot his brother during 
an altercation Friday afternoon.
Kevon Nykell Tabron, 23, is charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, according to Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Chuck James.
The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office received a call at 2:39 p.m. Friday about a shooting incident in the 200 block of Georgetown
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Hope on the horizon?
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Feb. 26 was a night of information gathering for Pickens city officials, including a proposal that would help save the iconic water tank overlooking Main Street that is part of the city’s branding.
The presentations that evening were for items for council “to consider at a later date,” Mayor Isaiah Scipio said.
“We don’t ever want to bring something to council and have to try to make a first reading before we’ve really looked
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Officials debate ‘Released Time’ religious classes
By Andrea Kelley
Courtesy The Journal
akelley@upstatetoday.com
EASLEY — An application for an off-campus high school religion class prompted discussion last week at a Pickens County School Board meeting
Two local board-approved courses were up for a vote. “Released Time 101 — Nature and the Bible” and “Released Time 102 — Bible: Myth or Fact?” make up a two-part course that explores
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School district announces new leadership roles
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — The School District of Pickens County will see plenty of fresh and familiar faces in new roles in the coming months after five leadership position changes approved by school board trustees last week.
Brad Blackston (director of adult education), Chris Brewington (principal, East End Elementary School), Carrie Gregory (director of health services) and Lenette Hernandez (director of multilingual services) will begin in their new
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Thomas among Upstate’s best real estate agents
PICKENS — Megan Thomas of Thomas Realty in Pickens was recently honored as one of the top real estate agents in the Upstate.
Out of almost 10,000 local agents, Thomas ranked in the top 100 residential real estate agents from the 2023 real estate year.
Thomas’ results put you in the top 1 percent of residential real estate agents out of the GGAR MLS and the Western Upstate MLS from last year (based on 2023 on-market local sales within the county).
Thomas made a significant impact on Upstate South Carolina and its communities. She will be presented her award and honored at the “Upstate Real Producers Choice Awards” on March 20 in Greenville.
Wreaths Across America mobile exhibit comes to Pickens County
COUNTY — At the request of local Wreaths Across America (WAA) location coordinator Ann Warmuth, the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit visited Pickens County last month.
Students at Daniel, Easley, Liberty and Pickens high school were able to experience the exhibit.
According to the WAA website, the goal of the Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit is to bring local
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County basketball players honored
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — With South Carolina’s high school basketball season coming to an end last week, multiple awards and recognitions have come in for Pickens County players.
The highest honors came for Daniel’s Lila Mann and Pickens’ Maggie Chambers and Ava Owens, as they were named
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The Moon-Eyed people
When the Cherokee settled in the southern Appalachian Mountains, 11,000 years ago, the Moon-Eyed people were already there.
The Cherokee tell about a mysterious people, with blonde hair and round blue eyes, who lived in caves in the 
Appalachian Mountains. They were short and fat with beards, and their skin was milky white and covered with a soft down. Their blue eyes were so sensitive to light that they could only
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Courier Letters to the Editor 3-6-24
Biden’s leadership
Dear Editor,
Your Feb. 21 Opinion page included a humorous collection of headlines including “Joe Biden spotted on Campaign TRAIL,” suggesting that President Biden is not out campaigning for his second term. We think his absence is great; President Biden is using his integrity and leadership skills to deal with an array of problems the U.S. and world are
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