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 »
Investigations net drug charges
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — More than a dozen people face charges as a result of recent undercover drug investigations by the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office.
According to a PCSO release, the agency’s Special Operations Unit and Community Action Team recently concluded several undercover drug
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More sentenced in drug ring case
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — More defendants have been sentenced after pleading guilty to state 
grand jury charges connected to a large drug trafficking organization in the Upstate, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced last week.
The drug trafficking organization was run by South Carolina Department of Corrections inmates as well as by women who fled to Mexico to escape
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Six Mile holds D-Day remembrance, honors WWII veterans
By Lauren Pierce
Courtesy The Journal
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SIX MILE — Thursday marked the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings along the Normandy coast during World War II — operations that helped turn the tide for the Allies in Nazi-occupied Europe.
The town of Six Mile hosted an event in honor of the anniversary Thursday that
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Local teenager running fresh market in Clemson
By Caleb Gilbert
Courtesy The Journal
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CLEMSON — Jackson Brooks finds himself at an unfamiliar place for most 19-year-olds — owning and operating a business. He’s the owner of Hometown Market, a fresh market in Clemson that sells a wide variety of products.
Brooks worked at Concord Market, a fresh market in Anderson, through high
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Six Mile man dies in accident
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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CENTRAL – A Six Mile died in a two-car collision Sunday.
Pickens County Chief Deputy Coroner Andrew Wilson identified the victim as Christopher James Grant, 23.
The accident occurred at 6:10 p.m. Sunday, June on SC 137 near Cedar Lane
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DEW: Pickens County unemployment rate sees slight decrease
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — The unemployment rate in Pickens County went down slightly during in the latest jobs report released in late May.
The S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) reported that unemployment went down two tenths of a percentage point from 3 percent in March
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Dirty politics
William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, died 32 days after taking office in 1841.
Harrison, 68, presented himself as a simple frontier fighter, living in a log cabin and drinking cider, in contrast to his opponent, the aristocratic, and champagne-sipping, Martin Van Buren. It should be noted that Harrison was really a descendent of the Virginia aristocracy.
Harrison became ill after delivering a long inaugural address in wet, freezing weather without wearing a hat, overcoat or
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Cherished memories around Father’s Day
May God bless each and every father as we wish you a Happy Father’s Day. 
Fatherhood is a theme within scripture, and we know that God is the best Father who loves His Son Jesus Christ, and all of His children so much that He provided a way for
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Don’t click that QR code
Sometimes when we start seeing something nearly everywhere we go, we assume that “somebody” has checked it out and it’s therefore safe to use. Not so, at least in 
the case of those QR codes we’re seeing all over.
QR codes (short for quick-response
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Don’t fall for claims scams
While there’s no doubt that the PACT Act did a lot of good, opening up an 
additional 20 health conditions for eligibility for presumptive benefits, the sheer number of veterans who
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