SC AG Wilson voices support of GP Speedway
By Mike Pulley Special to the Courier news@thepccourier.com EASLEY — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson will make a campaign More »
Hiott receives Duke Energy Citizenship and Service Award
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — As his legislative career nears its end, Rep. Davey Hiott was recently More »
Easley Spring Fling is right around the corner
EASLEY — Downtown Easley is gearing up for one of its most anticipated annual events as the Easley Spring Fling More »
Hagood Mill Foundation announces spring fundraiser
PICKENS — The Hagood Mill Foundation invites the community to an elegant evening of fellowship and purpose at its annual More »
Roper discusses growth, development standards
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS COUNTY — Pickens County Council is trying to balance “growth that’s smart…growth that’s manageable…growth that still protects 
the unique nature of Pickens County,” County Administrator Ken Roper said last week.
Since its very first meeting, the current county council has been focusing on the issues that
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Nonprofit announces 2024 collection drives
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Next year will provide a variety of opportunities for locals to benefit area senior citizens.
Members of Warmth and Comfort for the Elderly in Upstate SC use their crochet skills to provide warm items for nursing home patients,
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Can you dig it?
On Sept. 15, 1959, Nikita Khrushchev, general secretary of the Communist Party and premier of the Soviet Union (also known as “The 
Butcher of Budapest”), and his wife, Nina, arrived in Washington for a summit meeting with President Dwight D. Eisenhower. This was during the Cold War, when
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Is the truth out there?
First, a Chinese spy balloon flies right over our heads. Then an $80 million fighter jet vanishes over our airspace.
Such weird occurrences in South Carolina surely put us in the crosshairs of the search for UFOs.
OK, that’s a stretch. But why shouldn’t the state that produced the legendary Lizard Man of Lee County be the most likely place for close encounters of the third kind?
You might think I’m making light of the possibility of extraterrestrial aircraft tooling around in
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Courier Letters to the Editor
Something different
Dear Editor,
Now for something different.
I just wanted to share some thoughts with all of you. As I’ve heard it said of life, we all wear two faces. One face we wear in the public to show off. The other we wear at home among our families.
The two faces are always said to be worlds apart. That is very true. The family knows us like no other human does, that’s for sure! Only God
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Libraries celebrate Constitution Week
Shown are photos from area libraries decorated for Constitution Week by Fort Prince George Chapter DAR regent Carolyn Nations. The DAR appreciates everyone’s support in helping make the worthwhile project possible and allows so
the children can go read about the Constitution and pick up pencils, bells and handouts with fun activities. The displays are available at the Central-Clemson, Easley, Liberty and Pickens libraries for families and children. There will be information tables at each library with lots of free items with fun things to do.
Community Calendar 9-27-23
• Amazing Grace to host homecoming
On Oct. 1, Amazing Grace Fellowship will be celebrating homecoming. Amazing Grace Fellowship is located at 229 Pearl St. in Pickens. EDIFY will be singing during the Sunday School Hour starting at 10:15 a.m. The Rev. Roger Stephens will be the special speaker, followed
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Bunton speaks to LCSB
Mary Anne Bunton, chair of the Anderson University Board of Trust, and her husband, Ray Bunton, were the guests of the Liberty Community Scholarship Board at a recent morning coffee meeting with former Liberty Community Scholarship recipients Jaida Smith (2020), Lexy Whitaker (2022) and Millie Bigbee (2023), all accomplished young women who are currently pursuing degrees at Anderson University. Bunton is in the center, standing with Smith on the left, Whitaker on the right and Bigbee second from right. Bunton’s service is in evidence in small and large ways across Upstate communities, as she has been a member of the Anderson University Board of Trust for more than three decades. Not pictured are scholarship winner Gabriela Juan (2022) and Carla Stone, First Citizens Bank vice president and honorary board member.
