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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Local athletes take titles at state track championships
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — On May 21, athletes from all four of Pickens County’s high schools took part in the state track and field championship meet for their respective classifications, and it proved to be a very fruitful day, with five teams placing among the top 10 and three county athletes winning individual state titles.
Two schools stood out above the rest, with Daniel and Liberty high schools placing both their boys’ and girls’ teams within the top 10
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Rogers golf tourney scheduled Saturday
PICKENS — The 18th annual Charles F. Rogers Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, June 4.
The tournament, which annually benefits a male and female senior basketball player from Pickens High School planning to attend a university, college or technical school, is set to kick off with a 2 p.m. shotgun start at Southern Oaks Golf Course in Easley.
The tournament will follow a captain’s choice format, and entry costs $75 per person or $300 per four-person
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Early voting now open for primaries
By Norm Cannada
Courtesy The Journal
ncannada@upstatetoday.com
PICKENS — Balloting for the June 14 primary election has already begun in Pickens County after South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill into law earlier this month allowing early voting to replace in-person absentee voting.
“I have signed the election reform bill into law, marking a major victory for those who believe in free and fair elections,” McMaster said in a statement Friday
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Loftis looking for residents with unclaimed property
COLUMBIA — South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis may be looking for you. That’s because his office has more than $13.6 million in unclaimed funds that 
belongs to people living in Pickens County.
“An important part of our work at the state treasurer’s office is returning unclaimed property to its rightful owners, and it’s probably one of the most enjoyable parts of my job as your state treasurer,” Loftis said. “We know this money can make a meaningful impact on our citizens, local businesses, churches, schools
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Pickens K9, handler helps with Central theft arrests
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — Two people are facing larceny and drug charges after an incident in Central last week.
According to a release from the Central Police Department, Officer Jason Casey was patrolling during the early-morning hours of Monday, May 23, in a high-traffic residential community area “due to several recent auto break-ins and motorcycle thefts.”
Casey saw the driver of a vehicle pulling an enclosed trailer acting in a
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Saitta speaks on MRR settlement
Reading the Courier articles about the MRR settlement, I had the same feeling as Ron Barnett (the reporter who covered the story). After six years of employing a go-to-trial strategy, why the 180-degree turn by the county to settle out of court?
The county council voted 4-2 to negotiate with and then settle out of court with MRR. Trey Whitehurst and I voted “No,” wanting to stay the course and go to trial. Let me explain my reasoning, but first some history.
First the administrative law case.
By law, a minor modification of a landfill is a routine or administrative change. A major modification
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How many more must die?
Nineteen children of Texas,
Their futures denied.
Nineteen families in mourning,
Their faith will be tried.
How many more must die?
A class full of children,
Bright lights, all extinguished,
Along with two teachers,
For reasons unknown,
By an angry young man
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The ones that got away
The wonderful thing about vacations is everyone is different. We haven’t had a family vacation since the summer before the pandemic, and we’ve looked forward to it for months.
We no longer go to the inlet end of Cherry Grove as we’ve done for years because of the anti-canopy rule. We tried the umbrella way once, but gave it up after a woman lying on the beach was killed when a wind-tossed
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Courier Obituaries 6-1-22
DAVID MICHAEL HOLMES
LIBERTY — David Michael Holmes, 35, husband of Kelly Nimmons Holmes, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2022, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Holmes was born in Hahn, Germany, on April 29, 1987, to Charles William Holmes and Shelia Kaye Turner. David loved cooking, listening to music, being around his friends and going on adventures at the park with his son, Artemis.
Survivors include his wife, Kelly Nimmons Holmes; his son, Artemis Holmes; his father, Charlie Holmes (Leann); mother, Shelia Turner (James); brother, Robert A. Holmes (Jenny); stepsisters, Jennifer Stapleton, Jennifer and
Feed a Hungry Child holds golf tourney
COUNTY — The Feed A Hungry Child organization held a golf tournament at Smithfields Country Club on May 16 to raise funds for its work.
Feed A Hungry Child was conceived by a small group of community adults and an educator in Pickens County when they realized there were children in the local school system who had no food on the weekends.
The elementary principal secured funding for the 14 students in her school to provide a basic of life, food.
Once word spread, a committee was formed and students were identified at 12 of the 15
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