Local councils take part in state leadership training
COLUMBIA — City council members from the City of Liberty and the City of Pickens spent last week in Columbia More »
Hot-shooting Hillcrest keeps Easley winless in region play
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com EASLEY — Holding a 60-57 lead entering the fourth quarter of their matchup against More »
LWVOP receives empowerment grant to expand local voter education efforts
UPSTATE — The League of Women Voters of Oconee and Pickens Counties (LWVOP) is excited to announce that it has More »
PC Native Plant Jubilee returns on May 2
LIBERTY — The Pickens County Native Plant Jubilee will return for its second year Saturday, May 2, bringing together gardeners, More »
Liberty’s blanks at the ballot box
Welcome to Liberty — “Where neighbors become friends.” Where the ideal of American freedom is embodied in its 
very name. And where, if you live in a certain part of town, you could go to the polls to vote in the Nov. 5 municipal elections and see a blank slate, because nobody signed up to represent you on the city council.
Incumbent Ward 3 Councilman Josh Harrison decided after three terms that he would step aside and let somebody else have a go at it. No one was interested in the job.
But don’t despair. Unwilling to allow the city to have to run a special election to fill the seat — with no assurance that anyone would step forward even in the second go-round — Harrison declared himself as a write-in candidate. Which I think is highly commendable.
He said he doesn’t have an explanation for why no one was willing to
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Lady Blue Flame honor seniors, defeat region foes Walhalla, BHP
PICKENS — The Pickens High School Lady Blue Flame honored their four seniors at Senior Night last week and took down Region I-4A foes Walhalla and Belton-Honea Path.
In a match played Oct. 7 in Walhalla, Pickens defeated the Lady Razorbacks in three sets, winning 25-15, 25-9, 26-24. In the BHP match, played on Senior Night Oct. 9 in the friendly confines of Peggy Harden Anthony Gymnasium, the Lady Blue Flame easily defeated the Bears 25-12, 25-17, 25-12. After the match, seniors Olivia Dow, Kaylee Gillespie,
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Hagood Mill Storytelling Festival, Liars Competition set for Saturday
PICKENS — Each October, the hills and hollers around the Hagood Mill Historic Site in Pickens come alive with storytellers sharing the weird and wonderful, mountain funnies, memories of yesteryear, and tales of mystical places in Appalachia.
This year marks the 18th anniversary of the Hagood Mill Storytelling Festival, and everyone is cordially invited to the event Saturday. Back by popular demand, the host for this year’s shindig is author and storyteller Johnny Thomas Fowler. The veteran showman is guaranteed to delight listeners with his music, folklore and a big helping of
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Easley Community Band to play movie, TV tunes
EASLEY — The Easley Community Band will perform its 2019 Fall Concert on Monday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m. at the Foothills Playhouse, with a varied selection of movie and TV-themed tunes, including selections from Star Wars, Mary Poppins, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and Looney Tunes.
Admission is free, but donations are gratefully accepted to cover the cost of new music and other expenses.
As a way to give back to the community, the band shares donations with another local nonprofit organization. This concert’s proceeds will be shared with Meals on Wheels of Pickens County.
For more information, visit easleycommunityband.org or find the band’s Facebook page.
Rice, Hiott plan town hall
LIBERTY — Two Pickens County legislators have planned a town hall meeting for this
Rep. Davey Hiott
Thursday in Liberty.
Sen. Rex Rice and Rep. Davey Hiott will meet with constituents from 6-8 p.m. at the Meals on Wheels building, located at 349 Edgemont Ave.
Local residents are invited to attend and voice any concerns they may have.
Cannon Auxiliary to host car show Saturday
PICKENS — This Saturday, Oct. 19, the Cannon Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will host a car show.
The public car show will be from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Participants may check from from 9-10 a.m., and awards will be from 1:30-2 p.m.
This event will be held at the Pickens Senior Center, located at 129 Schoolhouse St. in Pickens. The fee to enter a car in the show is $20. All proceeds benefit the CMH Auxiliary for AnMed Health Cannon.
For more information, contact Amanda Miller at 898-1334 or amiller@anmedhealthcannon.org.
The senior center will also be hosting a hot dog plate and bake sale from 11a.m.-1 p.m. All proceeds from the sales will benefit the Pickens Senior Center.
Liberty stabbing suspect charged
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Police said a man charged with attempted murder stabbed his brother in the back at least twice during a 
hug in Liberty last week.
Wesley Edwin Smith, 31, of Anderson is also charged with possession of a weapon during a violent crime after his arrest following the Oct. 7 stabbing, according to Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Chad
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Raccoon hunters — not raccoon finders
I am relatively sure that the Good Lord gave Pickens County its pro-rata share of raccoons back during the great 
animal handout many, many centuries ago. But, alas, where were the little bandits hiding from the raccoon hunters? That was the most-asked question back in the 1950s and ‘60s.
We professional raccoon hunters in the Shady Grove area of Pickens County were beginning to wonder if this animal had, indeed, become extinct. I need to mention that I called myself a professional because I
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Congressional offices in veterans hospitals
I can’t imagine this being OK anywhere else: Members of Congress have commandeered space in Department of 
Veterans Affairs hospitals to use as their personal offices. It started with one, and quickly grew to six U.S. representatives in one state who’ve set up shop in hospitals. They want to talk to veterans, they say.
The VA wants them out by the end of the year. It wants the space back for medical purposes.
One congressman claims it’s personal because of something he said in a meeting with the VA. Snarling has gone back and forth, as VA Secretary
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Impossible things seem to happen every 15 minutes
I don’t know what official position Rudy Giuliani holds in the Trump administration. I remember him as the mayor of 
New York after terrorists brought down the twin towers at the World Trade Center in 2001. He rose to the occasion then, but his recent conduct has tarnished his image.
As far as is known by ordinary American citizens, he hasn’t been elected to any office in the government at this time. It’s my understanding that he’s serving in the capacity of personal attorney to President Donald Trump.
But if that is true, how can he be authorized to represent
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