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 »
Pumpkin Festival planned Saturday
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Last year’s Pumpkin Festival drew more than 50,000 people, and festival chairman Buddy Cox expects at 
least that many for the 2019 event.
The 41st annual Pumpkin Festival is set for Saturday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Oolenoy Community House in Pumpkintown.
“Fall, Festivities & Fun” is the theme of this year’s festival,
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County officials talk gun control
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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PICKENS — Local residents and Pickens County Council members spoke out Monday against red flag laws, which they say violate the Second Amendment of the Constitution.
A red flag law is a gun control law that permits police or relatives to petition a state court to order the temporary confiscation of firearms from a person who allegedly presents a danger to others.
Resident Grayson Grant said red flag laws “are extremely unconstitutional.”
He said the laws violate the First and Second Amendments.
“‘The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed,’” Grant said. “’Shall not be infringed’ is pretty
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Easley Chicken Wars heating up again
Well, it looks like the Easley Chicken Wars are fixin’ to heat up again.
The newest entrant into the fracas, Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen, has been going great guns ever since opening a couple 
of weeks ago. Every time I’ve thought to stop by and get some of their wonderful spicy fried chicken, there’s been a line of cars winding all the way out into the highway. I keep thinking it’ll slow down once the novelty wears off, but it seems as though things are going to be jumping for a while over there.
Reminds me of the way Chick-fil-A, just down the road, has them lined
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Lady Blue Flame pick up pair of region victories
PICKENS — The Pickens High School Lady Blue Flame remained undefeated in Region I-4A volleyball play last week, downing Palmetto at home and Wren on the road.
In a match played Sept. 30 in the friendly home confines of Peggy Harden Anthony Gymnasium, the Lady Blue Flame easily defeated the Palmetto Lady Mustangs in three sets, winning 25-9, 25-8, 25-14. In the Wren match, played Oct. 2 at the school near Powdersville, the Lady Blue Flame defeated the Golden Hurricanes 25-7, 25-21,
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Rice, Hiott plan town hall
LIBERTY — Two Pickens County legislators have planned a town hall meeting for Oct. 17 in Liberty.
Rep. Davey Hiott
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.
Basketball signups open at Pickens Rec
PICKENS — Basketball registration will be held from now through Oct. 25 at the Pickens Recreation Center on Sangamo Road in Pickens.
The following age divisions are offered — 5-6 coed instructional; 7-8 boys and girls; 9-10 boys and girls; 11-12 boys
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City on the grow
PICKENS — Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce officials are excited about the growth being seen in Pickens.
Several new businesses have recently held ribbon-cutting ceremonies as they opened for business in the community.
LWV sets meeting schedule for rest of year
CLEMSON — The League of Women Voters of the Clemson Area has announced its meeting schedule for the rest of the
year.
Upcoming meetings are at 7:15 p.m. Oct. 15 at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in Clemson with guest speaker Matthew Saltzman, who will talk about redistricting in South Carolina.
Events of the past year or so have brought vast changes to the redistricting landscape. The LWV will review recent
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Ministry gives shelter update
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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COUNTY — Efforts to create an emergency homeless shelter in Pickens County are still moving forward, with portions of the building’s renovations halfway done.
Pastor Tracy Gantt and First Lady Sunshine Gantt gave an update on the project’s progress to their social media followers recently, taking them on a virtual tour of the renovation.
“We’re excited about helping these folks complete this project,” J. Davis Construction pre-construction manager Tim Winchester said. “We appreciate the opportunity and we’re thankful for all the volunteers that have come in. We look
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Perfect light, perfect picture
There’s a goat house in a pasture on the roadside in an area I travel fairly often, and it’s a fascinating sight. There are a number of goats living in the area, and they all have different accommodations, but the goat house is among the 
most interesting.
That’s because it’s a two-story structure with a front deck on the second story, a set of steps and a landing and a doorway from the deck into the interior.
I’ve watched mama goats with their babies, young goats and grown goats relaxing or grazing.
Once I drove down past the goat house, turned around and parked on the other side of the road. They watched for a few minutes, but when nothing happened, lost interest.
Then, as the cycle continues, some of the goats have
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