Within these walls
Historic schoolhouse restored, marker unveiled at Soapstone By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com PICKENS — A historical marker on the More »
This week in the PICKENS COUNTY COURIER’s FOOTBALL FRENZY Sponsored by MOUNTAIN VIEW FUNERALS AND CREMATIONS
ON A ROLL!! LIBERTY OVERCOMES SLOW START FOR THIRD STRAIGHT WIN LIONS LOOKING TOWARDS CLINTON; GREEN WAVE PREPARE FOR MANN; More »
Pickens Lip Sync Battle sparks community unity
PICKENS — The second annual Lip Sync Battle was held at the Pickens Amphitheater on Saturday, bringing music, laughter and More »
Grand opening held for Hagood Mill Pavilion
The grand opening of the Heritage Pavilion at Hagood Mill Historic Site was held on Friday at a free community More »
PC Habitat for Humanity to host dinner next week
COUNTY Pickens County Habitat for Humanity (PCHFH) invites neighbors, supporters, and community partners to gather for the Have a Heart More »
4th annual Barns, Boots, Brew and Silent Auction set for Oct. 7
EASLEY — Family Promise of Pickens County is excited to present its 4th Annual Barn, Boots Brew and Silent Auction More »
Old Pickens Middle set for renovations
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Local residents will soon see some changes going on at the former site of Pickens Middle School.
Pickens County School Board vice chair Karla Kelley gave an update on the district during the Dec. 30 meeting of Pickens United, held at the Easley YMCA.
“We’re taking the former Pickens Middle School and we’re renovating that,” she said. “We’re going to add some new life to the Pickens area, hopefully put in some
You must be logged in to view this content.
Subscribe Today or Login
Preserving the Music
The Winter Bluegrass Jubilee, currently the only annual fundraising event for Preserving Our Southern Appalachian Music (POSAM) is set for Saturday, Jan. 18 at Pickens High School from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. This year, the jubilee will highlight award winning IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) artists, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out and the Grammy nominee Darren Nicholson, and Band. Other local bands, made up of previous Young Appalachian Musicians alumni (YAM) will be performing. POSAM serves over 350 students each year in the elementary schools of Pickens and Oconee County. The students are introduced to the instruments of traditional bluegrass (guitar, banjo, mandolin, and fiddle).
Wall That Heals event in search of volunteers
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Volunteers are needed for an event this spring honoring those who gave their lives in Vietnam.
Nearly 30 years ago, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) unveiled a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial designed to tour communities throughout the United States.
Since then, the three-quarter-scale replica and its companion mobile education center have been displayed in nearly 700
You must be logged in to view this content.
Subscribe Today or Login
Election saw ‘astronomical’ voting turnout
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Nearly half of the registered voters in Pickens County took part in two weeks of early voting for the November 2024 election, according to the county’s top election official.
Pickens County Department of Voter Registration and Elections director Amy Sams spoke at the Dec. 30 meeting of the Pickens United group, saying that she wanted to “brag on Pickens County really
You must be logged in to view this content.
Subscribe Today or Login
Biden commutes Ponzi schemer Wilson’s sentence
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
UPSTATE — Former Anderson County Councilman and Easley business owner Ronnie Gene Wilson was among the hundreds of people who had their prison sentences commuted by President Joe Biden last month.
In 2012, Wilson pleaded guilty to two counts of mail fraud filed against him in what investigators said was a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme he operated for more than a decade.
Investigators said Wilson bilked his silver investors of about $60 million in fraudulent investments, telling investors he’d
You must be logged in to view this content.
Subscribe Today or Login
Child development, senior project in works for Easley YMCA
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Pickens County YMCA president and CEO Sid Collins recently welcomed elected officials and others to the 
Easley facility and shared some of the organization’s future plans with the group.
The Easley YMCA location hosted a recent meeting of the Pickens United group, which gathers the area’s elected officials to share updates.
The Easley YMCA at the McKissick
You must be logged in to view this content.
Subscribe Today or Login
DEW: County unemployment rate falls
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — The unemployment rate in Pickens County saw a decrease during in the latest jobs report released in late December.
The S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) reported that unemployment went down from 4.9 percent in October to 4.8 percent in November.
The fall in unemployment comes just one month after Pickens
You must be logged in to view this content.
Subscribe Today or Login
Hillcrest weathervane honors annual tradition in Clemson-Carolina rivalry
PICKENS — When the new Hillcrest office was being built in 1993, Andy Cone convinced the architects to design a weathervane featuring interchangeable Clemson University and University of South Carolina mascots.
Cone was the President of Hillcrest and a lifelong Clemson fan. Hillcrest founder Dwight Holder was at the other end of the spectrum as a Gamecock fan.
Cone remembered growing up in Clemson and watching the six o’clock
You must be logged in to view this content.
Subscribe Today or Login
