Save A Lot gives back to Pickens
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County elections official recognized for excellence
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Pickens County’s election analyst was recently recognized by a stateorganization for going More »
Devils cruise to region win over Blacksburg
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com LIBERTY — Coming off a heartbreaking loss to Landrum, the third-ranked Liberty High School More »
County unveils time capsule’s contents
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — The atmosphere was festive in Pickens Friday afternoon as a large crowd waited for the opening of the time capsule buried at the 
Pickens County Courthouse during the county’s centennial in 1968.
So the first item Gov. Henry McMaster pulled from the capsule was an appropriate one.
“This is Dr. Feelgood’s Centennial Tonic,” McMaster said, holding up a medicine bottle filled with red liquid and bearing a Corner Drug label. “I don’t think anybody’s drunk any of it, either.
“‘Directions — chill and drink entire contents for that feel good feeling,’” he continued.
The capsule was buried during a ceremony on Oct. 5, 1968, with
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Local rescuers honored for efforts during Florence
PICKENS — Pickens County’s swift water rescue personnel were recognized last week for their work before, during and after Hurricane Florence last month.
“Pickens County had 21 of our employees deploy for this mission,” county administrator Gerald Wilson said during county council’s October meeting.
County emergency management director Denise Kwiatek said the swift water rescue team deployed before Florence made landfall on the coast, “which allowed them to be ready once the storm hit.”
“It was very important that they were able to go when they did,” she said.
Originally dispatched to Sumter, the team was then assigned to Mullins.
Mullins Mayor William “Bo” McMillan traveled to Pickens to personally
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Now open in Pickens
Now open in Pickens
Town & Country Florist held its grand opening and Christmas open house last Saturday. Located at 307 E. Main St. in Pickens, the shop is now owned and operated by Ruth Hubbard. Town & Country offers a great selection of Christmas decorations, wood crafts, handmade crochet and some of the most beautiful flowers in the area. Pictured, from let, are Martha Burgess, Cullon Chastain, Hubbard, Kathy Alexander, Jennifer Hickey, Dale Reece and Hunter Reece. For more information or to order flowers, call (864) 878-4912.
Study to look at water needs in Pickens County
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Pickens County will be funding a water study undertaken by the Pickens County Water Authority.
During its Oct. 1 meeting, Pickens County Council passed a resolution authorizing payment for a one-time grant to the authority to allow it to “study present and future water issues within Pickens County.”
Councilman Trey Whitehurst said the grant will enable a water study of Lake Keowee as it relates to Pickens County’s water needs and securing water rights.
“Right now there’s a pipe that comes out of Lake Keowee that goes to Greenville, and we purchase water back from them,” Whitehurst said.
Officials went through “a very big debate” with Duke Energy during the
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Lady Blue Flame clinch region volleyball crown
CENTRAL — The Pickens High School Lady Blue Flame volleyball team traveled across the county to Daniel on Monday in a huge rivalry matchup.
The Lady Flame entered the contest at 8-0 in Region I-4A play with a chance to clinch a region title by beating the 7-1 Lions.
Pickens walked into the Lions’ den amidst the thunderous noise of rabid fans and loud music. But when the Lady Flame came out, not only did they have a 3-0 victory, they also added another region volleyball title.
Pickens started strong in set one and kept the strong play going all the way until the final set. There, the Flame faced their first bit of adversity, falling behind 6-2 before digging deep and finishing off Daniel. The Lady Flame swept the match by scores of 25-14, 25-15 and 25-18.
The top servers for Pickens were Sydney Bolding, who recorded five aces
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Please let me know when it’s all over
Is it a good thing to have a former coal industry lobbyist running the Environmental Protection Agency? Is it a good thing to have a wedding planner heading up HUD in New York? Is coal beautiful and clean? Is 
global warming really a myth? Do the Russians really have our best interests at heart? Is the huge national debt really helping the country? How can we possibly question this? Our leaders are running along the yellow brick road to see the great and powerful Oz. He has the answers.
The Germans embraced Hitler. He told them what they wanted to hear. All their
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Courier Letters to the Editor 10-10-18
Thankful Kavanaugh was sworn in
Dear Editor,
The often-stated reason liberals opposed Judge Brett Kavanaugh was abortion, but that’s only part of it. The left’s zeal to ruin his reputation and keep him off the Supreme Court was fueled by something more.
Smear campaigns against Christian conservatives are nothing new. The left has skillful but disgusting techniques. First, they fabricate a story, then get a media friend to run it — giving it legitimacy in the eyes of the unsuspecting, and it takes off like a spark to a bale of hay.
Unfortunately, in these days of 24-hour news, many stories run with little
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Religious freedom for all convictions
As we are noticing in our ever-changing world, when one person is offended over something, the new social acceptance solution is to stop 
what we are planning and allow that individual to change or prevent the desires of many. It now appears that new rules of order are being established with the supposed intention of not offending anyone. I understand the idea to try and accommodate everyone with whatever they believe, but since we are trending toward a puzzling destination, I’m troubled that our culture is losing an understanding of right and wrong.
I was raised with the idea that it takes a voting majority to make decisions, and this seems simple enough, however, our world is now becoming more
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Gravely honored
Gravely honored
The Pickens City Council took a moment to honor longtime Main
Street barber Don Gravely for his years of service to the people of the community during council’s regular monthly meeting Oct. 1 at Pickens City Hall. Gravely attended with his wife, Anne, and his sons, Steven and Allen. Gravely was presented a special commemorative plaque for his years on Pickens’ Main Street, along with a framed front page of the Pickens County Courier issue he was featured on in August. Pictured with Gravely’s family are council members Lois Porter, Donnie McKinney, Patrick Lark, Donna Owens, Fletcher Perry and Pattie Welborn, along with Pickens Mayor David Owens. Below, Owens also honored new Eagle Scout Trent Kokay (inset) with a proclamation proclaiming Oct. 1 as Trent Kokay day in the city of Pickens.
Courier Community Calendar 10-10-18
• Central Museum to host WWI event
World War I in Upstate South Carolina will be the focus of a program and exhibit Oct. 19 at the Central History Museum, located at 416 Church St. in Central. Presented by the museum curator, Anne Sheriff, the 4 p.m. event is sponsored by the James L. Orr Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy. The meeting is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call (864)654-1151.
• Sertoma Club invites locals to meet
The Clemson Sertoma Club invites all local residents to attend its meetings.
The club meets at noon the first and third Tuesdays of each month at
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