Save A Lot gives back to Pickens
PICKENS — With the help and generosity of its valued customers, the Save A Lot store in Pickens has donated More »
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 »
Solicitor’s office now fully staffed
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Solicitor Walt Wilkins told Pickens County Council recently that the 13th Circuit Solicitor’s Office “is in the best shape that I’ve ever seen it, and I started doing this in 2011.”
Wilkins gave an update to council members during their August meeting.
“I hope the people of Pickens County feel the good business that is going on in the solicitor’s office,” he added.
Wilkins said when he became solicitor, he heard complaints from residents that Pickens County had been “left out” by previous administrations.
“It was my priority and my campaign promise that I would not let that happen, and we have not let that happen,” he said. “I’ve tried more cases
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Event to raise money for Rocky Bottom camp
COUNTY — Take a trip up to Rocky Bottom on Saturday for a good time that supports a great cause.
The Rocky Bottom Retreat and Conference Center of the Blind will host its annual Fun Day this Saturday, Sept. 1, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
The camp is located at 123 Hancock Road in Sunset.
“All of the money that’s raised goes back to the camp,” said Jennifer Bazer, fundraiser chair and director of the center’s children’s camp.
Fun Day will feature a live auction that includes Clemson, University of South Carolina and Carolina Panthers items and a country store with
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Talent competition returns to county for sesquicentennial
COUNTY — The popular Pickens County’s Got Talent competition crowned its last winner more than five years ago.
This year, Pickens County Council chairman Roy Costner, who previously hosted the competition, is resurrecting Pickens County’s Got Talent as part of the county’s sesquicentennial celebration to commemorate 150 years.
Round one auditions are being held this Thursday, Aug. 30, at 6:30 p.m. at the Pickens County Performing Arts Center in Liberty. Performers will have three minutes to audition. All ages and talents are encouraged to showcase their talent for this competition, but performances must be
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Store plans event to raise money for Meals on Wheels
PICKENS — The Cornerstone Christian and Music store will host the Cornerstone Music Festival.
The event will be held from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at the store, at Dalton Flats between Pickens and Easley on S.C. Highway 8.
Visitors will be able to hear some great bands, eat some great food, try to win some great prizes and give to a great cause. All money raised at the event will go to Meals on Wheels and Hope Women’s Center.
For more information, visit cornerstonestore.com or facebook.com/Cornerstone-Christian-Music-Supply.
County VA office seeks vets for veterans parade
PICKENS — The Pickens County Veterans Affairs Office is looking for veterans to participate in a Veterans Day parade in Pickens County this year.
The veterans parade will be held at 2 p.m. Nov. 11 in Liberty. County officials want to invite all veterans and military members (National Guard, Reserves, active duty) to participate.
Participants may gather as groups and ride on a float or trailer pulled by a truck, ride a motorcycle, drive a classic car or walk.
“We want to take this opportunity to recognize and honor our veterans,” a news release said.
Those interested in participating in the Pickens County Veterans Day parade are asked to contact the Pickens County Veterans Affairs office at (864) 898-5926, (864) 898-5928 or (864) 898-5243.
Men like McCain keep America great
I saw them come off the plane. Some were on crutches, all were emaciated. The families waited. And I saw the wives and children running to meet 
them.
We used to have the Vietnam War with supper. We’d see Dan Rather, reporting from the endless battles, film of the dead and dying, and the string of ears, displayed on the ground for a body count of enemies killed.
We’ve all lived through a lot of hard times. But that war is the war that shaped the way the following generations consider war.
We counted the cost as kids we sat next to in school came home to be
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Nothing can keep us from God’s love
Memories can be a wonderful place to visit when they are pleasant and filled with peace and joy. On the other hand, not all of our experiences have been good and can be more like a haunted house on a dark and stormy night.
We all have our collections of thoughts and our own task of trying to figure out a way to deal with them. As most of us know, there are positive ways and negative ways to handle our past experiences. We can look around and see that many people are not doing such a good job when it comes to emotional management. The Lord wants us to give our problems to Him and allow Him to bring true healing, as His way is always the best way.
Some will say “you have not walked in my shoes,” and this is very true. However, this does not mean the light of God’s love cannot bring you
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Courier Letters to the Editor 8-29-18
Hidden gem in Rocky Bottom
Dear Editor,
I moved to the Carolinas from Upstate New York about 20 years ago. I then moved to Rocky Bottom in Sunset around 16 years ago. I fell in love with the people and the landscape of the area. I do remodeling and maintenance work around the Upstate, and I have been asked to do some minor repairs to the Rocky Bottom Camp of the Blind.
It seems that the people of this state and even those of Pickens County don’t know about this gem of a place at the bottom of South Carolina’s tallest mountain, Sassafrass Mountain. It includes activities such as miniature golf, basketball, volleyball, hiking, a swimming pool and more. The blind children and adults from South Carolina enjoy all these activities with the aid of beepers, bells and such on the balls or holes at the miniature golf course.
From what I understand, a lot of the money that they had raised through fundraising was lost at an investment firm in Pickens, where I heard a lot of other people took big losses.
A lot of church groups, children and adults come for week-long stays. It
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Tri-County Tech officials name Advisory Committee of the Year
UPSTATE — The Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) advisory committee’s devotion to student success and its attention to shaping the curriculum to meet workforce needs earned it Tri-County Technical College’s Advisory Committee of the Year award.
The committee was recognized for its achievements this year at the college’s fall convocation. Committee members Amanda Locotosh, blood bank supervisor at Saint Francis Hospital, Dr. Vincent Gallicchio, professor of Biological Sciences, Microbiology and Public Health Sciences Director, Clemson University International Program in Global Health, and MLT program director Deborah Brock accepted the award.
One of the committee’s objectives this year was to ensure and provide
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New year at SWU
New Southern Wesleyan University students marked the beginning of their educational and spiritual journey during a “passing the mantle” ceremony Aug. 17 in the auditorium of Newton Hobson Chapel and Fine Arts Center. New students received medallions to mark the beginning of their journey, and 2012 SWU graduate Colicus Jones reunited with the University Singers to lead worship. Jones was also speaker for the service.
