By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Pickens County Sheriff Tommy Blankenship took to social media ...

Two hundred and fifty years ago, a group of determined patriots stepped forward and placed their names on a document that ...

By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office has begun a program that will see its communications staff calling to check in on elderly or other ...

By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com CLEMSON — Three people were arrested on human trafficking charges last ...

By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — A now-former employee of a local preschool has been arrested ...

A new addition to the Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail is celebrating the rich railroad history of Central while paying tribute to one of the community's most dedicated historians and preservationists.

A 93-year-old Pickens man died Monday, nearly two weeks after he was injured in a camper fire. In a Monday news release, Pickens County Coroner Andrew Wilson identified the victim as Taylor Joe Lewis.

Food pantry hours announced at PPC The Food Pantry at Pickens Presbyterian Church is open Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. To receive food, individuals must present a valid ID showing ...

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” As we grow older we realize the days get longer but the years seem shorter. Time ...

There is talk among the experts who track these things that the Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) will rise 3.8 percent for 2027. This is down slightly from their guess of 3.9 percent ...

The Pickens County Courier is proud to announce that graphic designer Emily Wright has once again been recognized by the South Carolina Press Association (SCPA) for her outstanding work. Wright’s awar ...

Disappointment is a familiar feeling, especially to the ambitious. The more a person strives, the more failures they will face, but this doesn’t mean that every door is always locked. Learning ...