Unemployment Rate Decreases In Easley Area: Feds

The unemployment rate in Pickens County decreased recently.

Pickens County Likely To Miss Biden's Coronavirus Vaccine Goal

Here is how the Easley area is doing with coronavirus vaccinations.

Unemployment Decreases In Easley Area: Feds

Pickens County's unemployment rate decreased recently.

Broadband Speed In Easley Area: See How It Compares To Rest Of U.S.

More than 150 million Americans don’t use the internet at broadband speeds. See how the Easley area compares.

Federal Taxes In Pickens County: How Do Yours Compare?

You can use IRS data to compare your tax payments and refunds to others in Pickens County.

Should Your State Legalize Pot?

With the economical benefits of legalized marijuana working for Colorado, is your state the next in line?

What Child Care Costs Mean for You and Your Family

Three Ways the Shutdown Hurt the Economy

A recent report from Washington lays out damage done by last month’s government shutdown.

FAA Allows Most Electronic Devices Throughout Flights

Letter: Conservative Republicans See and Understand the Negative Effects of Deficit Spending

Using the debt ceiling or by shutting down the government, the conservatives in the US House are trying to get to the root of the problem -- excessive federal spending.

Gov. Haley Issues Executive Order Compelling List of State-Owned Assets

Letter: Case Study of a "Criminal"

Letter's author believes punishment over recent offense was too harsh

Find Out Where All the “Bodies Are Buried” in State Government

SC Policy Council President to speak at Pickens County Taxpayers Association meeting October 15.

Letter: Delegation Should Stick With Current School Board Setup

Members of the local state delegation are considering adding a seventh seat to the school board.

Registrations & Elections Commission to hold Voter Registration & Voter ID Drives

Citizens will be able to register to vote, have their photo taken, and have their new Photo Voter Registration Cards mailed to them

Letter: More Taxes Coming

Letter's author says adding another member to the school board will make that body less conservative.

A Third Party Financial Review of the City of Pickens

Mayor David Owens shares some highlights from recent third party audit.

Sen Martin: Student Debt Hurts the Economy

Senator Larry Martin believes rising costs of tuition and heavy debt burden students graduate from college with harms state, national economies

Pickens Co. Unemployment Decreases in July

Statewide unemployment numbers remain the same.

Easley, Pickens Celebrate Doodle Line Partnership

Easley Senior Center Needs Financial Help

Official asks city council to look into ways to keep center in Easley.

Op-Ed: Same-gender Couples Are A Solution, Not A Problem

Projects Manager for Marriage Equality USA says Opponents of same-gender civil marriage are wrong when they claim divorces, broken families, and orphaned children will increase with same-gender marriage.

Clemson President Urges Congress to Close "Innovation Deficit"

Clemson President James Barker and others write that closing the widening gap between needed and actual investments in research and education — the innovation deficit — is a national imperative.

Rains/Floods Could Absorb State's Road Funds

Sen. Larry Martin says drastic change needed in how state funds roads and bridges infrastructure or consequences could impact economic development.

Lifesaving Birth Defects Bill Becomes Law

Emerson Rose Bill named after Emerson Rose Smith of Clemson.

Only One Easley Race Contested So Far

Candidates wishing to be write-ins have until August 15 to declare intentions

Letter: Same-Sex Marriage Debate Isn't Over

Letter's author says same-sex proponents aren't putting children's needs first

Hurricane Springs Park Restroom Expansion Complete

Public-private partnership leads to improvements at Wren park.

Judge Won't Reconsider Easley Chihuahua Case

Blanton family requested reconsideration hearing in ongoing dispute with Dave and Trish Watson over chihuahua, but Judge Wall says he feels the case has already been litigated.

Ron Wilson Items Auctioned Off

Efforts continue to recover money for investors taken in by Wilson's silver holdings scheme.

Camping Ban Still in Effect at Eastatoe Creek Heritage Preserve

Dead and dying trees pose hazard to the public that has led to the camping ban in northern Pickens County preserve.

"Administration Breaking the Law on Immigration"

Letter: "I am opposed to giving people who broke into my country any forgiveness."

County's Community Health Center Receives Grant

Grants to help uninsured residents register for health insurance.

Portion of Highway 178 Closed Until August

Municipal Election Filing Opens July 18

Three seats on Easley City Council up for election this year.

Saitta: State Not Focusing on Education

State's High School Workforce Readiness Program Surpasses National Benchmarks

No Action on Easley Middle Schools

Residents' Opinions Needed Regarding Easley's Middle Schools

Easley, Pickens Purchasing Former Rail Line

Cities hope to partner to create a trail, such as the Swamp Rabbit Trail, linking Easley and Pickens.