POWDERSVILLE — Senior Ethan Piel’s 22-yard field goal in overtime lifted Powdersville’s football team to a thrilling 31-28 victory on Friday night.

Dr. Adam Beeco, PhD

PICKENS COUNTY — The Pickens County’s Habitat for Humanity’s annual Have a Heart for Habitat Dinner was held last week. They had a fancy 5-star like dinner at the Historic Hampton House in downtown Pickens and some top-notch featured speakers.

PICKENS – The School District of Pickens County (SDPC) officially broke ground today on its highly anticipated “Gateway to Innovation” (G2i), a future-focused Career and Technical Education (CTE) campus at the former Pickens Middle School. The facility — renamed the Dr. Mendel Stewart Campus — will open in January 2027 and serve as a vibrant hub for exploration, innovation and real-world skill development for students across Pickens County.

PICKENS COUNTY — Trailing 22-10 at halftime, the Easley football team put on their rally caps and turned in a 30-22 victory over host Woodmont.

Towering evergreen trees adorned in lights and other trinkets are a focal point of the holiday season.

Christmas celebrations span the globe. According to a 2025 report from the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, there are roughly 2.6 billion Christians worldwide, a figure that undoubtedly contributes to the popularity of Christmas. Christianity continues to have the most adherents of any religion in the world, and the Christian population is expected to top three billion before 2050.

December is brimming with festive holidays designed to celebrate family, friends and good fortune. While Christmas and Chanukah may dominate the holiday landscape this time of year, African American and Pan-African cultures observe a week-long celebration known as Kwanzaa from December 26 to January 1.

NORTH POLE — Finally, the night that millions of kids have been waiting anxiously for all year has arrived: Christmas Eve.

On Christmas Eve, millions of children across the country will set out a plate of milk and cookies as a snack for Santa Claus — a “thank you” for the gifts he leaves in stockings and under the Christmas tree.

Certain holiday images have been ingrained in the minds of the public. Coca-Cola’s smiling bearded Santa Claus, in his now universally recognized red coat, helped create a model from which all other Santas evolved. And an early 20th century artist and illustrator helped to establish the feelings of the Christmas season for millions with portraits featured on the covers of The Saturday Evening Post.