PICKENS COUNTY — Early Voting for the Town of Central, City of Easley, City of Liberty, Town of Norris, City of Pickens, and Town of Six Mile 2025 Municipal Elections began on Oct. 20 and will end on Oct. 31.

EASLEY — Mark your calendar! The Veterans Day Parade will be held be held in downtown Easley next month (Nov. 9) — instead of Liberty.

Stanley Morgan is in a number of Hall of Fames for his illustrious football career - Easley High School, the University of Tennessee, the New England Patriots and the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame.

Monday Night (10/6)

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.

The holiday season is full of faith and celebration. Even though people may believe this important time begins at the start of December, for millions of the Christians, the Twelve Days of Christmas begin with the birth of Baby Jesus on December 25 and continue through the Epiphany on January 6.

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.