Letters

Dear Editor, Over the past year county officials proposed and county council discussed a plan to radically change the structure of fire protection in Pickens County. For decades we had 13 local fire districts, with a chief and a local board for each district. Most districts charged only a fire…

Dear editor, Something is really bothering me. The Liberty High School football team is known as the Liberty Red Devils! This is definitely not the kind of role model our students should have! No wonder there is so much violence in our schools! Instead, I think a much better name…

Dear Editor, In 2016, I wrote about the growing drug problem in this newspaper. The main problem back then was methamphetamine. Examining the latest statistics, the rising use of opioids/ fentanyl has broadened and increased the problem in our county. Comprehensive drug misuse and abuse data is hard to come…

Dear Editor, I am happy the Hagood Mill situation worked out. Sadly, not every employee treated unfairly by the administration and left to dangle by the council will have the community come to their aid and a state representative step in to sort things out. I thought, what recourse do…

We are losing our dark skies! It won’t be long before only the moon will be visible in the Upstate night sky. Excessive and inappropriate artificial light has been documented to have numerous negative effects. It is harmful to wildlife and the ecosystem. Artificial light also negatively affects human’s circadian…

Dear Editor, I kept on an eye on the new businesses announcements by the county council the past three years. They included: US Waffle (115 jobs), Zero Connect (75 jobs), IPSUM (55 jobs), ERA Contact (45 jobs) and PE Aerospace (20 jobs). Those are all good things, but it is…

Dear editor, When SC House Representative Neal Collins began his town hall meeting on July 25th he talked about state level issues then transitioned to roads in Pickens County. He talked about a local sales tax as a way to pay for road maintenance, using Horry County as an example.…

Dear Editor, I would like to discuss the abolition of the Pickens County Aeronautical Commission, as well as the replacement of the director a couple of years ago when the council cleaned house at the airport. I think time is proving that to be a bad decision. The commission oversaw…

Dear Editor, I enjoy reading the articles and letters to the editor concerning the Hagood Mill. As the public becomes more educated on the issue, public participation in the process has grown and hopefully this time the final decision by the council will have the public’s wishes in mind. Most…

Dear Editor, Concerning the Hagood Mill and the termination of its director, the county council has a responsibility to insure employees are treated fairly. That means being on the look-out for bogus write-ups aimed to frustrate an employee so they’ll quit and when that doesn’t work, firing the employee unfairly.…

Dear Editor, April 22 marks a half century of celebrating Earth Days, but do we observe it? Beyond Earth Day there is a growing national debate over the Green New Deal. We can each do our part by reducing our driving, use of electricity, and consumption of animals. Why the…

Dear Editor, I read the op-ed by Superintendent Dr. Danny Merck, touting his trip to Finland. Merck “discovered” the way to improve academic performance in Pickens County is by better feeding students, having them use their hands to build things, test them less, and increase recess time. Good grief. I…