Azalea Fest set for next week
PICKENS — The 42nd annual Pickens Azalea Festival is set to return to downtown Pickens next week on April 24-25, More »
Six Mile issues statement on upcoming community events
SIX MILE — Following online concerns about upcoming community events in Six Mile, the Town of Six Mile released an More »
Let it grow
Tips for the gardening beginners Gardening has become an incredibly popular hobby around the world, and its appeal is continuing More »
Easley Area Museum added to Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail
EASLEY — The Easley Area Museum is pleased to be the newest location for a hand-painted quilt panel on the More »
Pickens resident says she was falsely linked to altered emails
PICKENS — A Pickens resident says her name was falsely linked to altered emails pertaining to Pickens City Council last year, which led her to be referred to the South 
Carolina Law Enforcement Division for investigation.
Pam Winters asked for “the truth” during the citizens comment portion of city council’s April 13 meeting.
She said she’d been “paying attention and gathering information for four very long
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UCM to begin Giving Garden
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Work will soon begin on a new way to assist clients at United Christian 
Ministries.
Executive director Melanie Johnson discussed the “Giving Garden” with the Courier on Monday morning.
“For the last couple of years, in our strategic plan, we wanted to increase the amount of
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Layoffs announced for Liberty plant
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — A manufacturer at the Pickens County Commerce Park will lay off about a third of its workforce there.
The April 10 WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Network) Report announced Industrial Plastics Group LLC would have layoffs impacting 74 employees at its
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Azalea Fest set for next week
PICKENS — The 42nd annual Pickens Azalea Festival is set to return to downtown Pickens next week on April 24-25, bringing two days of live music, hometown 
traditions, artisan vendors and family-friendly experiences to the heart of the Upstate.
Timed with the peak bloom of azaleas across the foothills, the festival draws thousands
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Six Mile issues statement on upcoming community events
SIX MILE — Following online concerns about upcoming community events in Six Mile, the Town of Six Mile released an official statement on Facebook on Saturday 
condemning online negativity as the town charts its path ahead for events like its annual Issaqueena Festival.
In the statement, town officials said “there have been some negative social media posts seemingly alleging that the Town has ‘run off’ its event coordinator and that it wants Town events to fail,” adding
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New scholarships help open a path for future engineers to transfer from Tri-County Tech to Clemson University
By Paul Alongi
Clemson News
news@thepccourier.com
PENDLETON — Aspiring engineers at Tri-County Technical College will have a new pathway into Clemson University through STEPS2Clemson, a program that provides 
significant scholarships and academic support for students with demonstrated financial need.
The program offers up to $10,000 in scholarship support during students’ first year, which is completed at Tri-County. After transferring to Clemson, students are eligible for up to $15,000 per year for up to three years, contingent on
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Lions bash Berea to stay unbeaten in region
By Eric Sprott
Courtesy The Journal
sports@upstatetoday.com
CENTRAL — Suffice to say the Daniel High School girls’ soccer team holds itself to a high standard.
In their first action in a week-and-a-half due to spring break, the Lions feel like they showed some signs of rust early in their return to the pitch Monday evening at home
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Seven puppies
Matthew 25:40 “And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it 
unto me.”
Have you ever heard a sound you could not place? You did not know where it came from or what it was, so you dismissed it and went your way. Then the next day you heard it again. This time, you make a decision to determine the great mystery.
When I was teaching, I would get home from work and go for a run or a bicycle ride. On a ride one warm spring day about ten miles from
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A time to speak and a time to be silent
As Christians, we have been given spiritual insight about the power of words and how critical it is to be careful and watch what we say.
In the third chapter of James, we read about the potential dangers of the tongue. It discusses how we can use bits in the mouths of horses to control them and how a rudder on a ship is used to manage direction, but controlling the tongue is different
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