Monthly Archives: August 2012
Volunteerism epitomized in August ‘Flame’ winner
PICKENS — “I think a city will thrive when members of the community are actively involved,” Louise Pence Hope, the August winner of the “I Fan the Flame” award said.
EHS NJROTC completes basic leadership training
EASLEY — 68 Easley High Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) cadets recently completed one week of Basic Leadership Training (BLT) at the YMCA Camp Greenville located in the mountains of South Carolina.
Kopera earns TCTC staff excellence award
PENDLETON — Ken Kopera, physical plant director at Tri-County Technical College, has been honored with the highest award given for staff excellence at the college.
Kopera, a Powdersville resident, received the Presidential Medallion for Staff Excellence. The medallion, along with a cash award made possible by the Tri-County Technical College Foundation, goes to a person who best exemplifies the college philosophy and has contributed the most during the academic year to the development of the college and its students.
Green Wave roll Blue Flame
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
PICKENS — The 2012 edition of the Easley-Pickens rivalry football game will be remembered for some odd things.
One, the game was eerily similar to the 2011 game won by Easley, 54-20. Friday night, in front of a standing room crowd, the Green Wave again dominated in a 40-7 win.
Obituaries for the week of August 22
Hope Marie Jenkins
Pickens — Hope Marie Jenkins, 46, of Pickens, died Tuesday Aug. 14, 2012 at her home.
Hope was born in Pickens County, daughter of Eula Mae Powell Grice, and the late Willie A. Grice. She was employed as a cook at The Village Inn Restaurant in Pickens and she was a Baptist.
Survivors include her mother Eula Mae Grice of Easley, sons Zachary Jenkins of Greenville, and Cody Jenkins of Simi Valley, Calif., sisters Brenda Grammas (Clarence), Juanita Revis (Junior), Patricia Porter (Dale), and Frankie Owens all of Liberty.
In addition to her father, Hope was preceded in death by a son Christopher Jenkins and sister Willie Mae “Betty” Owens.
Funeral services were conducted 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 in the chapel of Dillard Funeral Home in Pickens. Burial followed at Red Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.
A message of condolence may be expressed to the family by visiting www.DillardFunerals.com.
Dillard Funeral Home is assisting the Jenkins family.
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Folkman: School openings still on for next Tuesday
By Nicole Daughhetee
Staff Reporter
COUNTY — With school scheduled to begin next Tuesday, August 21, some residents in the School District of Pickens County are concerned about start delays, traffic troubles and parking hassles resulting from the opening of the new high schools in Central and Easley.
Bob Folkman, the building program director for the School District of Pickens County, says that any rumors about failed inspections and delayed start times for the new Daniel High School are unfounded and entirely untrue.
Bands, activities announced for Pickens’ Founders Day Festival
PICKENS — On September 22, nine great bands will entertain throughout the day at the first annual Founders Day Music Festival on Main Street in Pickens.
“We were honestly amazed at the response — the number of great bands, from all over the area, that asked to be included in this event,” said music events chairman Daniel Brazinski.
Flame, Wave set to battle in annual Food Fight Bowl
PICKENS — The archrival Pickens Blue Flame and Easley Green Wave will clash this Friday night in the fifth annual Pickens County Meals on Wheels Sam Wyche Food Fight Bowl, scheduled to kick off at 8 p.m. at Pickens High School.
Welborn dies at 76
COUNTY — Former prominent local businessman and county council member Mac Welborn passed away Sunday at the age of 76.
Welborn, husband of Marie Oliver Welborn, was the owner of Welborn Furniture and Welborn Carpet and Flooring for 55 years. He served on county council for eight years.
