Daily Archives: 12/10/2014
Police: Man shot son, 4
Travis Blake Carl
Dispute turns violent, ends in car wreck, deputies say
EASLEY — An Easley man is behind bars after police claim he shot his 4-year-old son during a dispute with the child’s mother on Monday.
Travis Blake Carlton, 21, of 222 Lacy Lane, was charged with two counts of attempted murder, criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature, great bodily injury to a child and two counts of possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to Pickens County
Former PHS coach faces more charges
PICKENS — A former Pickens High School assistant coach who was charged with having sex with a student and providing alcohol for other students earlier this year is facing more charges.
Joshua Bennett Dorr, 29, of 179 Praters Creek Road in Pickens, turned himself in to police last Thursday on two counts of disseminating obscene material to a minor and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Dorr was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and sexual battery with a student by the Pickens Police Department in October after an investigation into an allegation of
Lights of Love
Robinson Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens hosted its annual Lights of Love service of
Robinsons
remembrance on Saturday in Easley. The event featured reflections, remembrances, candle lighting and the lighting of the Robinson Christmas tree. Above, Rev. Steve Taylor lights the holiday memorial candle at the service. At right, Dianne Robinson smiles after the lighting of the Christmas tree. To see more photos from the event, find the Pickens County Courier on Facebook.
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Easley officials discuss Doodle options
By Ben Robinson
Staff Reporter
brobinson@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Easley officials discussed the proposed Doodle Trail again at Monday night’s city council meeting after a local business owner asked them to work to bring the end of the trail into the downtown area instead of ending it at Fleetwood Drive.
“We are at a point where we’ve been waiting on Pickens to come up with finances,” mayor Larry Bagwell said. “Then we’ll be ready to put the blacktop down and let people start walking. Our first project is to get out there to the starting point. We have gotten a bid. The bid is in. We’ve got
Vandals strike Pickens Park
PICKENS — Officials are looking for the public’s help in finding the vandals behind damages at Pickens’ Jaycee Park.
According to Pickens Recreation director Cheri Anthony, the park has been vandalized twice in recent weeks.
“It is very disheartening to come in first thing in the morning and see a community
Nature Boy in Pickens
Legendary professional wrestler Ric Flair was in Pickens for a 3 Count Pro Wrestling show to benefit Country Santa on Saturday. Above, Flair looks at the organization’s championship belt alongside Liberty mayor Eric Boughman, who acted as 3CPW commissioner for the night. Fans brought toys to be donated to Country Santa at the show.
Pickens Senior Center town hall meeting planned
PICKENS — A town hall meeting is scheduled for Tuesday to discuss renovations at the Hagood Community Center.
The meeting, scheduled for 5:15 p.m., is open to the public.
Community members will be able to hear details about the renovations planned for the auditorium at the center, also known as the Pickens Senior Center. Upcoming programming, which will be made possible by some of the renovations planned, will also be discussed.
Clemson win leads to changing of the vane at Hillcrest
PICKENS — The main building at Hillcrest Memorial Park now has a new weather vane on display, thanks to Clemson’s 35-17 victory on the gridiron over rival South Carolina two weeks ago.
Pictured above, Hamp Summey and Bill Evatt go up on a crane to change the Hillcrest Memorial Park weather vane to represent the Clemson Tigers.
The idea of the interchangeable weather vane stemmed from a friendly rivalry between Clemson fan Andy Cone and Hillcrest founder Dwight Holder, a Gamecock fan.
The Hillcrest Memorial Park office was built in 1994, South Carolina won that year, so a Gamecock weather vane went up the inaugural year.
In the 21 years since, the Tiger has been displayed for 12 years and the gamecock for nine.
The past five years of the gamecock flying was the longest stretch since the local tradition started.
Country Santa gearing up for Christmas
By Ben Robinson
Staff Reporter
brobinson@thepccourier.com
PUMPKINTOWN — Things are busy at the Pumpkintown home of Buddy Cox. Volunteers report there daily to bag toys for the thousands of children who have Christmas joy delivered to them Christmas Eve.
“We have members of the Dacusville Lions Club here now,” Cox said earlier this week. “We’ve got kids from Easley High School coming later tonight. It’s amazing how many good people we have who are willing to work to make sure some child they don’t know has a good Christmas.”
Collecting toys for giving has become a way of life for Cox, who is an engineer in Pickens. When
Christmas events still on tap around county
COUNTY — Christmas events will continue throughout the county this week, as parades are planned in Pickens, Dacusville and Norris.
With a theme of “The Doodle Express,” Pickens’ Christmas parade is set for 7 p.m. on Friday, with awards to be presented following the parade in the city’s amphitheater and a fireworks display originating from Bruce Field to cap the night’s activities.
Dacusville’s parade is planned for a 2 p.m. start on Saturday, with the route starting at the Norman Heights subdivision and going up S.C. Highway 186 to the Dacusville Community
