Daily Archives: 08/04/2015
Murder suspect captured
Gibbs was wanted in
Six Mile man’s shooting death
CLEMSON — U.S. Marshals helped find the man Clemson police say shot and killed a Six Mile man Saturday.
Jaron Lamont Gibbs, 23, was charged with attempted murder and murder in the [cointent_lockedcontent]
Out at home
Kerry Gilstrap/Courier
S.C. District 1’s Christian Cain, a former Daniel High School standout, is tagged out at home plate during the host squad’s opening-round game against the U.S. West team from Thousand Oaks, Cailf., last week.
BLWS host team falls in semifinal
By Ben Robinson
Staff Reporter
brobinson@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — After dropping its first game in the Big League World Series, the S.C. District 1 host team fought valiantly before being eliminated in the U.S. semifinal on[cointent_lockedcontent]
Man charged with escaping at airport during extradition
LIBERTY — A Greenville man facing charges in Pickens County added another count to his record on Monday, when police say he fled as he was being extradited from out of state.
Bobby Bruce Rains, 32, of 206 Vale Road, was being moved[cointent_lockedcontent]
Arrests made in Liberty burglary
LIBERTY — Two people were arrested last week and charged in connection with the burglary of an elderly couple’s home and theft of a truck in Liberty.
Cammie Sue Elizabeth Rowland, 26, of 100 Cleveland St. in Easley, and Jesse Wayne[cointent_lockedcontent]
High school football off to a running start
Kerry Gilstrap/Courier
Football practice has gotten underway at all four Pickens County high schools.
‘Meet the Green Wave,’ FCA jamboree this week
EASLEY — High school football season is officially underway after teams began practicing last Friday, and Easley fans will have the chance to meet the Green Wave[cointent_lockedcontent]
Pastels workshop to be held at museum
PICKENS — The Pickens County Museum of Art and History has announced registration is now open for Erin Cronin-Webb’s “Pastels: The Next Level” classes for fall.[cointent_lockedcontent]
Gospel review set at Hagood Mill
PICKENS — The wheel will be turning and the hills resounding in song at Hagood Mill on Saturday, Aug. 15, as “Music in the Mountains 2015” presents an old-time camp-style sing-along just like our forefathers did 100 years ago.
Visitors are invited to bring a lawn chair or blanket to Hagood Mill and be prepared to[cointent_lockedcontent]
Noorai recognized
Mari R. Noorai, Regent of Andrew Pickens Chapter of Clemson, was recently recognized as a Benefactor of the President General’s Project during the 124th Continental Congress. Noorai is a fifth-generation member of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), and her great-great grandmother, Martha Elizabeth Bowen Nimmons of Pickens, was a charter member of the Wizard of Tamassee Chapter DAR in 1916. The donation was made in memory of Nora Deniza Nimmons Field, Noorai’s great-grandmother, and the memorial appears on a plaque at DAR Headquarters. Noorai is a 12-year member of DAR.
First Friday and Healthy Living Expo set for Clemson Farmers Market
CLEMSON — First Friday at the Market will include additional activities during the Clemson Farmers Market this Friday, Aug. 7, from 3-6 p.m. at Patrick Square, at 578 Issaqueena Trail in Clemson.
The first-ever Healthy Living Expo will run concurrently with the market. Visitors are invited to take advantage of this chance to shop for fresh, locally grown produce, farm[cointent_lockedcontent]
Cannon welcomes two new foundation board members
Burnett Kelly and Clayton Kerr recently joined the Cannon Memorial Hospital board.
PICKENS — Cannon Memorial Hospital welcomed two new additions to its Foundation Board at the Aug. 4 meeting. Burnett Kelly and Clayton Kerr will join the current board.
Returning members to[cointent_lockedcontent]
