Daily Archives: 02/21/2017
Free press, free country
“Amendment I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or 
the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”
The first amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees, under law, that we have a free press.
This means that no one in government, no matter how
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County complies with SCFOIA law
In establishing the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act, the General Assembly found it “vital in a democratic society that public business be performed in an open and public manner so that citizens shall be advised of the 
performance of public officials and of the decisions that are reached in public activity and in the formulation of public policy.”
Pickens County takes this duty to
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Tips for handling Sundown Syndrome
It can be difficult when your loved one insists on “going home,” or wants to “go to work,” or pick up children from 
school. You know that he or she is confusing past activities with present realities. Yet he or she is insistent. The more you argue trying to correct the behavior or explain reality to him or her, the more your loved one is going to emphatically insist that the activity
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Letters to the Editor
Improved?
Dear Editor,
I recently read the letter from school board chairman Phil Bowers claiming the school board has improved the past two years. Is he looking at the data and some of the decisions this “new board” has made?
Students in elementary and middle school take SC Ready and SC Pass in the subjects of English, math, science and social
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Trio of Liberty seniors sign to play at North Greenville
By Rocky Nimmons
Publisher
rnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Last Friday was a big day for the Liberty High School family, as three football players off one of the most successful teams in Red Devil history signed to play next
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Liberty 10U basketball team wins Palmetto Tournament
LIBERTY — With only eight regular-season games played this year, the 10U Liberty Cavaliers boys’ basketball team pulled out an undefeated year.
Following the great season, the team began the Palmetto playoffs on Feb. 11. The playoffs featured 28 teams spread over two brackets.
After winning the bottom of the bracket, Liberty advanced to play a tough opponent in the also-undefeated Easley Storm on Feb. 15.
Following a great start in the first half, Liberty never looked
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Baseball/softball signups underway at Pickens Rec
PICKENS — Baseball/Softball registration is being taken through Friday at the Pickens Recreation Center on Sangamo Road in Pickens.
The following age divisions are offered: Instructional (coed), 4
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Courier Obits 2-22-17
Lynn Larry Hunt
Easley — Lynn Larry Hunt, 55, passed away Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017.
Mr. Hunt was born in Easley, son of the late Connie Maxell Freeman Hunt and Earl Anthony Hunt. He also had a love for
dogs.
Survivors include three sisters, Marion Golden (Dariel), Bonnie Gillespie (Roger) and Diane Hunt; and one brother,
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom
Part 2: not so fast
By Dr. Thomas Cloer, Jr.
Special to The Courier
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom” is the incredible story of how two husband and wife slaves, William and Ellen Craft of Macon, Ga., designed and implemented one of the
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Toyota of Easley donates CPR training units to CU Health Extension Service
Kerry Gilstrap/Courier
Pictured, from left, are Logan McFall, Ryan Norris, Shana Madden and Danielle Matthews.
EASLEY — Clemson University’s Cooperative Health Extension Service recently accepted CPR training units from Toyota of Easley in collaboration with the National
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