Monthly Archives: September 2017
Laughing at our demons: VetTV streaming along
A year ago, the Veteran Television Network was a Kickstarter project hoping to bring veteran-related television to life. The creators were looking for $250,000 to produce four months of weekly shows, with their target 
audience being post-9/11 veterans. At this writing, 3,609 backers have pledged $296,331, and VetTV is streaming along.
Have you seen it yet? Take a look. The content is made by us, veterans, who’ve been there, done that. Look
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SWU professor ‘going the distance’ to benefit school
CENTRAL — Avid hiker and Southern Wesleyan University business professor Jonathan Young is ready to “go the distance” to benefit business majors.
To date, Young has hiked major portions of the Appalachian Trail, a 2,180-mile-long public footpath that extends from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine. He didn’t even know the AT existed until he attended Bates College in Maine as an
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Courier Calander of Events 9-6-17
• Gilstrap family reunion is Saturday
The Gilstrap family reunion will be held Sept. 9 at the Antioch Baptist Church fellowship building on Highway 11. All attending are asked to bring a well-filled basket. Plates and cups will be provided. Lunch will be at noon.
• Pickens High Class of 1972 to reunite
The Pickens High School class of 1972 is planning a 45-year reunion. The event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14, from 4-8 p.m. at Looper’s Barn, located at 101 Laurenwood Drive in Pickens.
Prime rib with accompaniments will be served for $21 per person. Entertainment will also be provided. Mail check or money order in th
SWU on a growth trend
CENTRAL — For the fourth consecutive year, Southern Wesleyan University has experienced enrollment growth within its traditional program.
Enrollment of traditional students has been consistently climbing since Fall Semester 2013. Southern Wesleyan’s headcount is 46 percent higher going into the 2017-’18 academic year than it was four years ago. After welcoming 
273 new students this fall, Southern Wesleyan’s headcount currently stands at 872. This includes new freshmen, new transfer students and students enrolled in OneLife, a gap year program in its first year.
The university’s Full Time Equivalent (FTE) enrollment currently stands at 789, which
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Liberty Lions Club and Southern Eye team up
LIBERTY — The Liberty Lions Club recently surprised Southern Eye Associates with an assortment of treats in appreciation of the doctors and staff for their participation in providing eye exams and glasses to low-income families from the Liberty area.
Applications are available at Liberty Family Pharmacy in Liberty. Southern Eye Associates, located in Greenville and Greer, is comprised of ophthalmologists and
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CU eclipse experiment a clear success
CLEMSON — While tens of thousands were experiencing the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse on the expansive grounds of Clemson University, professor Sean Brittain and several students from the department of physics and astronomy were collecting scientific data on the roof of the Watt Family Innovation Center.
Using a telescope and computer software, Brittain and his team gathered images of the sun’s outer atmosphere — the corona — during the 2 minutes and 37 seconds of totality. These images will be compiled with thousands of others taken by 68 identical telescopes placed along the 2,500-mile path of totality, in an effort dubbed the Citizen CATE (Continental-America Telescopic Eclipse) Experiment. They will provide 90 minutes of unprecedented, continuous footage to better understand the details of the sun’s corona.
All 68 telescopes were manned by volunteer citizens, including retirees, school kids, teachers, astronomers and college students. Fifty-eight of those sites had clear weather on Aug. 21 and were able to collect data for
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Courier Obits 9-6-17
Sidney F. “Skip” Acker
Easley — Mr. Sidney Francis “Skip” Acker Jr., 66, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017.
Born in Pickens County, a son of the late Sidney Francis Acker Sr. and the late Emily Smith Acker, Mr. Acker was a 1968 graduate of Easley High School, received his bachelor’s degree from Clemson University and retired from the pharmaceutical industry. He was raised in Easley First Baptist
Rival Seneca blanks Lions in home opener
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — The Daniel Lions entered Friday’s game against heated rival Seneca at a crossroads.
The Bobcats were eager for revenge after a 27-0 shutout at Daniel’s hands the previous season. And the Lions, 1-1 after splitting games against Berkeley and Easley, were a team with no certain direction in the season to come.
Though the Lions gave a valiant defensive effort, they just couldn’t muster the points in a 13-0 shutout loss to the Bobcats on Hall of Fame night at Singleton Field.
“I’m awful proud of the defense,” Lions head coach Jeff Fruster said after the loss. “But Daniel High School is never going to be successful if we’re only good on one side of the ball. We have to fix our offensive problems, that’s for certain.”
The offensive struggles doomed the Lions in a game that stayed tight most of the night. The Lions managed just 5 yards rushing after the first quarter, and the Daniel quarterback duo
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Wave struggle in trip to Belton-Honea Path
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
ejolley@thepccourier.com
HONEA PATH — The New England Patriots would have had a hard time Friday night against Belton-Honea Path as the Bears dedicated their field to 
longtime manager Marlee Gambrell, who passed away last November after 50 years of service to the school
Gambrell had a saying of “How bad, real bad!” It was that kind of night for Easley, as BHP held the Green Wave to just four first downs in a 43-14 win.
Knowing that it was going to be an emotional night on the BHP sidelines, Easley needed a good start. It didn’t happen.
How bad was it for Easley? It was real bad in several areas. The offense only had two first downs in the first half — one by penalty.
The offense was not the only issue. Special teams issues hurt the Green Wave several times, as a long punt return set up the Bears’ first score. Two punts rolled deep in Easley territory, setting up a safety and then a 14-point flurry in the final minute of the first half as BHP took command 36-7.
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Devils persevere for win over Blue Flame
By Jimmy Kirby
Courier Sports
jkirby@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — For most of the game, Liberty coach Kyle Stewart had to wonder what his team would have to do to overcome itself and find a way to earn a victory over county rival Pickens.
In the end, perseverance was the answer, as the Red Devils ground out a 21-7 win on Friday night to improve 2-1 on the young season. Pickens fell to 0-3 under first-year coach Chad Smith.
The Red Devils were their own nemesis for much of the first three quarters. Neither team moved the ball with much success the first quarter of action. The Red Devils began a good drive midway through the second quarter and were close to the Blue Flame red zone following a 16-yard Cavaugio Butler run to the Pickens 22-yard line.
But a holding call behind the line of scrimmage resulted in a 15-yard penalty that pushed the Devils back into their own territory at the 47-yard line. An errant snap continued to move the drive backward, and the Red Devil drive was halted and they were forced to punt.
A low snap ensued, and an Austin Kemp punt was blocked by Griffin
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