Monthly Archives: September 2017
Jackets pull away to hand Daniel third loss
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — The Daniel Lions faced their toughest challenge of the season thus far on Friday night, as the Greer Yellow Jackets visited Singleton Field.
The Yellow Jackets, 2-1 with the lone loss coming at the hands of S.C. powerhouse Byrnes, entered the game considered to be among the best teams in Class 4A, and many expected them to make quick work of the Lions.
However, Daniel refused to roll over for the Jackets, putting up a heck of a fight in spite of inconsistent efforts on both sides of the ball in a 42-23 defeat.
“There is no such thing as a moral victory, but we put some points on the board,” Daniel coach Jeff Fruster said after the game. “There are some real postives happening, and once we get everything down pat, I think we’re going to be dangerous.”
The Lions received the opening kickoff and surprised the crowd on hand with their choice of
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Wave fall against rival Wren in heartbreaker
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
ejolley@thepccourier.com
PIEDMONT — Wren quarterback Tyrell Jackson broke the hearts of Easley players and fans Friday night, scoring from a yard out with 10.1 seconds left 
to give the Hurricanes a 29-26 rivalry win Friday night.
The score snapped the Green Wave’s two-game win streak in the series.
“It was a great high school game,” Easley coach John Windham said. “I thought our guys played with a lot of guts. We played a lot of people and had some young players in there at the end. It was a tough loss, but give them credit. That’s a tough one.”
Easley got the ball first, and with starting quarterback Weston Black out “10-14 days” with a knee injury, the Green Wave moved junior Isaiah Ferguson in from receiver. The immediate results were electric, as Ferguson, running the option with tailback Cavario Cureton, covered 86 yards in 12 plays. Cureton took an option pitch left for a score from 6 yards out with 5:59 left in the first quarter. Nathan Baker’s kick missed wide left, making it 6-0. The bad news didn’t stop there, however as
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Red Devils pick up big road win at Blue Ridge
By Jimmy Kirby
Courier Sports
jkirby@thepccourier.com
GREER — The Liberty Red Devils traveled away from home for the second consecutive week on Friday night, this time taking on the Tigers of Blue 
Ridge, and came away with a convincing 35-8 win to improve to 3-1 on the season.
After losing their opening game against Pendleton, the Red Devils are now
on a three-game winning streak.
The Red Devils were a more efficient team this week against the Class 4A Tigers as they jumped out to a 16-0 halftime lead and then cruised in the second half, extending their lead to 29-0 before Blue Ridge got on the scoreboard thanks to a 72-yard interception return by D.J. Willis. He was in the right place at the right time as Liberty quarterback Parker Burgess was hit as he released the pass. The errant pass gently hung in the air not more than 5 yards from Burgess, and Willis was there to snag it out of the air and race the other direction for the score.
The night belonged to the Liberty defense, which shut out the Blue Ridge
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Courier Legals 9-13-17
SUMMONS AND NOTICE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE PROBATE COURT
Case #: 2014-ES-39-00730
In the matter of: PAUL D. MCCORMICK,
DECEASED
TO THE RESPONDENTS:
You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Petition in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you and which was filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court on August 18, 2017. If you fail to appear
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Man charged after truck crashes into store
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
goliver@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — Clemson police have arrested a 34-year-old man and charged him with driving under the influence after they say he crashed his truck through the front of a downtown business.
John Christopher Thompson, of Pooler, Ga., was arrested after the crash on Aug. 30 and was still being held at the Pickens County Detention Center on Tuesday with a hold placed on him by Florida authorities, according to online records.
With their first news release on Thompson’s arrest, Clemson police said no mugshot was available because he was too intoxicated at the time of his arrest to have one taken. Officers were able to send a photo of Thompson later in the day.
Clemson Police Chief Jimmy Dixon said police were notified at around
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Life on the farm
Hundreds flocked to Dacusville over the weekend to celebrate the area’s farming heritage at the fifth annual Dacusville Farm Days celebration 
Saturday and Sunday at Tom Turner’s farm on Earls Bridge Road. The event featured arts and crafts, live music, food, antique tractors and farm equipment and the ever-popular parade of power.
Photos by Becky Keasler
Suspect gets 30 years in child sex case
PICKENS — A judge sentenced a Pickens man to 30 years in prison last week after he was convicted of sexually assaulting a child.
A Pickens County jury convicted David Scott Bagwell, 35, of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor on Aug. 30, according to a release from 13th Circuit solicitor Walt Wilkins.
At trial, assistant solicitor Christopher L. Jones presented evidence that established that Bagwell sexually abused a child younger than 11. The abuse occurred between Aug. 28 and Oct. 30, 2013.
The victim disclosed the abuse to a representative of the Department of Social Services, who referred the case to the Pickens County
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