Monthly Archives: September 2018
Courier Community Calendar 9-19-18
• Cannon Auxiliary to host car show
The Cannon Memrial Hospital Auxiliary wil host a special fundraising car show at Legacy Square on Main Street in Pickens on Sept. 22. Participant check-in will be from 2-3 p.m. Judging and awards presentaion will be 3-4 p.m. From 4-7 p.m. the public is invited to come out and see all the vehicles on display. For more information, contact Amanda Miller at (864) 898-1334 or amiller@anmedhealthcannon.org.
• Event planned at Cafe Connection
The public is invited to show up Thursday night, Sept. 27, at Café Connections in downtown Pickens to learn a little about our Constitution and the role you play in impacting our government. The free class will
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Mt. Bethel to host revival
SUNSET — The Rev. Jeff Roper will lead revival services at Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church from Oct. 1-4, beginning at 7 p.m.
Special music and a nursery will be provided each night.
Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church is located at 126 Mt. Bethel Church Road in Sunset. The Rev. Dick Waldrep is pastor. Everyone is invited.
Courier Obits 9-19-18
Jasper H. “Bud” Crowe
EASLEY — Bud Crowe, 85, husband of the late Effie Crowe, passed from this life Monday, Sept. 10, 2018.
Born in Pickens County, he was a son of the late Lonie and Vera Roper Crowe. Bud was retired with Southeastern Freight Lines, was of the Baptist faith and was a veteran of the United States Army.
Survivors include a daughter, Toni (Jim) Johnson of Easley; a son, Rocky (Sandy) Crowe of Sunset; grandchildren, Tara (Michael) Looper, Jamy Johnson, Ryan (Jessica) Crowe and Kayla (Joey) Barnett; great-grandchildren, Austin, Aaron, and Alaya Looper, Breelyn and Aslyn Johnson, Addison and Paisley Crowe and Logan Barnett; brothers, Jessie Crowe and Tom Crowe; and sisters, Miriam Lyles, Fannie Belle Mauldin, and Sara Mae Redding.
Bud was predeceased by his parents, his wife, Effie, and a great-grandson, Roper Crowe.
The funeral service was held Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, in the chapel ofMountain View Funeral Home, with burial following at Hillcrest Memorial Park and Gardens.
Mountain View Funeral Home is serving the Crowe family.
Alfred B. Robinson
EASLEY — Alfred Burgess Robinson, 89, passed away Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, in Easley.
Born in Easley on Nov. 30, 1928, he was a son of the late William Alexander and Mary Burgess Robinson. An Eagle Scout in Troop 37, Mr.
BULLDOG BLOWOUT
Blue Flame dominate in all phases against Berea
PICKENS — The threat of Hurricane Florence shook the high school 
football world last week, leading many Upstate schools to move their Friday night games to Thursday.
The Pickens Blue Flame had a big night planned, with Berea scheduled to visit Bill Isaacs Field for Homecoming and all the festivities that go along with it.
But Florence put a halt to that and forced the decision to be made to play on Thursday and reschedule Homecoming for later in the season.
Despite the disruption of routine, coach Chad Smith’s Big Blue Machine was ready and put a 44-13 hurting on the Bulldogs in front of a sparse crowd.
The victory was as dominating as the score indicated, with Pickens in such control that the coaches on both sides agreed to keep the game clock running without stopping the entire second half.
“It was an odd day and an odd situation, but our kids did what they were supposed to do,” Smith said. “We still have plenty of stuff to work on. I was very happy with our competitive style, and we got the job done.”
Pickens rolled up 461 yards of offense, while the Blue Flame defense clobbered the Berea offense, allowing a measly 56 yards, most of which came on the Bulldogs’ last possession.
The victory was a much-needed one for Smith’s team entering this week’s bye week, making preparation for region play much smoother over the next two weeks.
“If you went into a two-week stretch off a loss, it wouldn’t be nearly as much fun,” he said. “I hope after this one tonight we will get a little bit of 
time to rest and get healthy and then prepare for region play, which in South Carolina is basically your season.”
Another big advantage to the lopsided win was a chance to let everyone see some playing time. Pickens substituted freely most of the second half.
“We had a lot of kids play and we had the running clock in the second half,” Smith said. “We handled it well. I am proud of them. It takes some guts to be on a team and not start when you are a junior or senior.
“To be able to get those kids in the game and let them compete was big for us tonight. They executed well. I was proud of them.”
The game started with the Blue Flame taking the opening kick and going right to work. Starting at the 39 after a nice 34-yard return by Andrew Pittman, Pickens rolled over the Bulldogs for a five-play, 61-yard drive that seemed easy. Pickens’ dynamic duo of Jarod Barton and Brady Batson was on display immediately, as the pair picked up 23 yards each on
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Creating Confidence
Short week doesn’t slow Red Devils
By Clay Counts
Special to The Courier
claycounts21@yahoo.com
GREENVILLE — Hurricane Florence threw a monkey wrench into last week’s high school football schedule, forcing teams into Thursday night 
games.
But a short week of practice apparently had no lasting ill effects on the Liberty football team, as the Red Devils made a trip across county lines to take on Carolina High School and overcame a tough first quarter to come away with a 38-28 road win.
After taking a big victory over St. Joseph’s the previous week, the Devils looked to grow with a newfound balanced offensive attack striking both on the ground and through the air, and Liberty did just that to improve to 3-2 heading into an off week to prepare for the region schedule.
Liberty kicked off to start Thursday’s game at Carolina and quickly forced a fumble after only three plays to take an early advantage.
The offensive line showed its ability to control the line of scrimmage, with the Red Devils marching down the field on the legs of Clay Lollis — who finished the game with 182 yards on 36 carries — all the way inside the 5-yard line. An eight-yard jet-sweep shovel pass from Carter Smith to Jeremy Cason for a score gave Liberty a 6-0 lead midway through the opening quarter.
Carolina answered with a quick score of its own, however, then added another quick touchdown less than 20 seconds later after a Liberty fumble to stretch its lead to 14-6. Another lost fumble cost the Red Devils again on their ensuing possession, as Carolina tacked on another score to take a 20-6 lead into the second quarter. The Trojans put three touchdowns on the board in a little more than three and a half minutes of game time in the opening quarter.
Liberty coach Kyle Stewart said the short week and uncertainty about when
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Looking for a spark
Wave drop region opener at Westside
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
ejolley@thepccourier.com
ANDERSON — It was a familiar story Thursday night for the Easley football team against region rival Westside.
Playing a night early due to the threat of heavy rains from Hurricane 
Florence, the Green Wave hung in there early, but a late score to end the first half gave Westside needed momentum and the Rams pulled away for a 42-14 win in the region opener.
“We had a good start,” Easley coach John Windham said. “We’re losing the field position battle. We’ve got to get to where we’re not giving them the short field and us having the long field. I felt like that happened a lot tonight. We’ve got to do a better job at trying to win the field position battle.”
The Rams (1-3, 1-0) scored first when senior tailback Paul Johnson rumbled in from eight yards out.
On the next-to-last play of the first quarter, special teams came up big for the Green Wave as Jeremy Harried blocked a punt and Dawson Wilson recovered the ball and returned it for a touchdown. Malaki Aleman’s kick made it 7-7 with 11 seconds left in the quarter.
Westside only punted one more time in the game.
Easley had a chance to keep its momentum rolling moments later when Harried broke away for a 70-yard go-ahead touchdown run, but the play was nullified by an illegal block penalty, and the Wave soon lost control of the game.
The Rams took advantage of field position midway through the second quarter. Traye Carson’s punt return to the Easley 28 set up the score four plays later, as Johnson scored from a yard out with 4:32 left in the half.
Then the Rams drove it 58 yards to score again just before halftime. A big play was a 30-yard run by Johnson on first and 23. Carson took the direct 
snap around the left side from 19 yards out with 51 seconds left in the half to make it 21-7.
“That was a big swing,” Windham said. “Here again I think they had two short fields where they only had to go 30 yards to score. They got in that heavy package and were able to stay in it. I think a lot of that had to do with a short field. They didn’t have to drive it down. They’ve got
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Perfect Storm
Weather cancellation gives Lions extra time to get healthy, prepare for region
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — The Daniel Lions were prepared to make a long road trip to Ridge View High School to face their greatest test of the season on Friday night.
However, Hurricane Florence had different plans for the Lions.
In the midst of rescheduling all around the Upstate, Daniel was faced with
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Etienne, Tigers’ ground game shine in victory over Eagles
By Eric Sprott
Courtesy The Journal
eric@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — Coming off a game in which its ground game was virtually nonexistent the previous week, the Clemson coaching staff was intent on the Tigers pounding the ball Saturday afternoon against Georgia Southern.
And with Travis Etienne leading the charge, consider it mission accomplished 
in second-ranked Clemson’s 38-7 win over the visiting Eagles at Memorial Stadium.
The Tigers’ sophomore running back had a career day, rushing 16 times for 162 yards and two touchdowns, helping pace a Clemson rushing attack that piled up 309 yards on 46 carries — good for 6.7 yards per carry — to provide excellent balance with 286 passing yards on the day.
All totaled, Clemson (3-0) finished with 595 yards of total offense, much to the delight of co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott.
“That was definitely something we talked about,” Scott said of the rushing attack, adding the team’s goal was to top 250 yards on the ground. “To be our best, we have to be balanced, and we have to run it. It’s definitely something for us to build on.”
The previous week at Texas A&M, Clemson running backs carried the ball 13 times for just 70 yards — the team finished with 115 yards on 32 totes — and the Tigers had rushed for only 364 yards through two games entering Saturday.
But Etienne in particular helped Clemson enjoy a breakout ground performance against the Eagles (2-1) in what was his second career 100-yard performance, and his first since going for 113 yards against Boston College on Sept. 23, 2017. His 162 yards marked the top yardage total by a Clemson running back since Wayne Gallman went for 187 yards against North Carolina in the 2015 ACC Championship Game.
“I just feel like a running back is a reflection of his offensive line,” Etienne said. “They did their job, and the receivers really did a great job of blocking to free things up on the outside. It helps the back out a lot.
“I feel like it was just kind of coming to me, and I wasn’t forcing it.”
Etienne opened the scoring with a one-yard touchdown plunge in the opening quarter, and he also provided the final score of the afternoon when he broke free for a 40-yard score with 2:03 left to play — his longest run of the season.
“It just finally happened because of me being patient and not forcing it,” Etienne said of breaking off the long scoring run.
The 40-yard touchdown scamper put Etienne over the 1,000-yard mark for his career, and he’s now found the end zone in 13 of his 16 career games as a Tiger.
In addition to the play of Etienne, the performance of Tavien Feaster may have been just as important, even if the “wow” factor may have been missing.
The junior carried 10 times for 32 yards, including a one-yard touchdown, while he also caught a pair of passes for 18 yards. For perspective, Feaster — who missed time during fall camp after undergoing a minor procedure on his knee — came into Saturday with just five carries for 23 yards this season.
With conference play set to begin this Saturday (3:30 p.m., ABC) at Georgia Tech, Clemson needed to get Feaster hot last week, as he’s a key piece of the offense after starting last year and finishing second on the team with 669 yards and seven touchdowns on 107 carries — the same number of carries Etienne had during his freshman campaign.
“He’s a guy that got started a little bit slow coming off a little cleanup on his knee during fall camp,” Scott said of Feaster. “He’s really been working to kind of get back to playing faster and getting in playing shape, and I thought he did. Not only did he have a couple of nice runs, but I thought he caught the ball out of the backfield and made a nice play on our sideline.”
“I felt like Tavien had his best game today,” Etienne added. “There was one play where there was nothing there, but he just blew it up and got those extra 10 yards. I feel like he had a big game.”
Adam Choice had seven carries for 49 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown, on Saturday, while true freshman Lyn-J Dixon carried the ball five times for 26 yards, as Clemson got production from all four of its backs in easily surpassing the 250-yard goal that was set out heading into the game.
“All of our running backs did good things,” Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said. “We ran the ball like we needed to.”
Courier Legals 9-19-18
SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
2018-CP-39-00743
Louise B. Holcombe, Plaintiffs, Vs. Joseph F. Vaughn, Jr., Elizabeth Ann Vaughn, Tammy Jean Vaughn, and “John Doe”, representing all unknown heirs of Mary Catherine Sheriff a.k.a. Catherine V. Sheriff, Defendants
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you and to serve a copy of your Answer to this Complaint upon subscriber at 11 Whitsett Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601, within thirty (30) days after the service
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All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on Form #371ES with the Probate Court of PICKENS COUNTY, the address of which is 222 MCDANIEL AVE., B-16 PICKENS, SC 29671, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the
