Monthly Archives: October 2018
Cannon Auxiliary planning annual Festival of Wreaths
PICKENS — Planning is underway for the 2018 CMH Auxiliary Festival of Wreaths.
The Cannon Auxiliary invites the community and local businesses and organizations to be involved in this year’s event.
The auxiliaty is asking that all wreaths be at AnMed Health Cannon by Nov. 19. Donated wreaths will be on display from Nov. 19-Dec. 7. They will be on display in the front lobby area at the main entrance, where individuals can place silent auction bids on the wreaths. The Festival of Wreaths will conclude on Dec. 7, with the final bids at 1 p.m.
There is no charge to participate, and any size wreath is accepted. The wreaths do not have to be Christmas themed. They can be any holiday or theme that you or your business/organization deem appropriate. All
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‘Compassion Experience’ coming to Central church
CENTRAL — Compassion International, a leading authority on child sponsorship that releases children from poverty globally, will be bringing its tour, “The Compassion Experience,” to the Central area Nov. 16-19, from noon to 6:40 p.m.
Special Sunday hours will be from 9 a.m.-6:40 p.m. The event will educate visitors about the realities of life in poverty, as well as provide an international experience to visitors who may not ever have the opportunity
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Literacy association book sale this weekend
PICKENS — The Pickens County Literacy Association will host its fall used book sale fundraiser on Friday, Nov. 2, and Saturday, Nov. 3.
The fundraiser will be held at the Pickens Presbyterian Church social hall, located at 311 W. Main St. in Pickens.
Hours are from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. For the
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Courier Community Calendar 10-31-18
• Cannon Auxiliary to host Winter Fest
Cannon Auxiliary will hold its annual Winter Fest from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 15 in the AnMed Health Cannon classroom. A variety of handmade items will be for sale. Those who hand make crafts and would like to have a table at the sale are asked to contact Amanda Miller at (864) 898-1134 or amiller@anmedhealthcannon.org or contact Lib Cowan at (864) 878-9999.
• Porter’s Chapel to hold indoor yard sale
Porter’s Chapel will host an indoor yard sale this Saturday, Nov. 3. The event will run from 8 a.m.-noon and include breakfast and a bake sale. Money raised will help to serve the women, children and youth in the area. Porter’s Chapel is located at 152 E Preston McDaniel Road in Pickens.
• Oyster Roast set to help county GAL
The fifth annual Clusters for Kids Oyster Roast will be held on Saturday, Nov. 10, and presented by Acker Lambert Hinton PA.
Community sponsors, supporters and the Friends of Pickens County Guardian ad Litem program will gather at Arran Farm for the festivities
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Courier Obituaries 10-31-18
STEVEN ALLEN SMITH
PICKENS — Steve A. Smith, 62, husband of Sherri Vanessa Lyda Smith, passed from this life Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, at his home.
Born in Pickens County, he was a son of the late Bruce Smith Jr. and Lee 
Anna Posey Smith. Steve was a carpenter and a member of Gap Hill Church of God.
Survivors include his wife of 39 years of the home, Sherri; daughters, Jessica (Jason) Swaynghame of Pickens and Vanessa Smith (ShaneBagwell) of Pickens; grandchildren, Logan, Hunter, Jenna, Emily and Elijah; and a brother, Derrill (Laurie) Smith of Pickens.
Steve was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral services were held on Oct. 27 in the chapel of Mountain View Funeral Home. Burial followed at Holly Springs Baptist Church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Kindred Hospice, 1704 East Greenville, Street, Suite 1C, Anderson, South Carolina 29621.
Mountain View Funeral Home is serving the Smith family.
GLADYS JOHNSON
LIBERTY — Gladys Cooper Johnson, 93, of 935 Anderson Drive, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018.
Born in Liberty, she was the widow of Carl Lee Johnson and a daughter of the late Jeff and Viola Alexander Cooper.
She was retired from Singer and was a member of Calumet Baptist Church.
Surviving are four sisters, Lillian Odom, Betty Bowman, Shelba Owen and Faye Suddeth, all of Liberty. Also surviving are numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Ophelia “Johnie” Cooper and Jeffie Jones, and three brothers, Lloyd, Robert “Bob” and Floyd Cooper.
Funeral services to honor the life of Mrs. Johnson will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, in the Liberty Mortuary chapel. Burial will follow at M.J. Dolly Cooper State Veterans Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday from noon-1 p.m. at the mortuary.
Online condolences may be left for the family by visiting
Blue Flame survive must-win game to earn playoff berth
By Rocky Nimmons
Publisher
rnimmons@thepccourier.com
WILLIAMSTON — They say football is a game of inches, and that was never more true than it was Friday night as the Pickens Blue Flame collectively held their breaths when Palmetto Mustang kicker Francisco Cortez lined up to attempt a 46-yard field goal in the waning second of the contest.
If the ball found its way through the uprights, Pickens’ season would have come to an end, but if it didn’t, the Blue Flame would have earned their spot in the Class 4A playoffs.
The tension was at an all-time high as the teams lined up. Pickens had shown great heart all night, battling the Mustangs tooth and nail from start to finish, and it all came down to this one play.
Like something from a movie, time seemed to go into slow motion as the ball was snapped and Cortez made his approach. As it was kicked, all eyes followed it through the air. Going end over end, the ball was on path and it looked as if the Flame’s season was going to be over.
As the pigskin tumbled through the air and started its downward path, no one in the stadium was sure if it had the distance, and as it fell just inches short, the Pickens sideline erupted when the referees under the goal posts signaled no good, giving the Blue Flame a 29-27 victory and a fourth-place finish in Region I-4A.
“That was unbelievable. With everything that went against us, that was amazing,” Pickens head coach Chad Smith said after the game. “To have everything that happened and to fight through adversity and to beat a very good football team, it was amazing.”
The game was as close statistically as the finish indicated, with the Blue
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Devils come from behind to top Pats, make postseason
By Clay Counts
Special to The Courier
claycounts21@yahoo.com
POWDERSVILLE — With everything on the line, the Liberty Red Devils 
overcame a halftime deficit to wrap up a fourth-place region finish and their third consecutive playoff trip with a 21-13 victory at Powdersville in last week’s regular-season finale.
In a game moved up a day to Thursday due to the threat of poor weather, the Devils bounced back from a disappointing 22-6 loss to Pendleton the week before to extend their season and earn a trip to Region III-3A
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Easley season comes to end with road loss
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
ejolley@thepccourier.com
LAURENS — It was a case of win and advance to the playoffs or lose and go home Friday night as Easley and Laurens battled at K.C. Hanna Stadium.
Unfortunately for the visiting Green Wave, mistakes, missed opportunities and too much of Laurens fullback Duane Martin led to a 42-12 Raider win, ending Easley’s season.
The 6-foot-1, 228-pound Martin rushed for three touchdowns in the game.
With the loss, the Green Wave finish 4-6 overall and 3-4 in Region I-5A. An
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Lions drop first game with region title on the line
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — Down 14 points in the fourth quarter on Friday night, the 
Daniel Lions faced a situation they hadn’t seen all season against the Belton Honea-Path Bears.
The Lions had been dominant all season in winning their first eight games, but for the first time, they faced a second-half deficit with the region title on the line, and they needed to
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Tigers hand FSU biggest home loss
Courtesy ClemsonTigers.com
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Freshman Trevor Lawrence threw for four touchdowns as No. 2 Clemson rolled its way to a 59-10 victory over Florida 
State on Saturday afternoon, marking the first time in program history that the Tigers posted back-to-back wins at Doak Campbell Stadium.
With the win, Clemson retained its undefeated status, moving to 8-0 (5-0 ACC) on the season, while the Seminoles fell to 4-4 overall and 2-4 in conference play.
With four touchdowns against Florida State, Lawrence broke Deshaun Watson’s school record for single-season passing touchdowns by a true freshman, recording 16 so far this year. Lawrence finished the game with a
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