Monthly Archives: December 2019
Davis Brothers Grading and Septic Tank now open
PICKENS — Brothers Joe and Tom Davis have partnered to open a grading, hauling and septic tank installation 
and repair business.
“I’ve been in the grading and hauling business for 20 years, and I’ve teamed up with my brother to expand our services,” Joe Davis said.
Davis Brothers grades for homesites, road-building and general clearing.
“We can do just about anything that relates to dirt,” Davis said. “We have two skid steers, two track hoes and two bulldozers.”
Davis Brothers also delivers dirt, mulch, gravel or just
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Laura Yates named deputy tax assessor
PICKENS — Laura Yates of the Pickens County assessor’s office has been promoted to deputy assessor after 
more than a decade of service to the county.
She began her career with Pickens County as an assessment specialist I in March 2009. Prior to becoming deputy assessor, she served as an assessment specialist II and then an assessment analyst. She holds a bachelor’s degree in human service from Southern Wesleyan University.
“I am excited and look forward to working closely with the assessor and the community to create efficient and cost-effective processes,” Yates said. “I take pride in providing accurate data and respectful customer service to the public. It is my goal to ensure that, when
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Courier Obituries 12-18-19
EULA O. HALL
LIBERTY — Eula O’Donald Hall, 89, widow of the late Charles Herman Hall, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019.
Born on Jan. 26, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Jospeh and Ally Mae Patton O’Donald. Eula was a prayer warrior who was a member of Fairview Baptist Church. She also enjoyed gardening.
Surviving are her daughter, Kimberly Tankersley (Paul); one son, Ronnie Hall (Carol); one daughter-in-law, Kelli Hall; two sisters, Martha Aiken and Annette McGathy; seven grandchildren, Josh Tankersley, Kaitlin Hall, Nathan Hall, Candise Zimmerman, Dedi Hall, Kelli White and Jennifer Bryan; two great-grandchildren, Jordan
Easley weathers storm against Blue Flame
By John Robert Ayers
Courier Sports
news@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — After holding the lead for much of the contest, the Easley Green Wave boys’ basketball team was on the verge of collapse on Friday night against rival Pickens.
The Green Wave held a 12-point lead entering the fourth quarter, but a resilient Pickens team brought it back to a one-point game with just less than four minutes to go. The comeback ended there, as Malaki Calhoun and Tim Bradley were clutch from the charity stripe to extinguish the Blue Flame with a 67-62 victory.
“We have a lot of talent, but we have a lot of young, inexperienced kids.” Easley head coach Mike Jones said. “We took a lot of bad shots and should’ve let the clock run out in some spots, but that is a part of the learning
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Wave clamp down to beat rival Pickens
EASLEY — Coming off a less than ideal start, the Easley Green Wave girls’ basketball team was looking to turn things around going into its matchup with archrival Pickens on Friday night.
Following losses to rival Wren and West-Oak earlier in the week, the Green Wave reversed their fortunes in a big
way, stifling Pickens offensively in a 35-20 win.
“We’ve really been honing in on turnovers,” Easley coach Ivan Raymond said. “We were averaging around 20 a game, and toward the end of the game tonight, we had seven. I told the girls that’s the difference — just playing the game smarter. They’ve played hard each game, but I think flipping that switch mentally allowed us to win this game.”
The Green Wave were in a fight early, with Alex Dow hitting two threes near the outset of the first quarter to give Pickens
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New Liberty head coaches pick up first victories
LIBERTY — After a slow start to the 2019 season, the Liberty boys’ and girls’ basketball teams picked things up for their Dec. 9 matchups with Pickens, and for LHS head coaches Jonathan Dilworth and Gregg Thomas, it 
marked a major career accomplishment.
Leading the boys’ and girls’ teams, respectively, Dilworth and Thomas are in their first year at the helm of the Red Devil basketball teams and had yet to see a win entering the matchup against the Blue Flame. However, when the night was over, they both had added a milestone first victory.
Thomas’ Lady Red Devils started off the night in a hole before things turned around. The Lady Red Devils were outscored 14-10 in the opening quarter, but a stellar shooting performance by Emmaline Terry and some hardnosed defense by Courtney Black saw the Devils outscore Pickens 30-14 the rest of the way
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Daniel seniors recognized for signing with colleges
By Eric Sprott
Courtesy The Journal
esprott@upstatetoday.com
CENTRAL — The credentials of the five Daniel High School student-athletes who were recognized in front of the student body on Friday are hard to top.
With the most decorated passer in the history of the football program, a four-time state cross-country champion and a standout athlete who’s earned all-state honors in both golf and soccer — along with two of the area’s top baseball players — it was a dynamic group that was celebrated for signing to continue their athletic careers at the next level.
Hovey Herd (baseball, Southern Wesleyan), Mari Cagle Lockhart (cross-country and track & field, Georgia
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DAR helps provide a merry Christmas for local children
CLEMSON — The Wizard of Tamassee Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), brought brand-new, unwrapped toys to donate at its December luncheon in Clemson to the Oconee County Program of U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, which includes providing Christmas gifts to children in the Clemson, Central and Liberty areas of Pickens County.
Del Williams, the coordinator of the Oconee County program, explained that the Marine Toys for Tots program is directed by the Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, with the assistance of his staff, from the Marine Forces Reserve. The local Oconee County program covers Oconee County, the Pendleton area of Anderson County, and the Clemson, Central, and Liberty areas of Pickens County.
According to Williams, all financial contributions made in Oconee County are spent locally on underprivileged children, and each child receives four toys and an age-appropriate book. The addition of a book is a distinct
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Local Farm Bureau wins state women’s achievement award
MYRTLE BEACH — Pickens County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee co-chairs Cory Brown and Melanie Ginn
received a special achievement award on behalf of Pickens County from SCFB State Women’s Leadership Committee chair Frances Price during the organization’s 76th annual meeting held recently in Myrtle Beach.
Pickens County was recognized for having one of the top
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Courier Community Calendar 12-18-19
• WPO offers chance at monthly fellowship
The Widowed Persons Organization (WPO) organization is not a grief therapy group, but it does provide an opportunity for widowed persons to come together, make new friends and share conversation and food while finding a new beginning in life. The group meets on the second Saturday of every month at 1 p.m. in the fellowship building of Lakeview Baptist Church on Mauldin Lake Road in Pickens. For more information, call (864) 850-1987 or (864) 878-6215.
• Winter Praise Fest set for Saturday
Senior Pastor Timothy Sutton of Divine Purpose Outreach Ministry cordially invites the Pickens County
