Monthly Archives: January 2020
20 charged in drug sweep
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office wrapped up multiple undercover drug investigations this month, resulting in the arrests of 19 people on drug and weapons charges.
Chief Deputy Chad Brooks said in a release that the investigations were conducted over the past 24 months.
John Mathis Anthony, 42, of Liberty, is charged with trafficking methamphetamine and
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Couple celebrates 75th anniversary
By Norm Cannada
Courtesy The Journal
ncannada@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON —
Ernie Mitchell said one guest at Saturday’s event celebrating his parents’ anniversary wasn’t able to find a card he thought would be
appropriate for the
occasion.
“He went out looking for a card, but he couldn’t find one that said, ‘75th anniversary,’” Ernie said.
It’s not a typo or a joke — Ernie’s parents, Lloyd and Marie Mitchell, were married in Walnut Ridge, Ark., on Jan. 27, 1945.
They said their vows and were pronounced husband and wife by C.P. McCullough just five
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‘You can’t live in fear’
Community marks 10 years since murder on Main Street
By Ron Barnett
Staff Reporter
rbarnett@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — It was a little past 5 p.m. on an ordinary Wednesday evening in downtown Pickens.
Folks were just getting off work, and attorney Redmond Coyle was leaving out the back door of his Main Street office, on his way to church.
Then, without warning, gunshots rang out from the nearby parking lot. Several of them, in rapid succession. Then, another lone shot.
Then, silence.
Coyle, a well-regarded 61-year-old lawyer and community leader, lay dead. And his assailant, Jerry Dean Crenshaw, who had lost two divorce cases
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Penny sales tax could be road paving solution
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Of the options available to them regarding paving the county’s roads, Pickens County Council members seem to favor implementing a penny sales tax.
During council’s January meeting, acting county administrator Ken Roper presented council with six options regarding road paving.
Council further discussed those options during its Committee of the Whole meeting Jan. 21.
The first option — doing nothing — would see the county retain its $20 road user fee, which generates enough money to only pave around six
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School board OKs new start, dismissal times
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
goliver@upstatetoday.com
EASLEY — A plan two years in the making was finally given unanimous approval by the 
Pickens County School Board on Monday night, imposing new start and dismissal times for middle and high school students starting in the 2020-21 school year.
Assistant superintendent for secondary education Josh Young said middle and high schools, except for Dacusville Middle School, will run on a daily schedule of 8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Young said the reason for the change was to separate bus routes for elementary and secondary students for safety purposes.
“We’re continuing to expand our early childhood options and looking for the opportunity to
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Courier Obituaries 1-29-20
VICKIE DIANNE WILSON
EASLEY — Vickie Dianne Wilson, 67, passed away on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020.
Vickie is survived by a daughter, Rita (Matt) Anthony of Pickens; a son, LaMot Wilson of Easley; a life partner, Ron Hunter of Easley; grandchildren, Jake, Autum and Ava; a great-grandson, Banks; brothers, Lee and Joe; and sisters, Debbie, Becky and Jan.
Mrs. Wilson was predeceased by her husband, Keith Wilson; and her parents, William and Jackie Youngblood.
Vickie was a member of Griffin Baptist Church.
The family will host a memorial service at a later date
Donations can be made in Vickie’s honor to Griffin Baptist Church, 1629 Pumpkintown Highway, Pickens SC, 29671.
Mountain View Funeral Home is serving the Wilson family.
DONNA S. MORGAN
PICKENS — Donna S. Morgan, 66, wife of David A. Morgan, passed away on Wednesday, Jan.
Daniel girls still perfect in region play
By John Robert Ayers
Courier Sports
news@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — The Daniel girls’ basketball team continued its string of domination in region 
play with a hard-fought 40-17 win against Pickens on Friday night.
Kaylee Gillespie scored 10 of the Blue Flame’s 17 points to lead all scorers, while Lani Carter was the top scorer for the Lions with nine points in the game.
“Even though we are losing, we are losing pretty,” Pickens coach Rikki Owens said. “We work hard, we don’t give up. I was proud of their energy, and they didn’t let the refs get into their
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Lions take care of Pickens
By John Robert Ayers
Courier Sports
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CENTRAL — With both teams reeling in region play, the Daniel High School boys’ basketball 
team got back on track in a big way with a 64-39 win over county rival Pickens on Friday.
Brenton Benson led the Lions in scoring, finishing with 20 points in only three quarters of play. Benson also finished the game with 10 rebounds, eight of which came on the offensive side of the floor. Jake Alexander led the Flame in scoring, finishing with 11 points.
“We didn’t start the region how we wanted to start, but we’re on the way to bouncingYou must be logged in to view this content.
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Liberty squads drop region matchups against Powdersville
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
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LIBERTY — While it’s still early in the region slate for the local high school basketball teams, 
the standings are starting to take shape.
Each win or loss has started meaning more and more as teams turn their eyes toward the inevitable goal of the playoffs, and for the Liberty Red Devils, losses in both the boys’ and girls’ games against Powdersville on Friday night have them on the edge of contention.
After starting off on the wrong track, the Liberty girls managed to cut into the Patriots’ lead on Friday night. Nothing went right for the shorthanded Red Devils after that,
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Food drive winners
Every year during basketball season, the Pickens Recreation Department sponsors a canned food drive to benefit Gleaning House Ministries. As an added incentive, the rec department awards a pizza/ice cream party to the team that collects the most cans. This year’s winning team was a 9-10 boys’ team coached by Molly Harned and AV Arnold. Team members include Isaac Arnold, Landon Blanton, Abram Harned, Jackson Holder, Christian Mullins, Vonn Mabina, Tucker Mulkey, Connor Porter and Kyler Wilson.
