Monthly Archives: February 2020
Lions spoil Pickens’ senior night
By John Robert Ayers
Courier Sports
news@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — The Daniel boys’ basketball team played the role of spoiler on senior night against 
Pickens on Feb. 11, as they topped the Blue Flame, 72-41.
A total team effort for the Lions, every Daniel player scored, with senior Andrew Latiff leading the Lions with 14 points behind a 4-of-6 shooting effort from three-point range.
Pickens seniors Jake Alexander, Antonio Freeman, Garrett White and Drake Lesley were honored during the game. Pickens coach Jeff Harrelson spoke highly of the group, and for the future as well.
“Your seniors are always the backbone of your program,” he said. “I’m going to miss
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Easley squads fall on senior night
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — With the regular season coming to an end, the Easley High School basketball teams prepared to celebrate their senior night on Feb. 11 against the J.L. Mann Patriots.
Things didn’t go as planned for the Green Wave, though, as the Patriots swept them to spoil the festivities.
The night began well enough for the Green Wave, as the Easley girls jumped out to an early first-quarter lead against the Patriots. That lead didn’t last long, with Mann jumping ahead in a second-quarter offensive explosion and never letting up in a 52-27 win.
“We ran into the same issues we had all year scoring the ball,” Easley coach Ivan Raymond said. “Even in the first quarter
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Applications now being taken for 2020 Harden Scholarship
PICKENS — Cannon Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is now accepting applications for the John Harden Scholarship.
The $1,000 scholarship, established in memory of Dr. John M. Harden, is awarded annually to a person continuing their education to work in a healthcare field.
Eligible candidates are students from Pickens High School, Liberty High School and Lakeview Christian School. Also eligible are employees and volunteers of AnMed Health Cannon
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Music to fill the air at Hagood Center Feb. 27
PICKENS — The historic Hagood Center, also known as the Pickens Community Center, will be the place to hear some good music and enjoy some great fellowship as senior citizens of Pickens will be hosting live music on Feb. 27.
Set to run from 7-9 p.m., the event will be hosted by Fay Cassell. All are invited to come and enjoy the music, and even bring instruments to join in the fun. Admission is $3.
The center is located at 129 Schoolhouse St. in Pickens. Contact the center at (864) 878-6000 for more information about activities at the Hagood Center.
AnMed improving community health
Improve community health. For more than a hundred years, that’s been our calling and what 
AnMed Health works to uphold every day. We passionately blend the art of caring with the science of medicine. It’s how we’re optimizing the health of those in the Upstate.
Furthering that mission is our partnership with Choose Well. Choose Well is a privately funded contraceptive access initiative with a network of 170 health centers across the state working to build a healthier South Carolina. Choose Well’s goal is to eliminate unintended pregnancy. This collective of multi-disciplinary professionals is accomplishing this by equipping providers and
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Great peanut debate goes on
There is a serious ongoing debate about an issue that may never be resolved. Which is better? 
The roasted peanut or the boiled peanut? Perhaps this is not a burning issue for everyone, but in some quarters, it has split families asunder and destroyed friendships.
This is important. In my experience, a person who prefers the dry roasted peanut cannot be converted into a fan of boiled peanuts, and vice versa. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule.
Some of those converted to the boiled peanut have never experienced the unique taste of a properly boiled peanut. There are so many ways to go wrong in the process that it’s truly difficult to find a person who understands all the ins and outs of the process.
Now, peanuts roasted in the shell are difficult to spoil. There are only two ways to mess them
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Courier Letters to the Editor 2-19-20
What’s love got to do with it?
Dear Editor,
“What’s love got to do with it, got to do with it?” Or so sang Tina Turner. My answer is simply this — love has everything to do with it. Without love, what would our world be? It would be a living nightmare hell.
No love would mean no one would care if you lived or died. No love would mean only hatred, selfishness and lust would exist. No love would mean no reason to look forward to tomorrow, for it would be like today, filled with hatred and hopelessness. No love is impossible to comprehend. The human spirit would die out. The spirit that wants to help others in need
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New RE/MAX Results office open in Easley
EASLEY — RE/MAX Results and owner Lee Linhart have announced the opening of a new office in Easley with the most experienced agents in the Upstate.
“Our Easley agents have an average of 18 years experience in real estate and have a combined career production of millions,” Linhart said.
“We are thrilled to now be a presence in Easley. Our current location is located at 5115 Calhoun Memorial Highway, Suite F, in Easley. Our permanent location will be on Calhoun Memorial Highway, beside Under the Carolina Moon, so watch for progress on the old monument
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Courier Obituaries 2-19-20
RICH RUDOLPH “RUDY” HAYES
PICKENS — Rudy Hayes, 85, husband of Nell Bolding Hayes, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 
15, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family.
Born in Pickens, a son of the late Louise Ferguson Hayes and Rich Hayes, Rudy Hayes was a graduate of Pickens High School, where he played football from 1951-1954, winning a state championship in 1952. Rudy played with the Clemson Tigers from 1955-1959. He played in the Orange Bowl (1957) and the Sugar Bowl (1959). His professional football career was with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1959-1962. Memberships included the Mason Lodge of Pickens and Gideons International of Pickens. He served in the jail ministry at the Pickens County Law Enforcement Center. Rudy managed Owens-Dillard Marine Sales until it closed and later retired from Grant Ford of Pickens.
Survivors include his wife of 64 years; two daughters, Teresa Landers (Mike) of Dacusville and Linda Constance (Chris) of Pickens; one son, David Hayes (Amy) of Pickens; 12 grandchildren,
Living in two worlds
The story of a black nanny
in segregated South Carolina
—– Part 1—–
By Dr. Thomas Cloer, Jr.
Special to The Courier
To celebrate Black History Month, I would highly recommend “Hush Now, Baby,” by a 
wonderful South Carolina writer, Angela Williams. This book is a read I’ve been wanting to undertake for a while.
Angela Williams is an educator and writer close to my age in her 70s. She taught English at the Citadel for 20 years, and I was on Citadel’s campus several times when she was there. I had a colleague at the Citadel who invited me to be a speaker there on different occasions. My wife and I were treated royally as we lodged and took our meals in the Officers’ Quarters.
Angela is from a rich family in Berkeley County. The Williams family held vast amounts of
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