Monthly Archives: February 2021
West End Elementary earns national honor
EASLEY — West End Elementary School in Easley recently became one of only 67 schools across the 
country — and the only one in South Carolina — to receive recognition from a national association for exceptional student achievement in 2020.
The National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators (NAESPA) announced last week that the South Carolina Department of Education selected West End as a National ESEA Distinguished School.
West End was honored for excellence in serving special
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County athletes sign with colleges
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — After years of hard work and dedication, 12 Pickens County athletes saw the fruits of 
their labors on Wednesday as they signed to compete at the next level during national signing day.
The first ceremony of the day was held at Pickens High School, where Drew Campbell and Zander Gravely signed to continue their football careers at Lenoir-Rhyne and Erskine, respectively.
Campbell is coming off a career year with the Blue Flame where he accumulated more than 1,300 total yards of offense and 12 touchdowns. While Campbell was an all-region quarterback for the Blue Flame, he’ll play defensive
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County baseball teams ranked in preseason top 10
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — The South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association released its preseason high school 
baseball ranking last week, and Pickens County was well represented, with two county teams amongst the top 10.
In Class 3A, the Daniel Lions are ranked 10th in the state, but face a tough road ahead with region foes BHP and Wren ranked ahead of them.
The Lions, who were 2-1 in the shortened 2020 season, will also have to deal with losing Hovey Herd, Jacob
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Horn’s career night lifts Easley to victory
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Easley sophomore forward Reagan Horn just hoped to match her previous season high when the Green Wave tipped off against rival Pickens on Friday night.
“I scored 13 earlier in the season,” Horn said. “I knew I needed to reach that number again with this
being a rivalry and how close it was last time.”
Horn didn’t just reach that total — in fact, she doubled it, putting up 26 points, including seven three-pointers, to lead Easley to a 59-43 victory.
“She’s always in the gym,” Easley coach Ivan Raymond said of Horn. “It hasn’t always translated before tonight, but if you watch us practice, she’s always
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Late run leads Green Wave to win over rival Pickens
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Fifth-ranked Easley was unblemished in conference play going into Friday’s matchup on the road against Pickens, but the Blue Flame were still within striking distance early in the fourth 
quarter.
That all changed with a little under six minutes left in the game, as the Green Wave, up 59-50, went on a 19-2 run down the stretch to bring home a 78-52 victory.
“We had to change our lineup a bit,”
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Take steps to expand vaccinations
Why is it taking so long to get coronavirus vaccines to more people?
Why can’t teachers be among those first in line for the vaccine?
Why did South Carolina wait until February to expand the vaccine to those between 65 and 70?
Why can you get vaccinated in some counties and not in others?
There are more questions than answers about the vaccination program, but some perspective is needed. First, the “experts” back in early 2020 stated that the Trump administration’s goal of a vaccine in less than a year simply would not happen. But it did! Gearing up a nationwide vaccination
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Returning to our first love
Follow-up on Trump
Dear Editor,
This is a follow-up to a letter to the Courier published in the Feb. 3 edition that highlighted accomplishments of President Trump.
It was a start, but some more accomplishments need to be added, along
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Returning to our first love
The word revival is from the Hebrew word “chayah,” and it means to bring back to life, to restore, rejuvenate and renew. In the context of spiritual revival, it is often referred to as the great exchange, 
where man is shown his need to rededicate his life back to God and through repentance he yields his will to God’s will. Jesus then restores the personal relationship that was lost and floods the conscience with His joy and peace.
There have been many of these outpourings of God’s Spirit throughout the world that were driven by fervent
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Getting the vaccine
When can we get our COVID vaccine? Seniors everywhere are asking this question, and the answers are often vague, wrong or nonexistent.
Per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, the vaccines will be given first to health care workers, then “frontline essential workers,” seniors in descending order of age and those with high-risk medical conditions. While getting the vaccine to health care workers hasn’t been
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Courier Obituaries 2-10-21
MARY JENNINGS DOUGHERTY BOROUGHS
PICKENS — Mary Jennings Dougherty Boroughs, widow of Ralph Zeigler Boroughs, died on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021.
Born on Nov. 5, 1923, in North Orangeburg County, she was the daughter of the late Imogene Cope and Carlton O’Neal Dougherty.
She leaves behind her daughters, Elizabeth Burgess of Bremerton, Wash., Zoe (Martin) Fechner of Oradele, N.J., Helen (Mark) Kellogg of Severna Park, Md., and Roslyn (Vrezh) Bahumian of Falls Church, Va.; son, Ralph Dougherty (Connie) Boroughs of Chattanooga, Tenn.; 16 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her youngest daughter, Virginia (Terry) Dwyer; brothers, C.O. Dougherty Jr. (Martha) and Sam Brice Dougherty (Mary); and sisters, Imogene (Glenn)
