Monthly Archives: March 2021
Man loses life in motorcycle
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — A 20-year-old Easley man died last week after a two-vehicle collision.
Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley identified the victim as Truman Jennings Ackerman, of Poinsett Circle.
The accident occurred at 8:34 p.m. March 10 on Powdersville Road, she said.
Ackerman was driving a motorcycle that struck a vehicle on its passenger side, Kelley said.
Ackerman, who was not wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma, Kelley said.
The Easley Police Department is investigating.
Rec department plans day camps
PICKENS — The Pickens Recreation Department is planning five one-week sessions of summer day camp for children ages 6-12 in June and July.
Cost for the camp, to be held at the Pickens Recreation Center at 545 Sangamo Road, will be $70 per child per week, with a price adjustment for additional siblings. a
Registration is now open. There will be no partial camp fees this year, and there is a non-refundable
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Green Wave top Tigers to win Shock City Invitational
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
IVA — For the first time on the short season, Easley trailed in its Shock City Invitational championship game against Crescent on Thursday night.
The Green Wave responded in the only way they knew how, battering the Tigers to regain the lead and never losing it again in a 9-4 victory.
“We were a little flat,” Easley head coach Gill Payne said. “It might be the flattest I’ve seen this group, because these are high-energy
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Daniel’s Hicks named to North-South all-star team
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — Even with the season ending a few weeks ago, honors continue to roll in for Daniel senior guard Sincere Hicks.
Hicks was selected for the S.C. North-South all-star girls’ basketball game on Thursday.
Hicks’ selection for the game is the culmination of a stellar senior season in which she averaged 10.5 points, 2.1 rebounds,
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Adult coed volleyball leagues now forming at Pickens Rec
PICKENS — The Pickens Recreation Department is now holding registration for adult coed volleyball.
Players must be 21 years of age, with ID required. The registration fee due at signup will be $45 per couple for in-city residents and $55 for out-of-city residents. Individual fees are $22.50 in city and
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Courier Obituaries 3-17-21
BECKY HOOKER
NORRIS — Carolyn Rebecca “Becky” Peele Hooker, 52, passed away peacefully at home on 
Wednesday, March 3, 2021, after an extended battle with MS.
Becky is lovingly remembered by her husband, A. Henry Hooker Jr.; a son, Nicholas Hooker (Hope), and granddaughter, Presley; mother, Marion Peele; brother, Carlton Peele (Lanie); nephew, Brady Peele (Jamie); niece, Meagan P. Schulenberg, and great-nephew, Maddox.
She was predeceased by her father, Bobby L. Peele.
Becky was a graduate of Clemson University’s nursing
Important to demand sunshine
It is Sunshine Week across America. South Carolina’s Freedom of Information Act — the Sunshine Law — gives you access to government meetings and public records.
Let me share with you the preface to the S.C. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA):
“The General Assembly finds that it is vital in a democratic society that public business be performed in an open and public manner so that citizens shall be advised of the performance of public officials and of the decisions that are reached in public activity and in formulation of public policy.”
This sentence sums up the intent of South Carolina’s Sunshine Law — that it is crucial to be aware of the important decisions public bodies make in your
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Open gov’t is key to an honest gov’t
When government fails, it’s the rare public official who says, “Oops. My fault.”
That’s human nature, particularly for officials in the public eye who may have to run for office again. No one wants to be held directly responsible for letting the public down.
Case in point is the recent catastrophe in Texas, when unexpected winter storms left 4 million homes without power, ruptured pipes and tainted the water supply for
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Do you wonder what the robins know?
I heard someone this week say, “One robin A not make a spring.” Very true. But inevitably, that thought must be followed by a question. How many robins does it take to make a spring?
This is very important, because we all need to know when it’s alright to pack up the flannel shirts and bring out the shorts.
It may seem unimportant to some people, but it is not.
We can’t decide it is spring just because the date on the March calendar says it is.
According to the calendar, spring is just a few days away.
And we have definitely gone on Daylight Saving Time, that invention that is celebrated by some and cursed by others.
The peony on the walkway thinks spring has come, because its
Table Rock to host women’s adventure weekend
PICKENS — Palmetto Conservation Foundation (PCF) recently announced that registration for the 
2021 Women’s Outdoor Adventure Weekend is now open.
The annual event was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but is now officially open to registrants for November 2021.
The Women’s Outdoor Adventure Weekend was the brainchild of now director, Mary Roe. Roe wanted an event that would help women feel empowered and comfortable in the outdoors. With an array of courses
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