Monthly Archives: August 2021
Trooper: Three-month grace period for new left-lane law
By Riley Morningstar
Courtesy The Journal
rmorningstar@upstatetoday.com
SENECA — A new law requiring penalizing slow drivers in the left lane of interstates in South Carolina went into effect Sunday.
Motorists will have to move out of the left lane unless they are passing someone or else be fined up to $25, according to the S.C. Department of Public Safety. The agency said drivers can use the far left-hand lane “on controlled access highways while they are passing or overtaking another vehicle.”
S.C. Highway Patrol Trooper Joe Hovis said last week only warnings will be issued for the first 90 days after the effective date on the civil violation. Digital signs have gone up along interstate roads throughout the Palmetto State.
“We’ll be enforcing that law like we do any other law,” Hovis said. “If we observe it, we will take appropriate
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Federal officials provide $841,993 to rural SC clinics
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal government recently provided $841,993 to support rural health clinics in South Carolina with vaccination efforts, particularly as many communities face increased challenges caused by the delta variant.
The funds will go to 17 rural health clinics to use the resources to combat COVID-19 misinformation by developing and implementing additional vaccine confidence and outreach efforts. The funding was made available by the American Rescue Plan and is being administered by the Health
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Free legal clinic offered for vets, service members
ANDERSON — Veterans, military reserve members and active-duty members of the military are invited to a free legal clinic on Thursday, Sept. 2, in Anderson.
The clinic is sponsored by the S.C. Attorney General’s V.A.L.O.R. Program. V.A.L.O.R. stands for Veteran and Armed Forces Legal OutReach.
“The legal profession has always recognized it has a moral obligation to support those who defend the freedoms we treasure,” said Attorney General Wilson, who’s also a colonel in the S.C. National Guard and a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. “This program better connects veterans and members of the military
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Courier Obituaries
VIOLA ROACH NIX
EASLEY — Viola Roach Nix, 91, wife of the late Larry Broadus Nix, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
Born in Pickens County, a daughter of the late Rufus Nix and the late Rachel Hamilton Nix, Mrs. Nix retired from Alice Manufacturing Company with more than 50 years of service and was a member of Roanoke Baptist Church.
Surviving are her son, Larry Michael Nix (Sybil) of Easley; her daughter, Sheila Mauldin (Mark) of Idaho; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Nix was predeceased by two brothers, Willie and James Roach; and a sister, Sue Reid.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 20, at Greenlawn Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 20, at Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown, Easley, prior to
Pickens looking to build after disappointing finish in 2020
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — After Pickens’ thrilling win over Easley last season, the first for the Blue Flame against their county rival in a decade, Chad Smith’s squad seemed poised to be a contender in Region I-4A.
However, a disappointing stretch run kept the Blue Flame out of the playoffs for the second year in a row. One year later, Smith is hoping his team can learn from the mistakes of the 2020 squad.
“We just have to continue to be consistent,” Smith said. “In our postseason interviews, our upperclassmen said after they beat Easley, they pretty much relaxed
because their season was made, and you can’t do that. You have to keep plowing ahead. I think we kind of got that monkey off
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Devils hoping to bounce back in Sutherland’s first year
By Ryan Davenport
Special to the Courier
news@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — A preseason scrimmage against Carolina High last week may have provided a solid snapshot of things to come for the Liberty High School Football program.
The Trojans were in control early, physically and statistically, but the young Red Devils kept plugging away. Not only did Liberty’s defense recover to pitch a
shutout, the offense eventually reached the end zone three times. Freshmen scored all three touchdowns.
The scrimmage exemplified the building blocks first-year head coach Paul Sutherland’s staff seek to make cornerstones of the program. The Red Devils showed fortitude that eventually allowed them to get the job done.
“We’re day by day right now — trying to get that culture that you show up to work every day on time and put in a good, hard, honest day’s work,” Sutherland
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Easley hoping to build on late-season momentum in year two under Durrah
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
ejolley@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — The Easley football team will play the 2021 season with heavy hearts.
Junior defensive back Jordan Jenkins was killed in a car wreck early in the summer. Jenkins started two games as a sophomore and would have likely started
somewhere in the secondary.
“It’s been tough,” second-year Easley head coach Jordan Durrah said. “The biggest thing is the kids just want
to make him happy — to play hard on and off the field. They want to represent him on the field.”
Durrah said Jenkins was a likely starter.
Easley went 1-7 in the uncertain year that COVID-19 brought last season. The Green Wave beat Seneca convincingly in the season finale.
The Green Wave
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Lions begin title defense behind Pearman’s arm and stout defense
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — While last year’s run to the Class 3A state championship represented the apex of a five-year climb to the top of the proverbial mountain, the 2021 Daniel Lions will have to deal with
all the added pressures that come with championship glory.
Luckily, the Lions don’t appear to be fazed by the added expectations, and just a year removed from its first state title since 1998, Daniel is not going to change the way that it approaches the game, according to sixth-year head coach Jeff Fruster.
“For us, it’s about starting over,” Fruster said. “What happened last year was great for the program and great for those seniors. They’ll always be remembered, but every team has its own identity, and right now we’re on a quest to figure out what our team identity is going to be this season. We want to build on the success we’ve built here and try to take it to the next step.”
The expectation remains the same this year, as it has for every year of Fruster’s tenure, and that sentiment is echoed by senior quarterback Trent Pearman.
“Always the same goal,” Pearman said. “We have to start by winning the first one, then keep going game by game all the way to the end.”
The Lions are also still dealing with the effects of COVID-19, as
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Courier Trespass Notices 8-18-21
In the state of South Carolina, trespass after notice is a misdemeanor criminal offense prohibited by section 16-11-620 for the South Carolina Code.
Those who enter upon the lands of others without the permission of the owner or manager shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor trespassing. All persons are hereby notified and warned not to hunt, fish, cut timber or trespass in any manner whatsoever upon the lands of the undersigned:
Rosemarie and Greg D’Ginto Aug. 2021
