Monthly Archives: February 2022
Oxendine selected to lead Easley High
EASLEY — The Pickens County School Board voted Monday night to hire Liberty High School principal Josh Oxendine as the new principal at Easley High 
School starting this summer.
Oxendine’s hiring will be effective in July, as current Easley principal Gary Culler is set to retire at the end of this school year.
“This is a great opportunity for Mr. Oxendine, and today’s announcement is bittersweet due to his growth and positive impact at Liberty High School,” School District of Pickens County superintendent Danny Merck said. “During his tenure, Mr. Oxendine has helped lead Liberty High to new heights in many areas, including graduation rate, academic achievement and opportunities for students in the Liberty community. Having worked
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Program to give away gun locks
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — A Pickens County pilot program aims to help local veterans who may be considering dying by suicide.
Last year, the South Carolina Department of Mental Health’s Office of Suicide Prevention announced Pickens County was selected as one of 10 locations nationwide to participate in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Crisis Intercept Mapping for Service Members, Veterans and their Families for Suicide
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Whitaker elected to Liberty council seat
LIBERTY — Local business owner Rhonda Whitaker is the newest member of Liberty City Council after a special election last week.
Whitaker received 45 write-in votes in the Feb. 8 election to earn an at-large council seat in an election to fill the unexpired term of Erica Romo Woods, whose seat was vacated when she was elected as mayor in November.
Whitaker, who owns Flamingo Threads on South Hillcrest Street, was sworn in Monday night by Pickens County Clerk of Court Pat Welborn.
Lions take down Seneca in OT
Michael Crouchley
Courtesy The Journal
michael@upstatetoday.com
SENECA — Despite leading by four points with just eight seconds left, the Daniel High School girls’ basketball team found itself heading to overtime on the road against Seneca with momentum against it on Friday night.
Deena Hassan hit a free throw for the Bobcats to cut Daniel’s lead to three with eight seconds left in regulation, and the
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Daniel boys drop region tiebreaker against Wren
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PENDLETON — When Wren leading scorer Isaac Humphries picked up three fouls less than a minute into Monday’s second-place region tiebreaker matchup against the Daniel High School boys’ basketball team, the Lions had to feel good about their chances to secure a home playoff spot.
However, defensive struggles throughout the night and some late scoring woes will send the Lions on the road to start the playoffs after a 75-66 loss to the Hurricanes in a neutral-site game at Pendleton High School.
“The execution wasn’t there defensively tonight,” Daniel head coach Ben Touchberry said. “We had
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PHS senior athletes ink with Saints
PICKENS — With signing season in full swing, Pickens High School saw two of its top senior athletes sign on the dotted line Friday to continue their athletic 
careers in college.
Blue Flame standouts Calie Covey and Andon Rogers both signed with Limestone University and
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Veteran presented with Quilt of Valor
PICKENS — Vietnam veteran Bob Cirkus was awarded the prestigious Quilt of Valor on Feb. 10 at the Market at the Mill in Pickens.
Cirkus, who has spent nearly 20 years raising funds for veterans and their families, served his country with the 25th Army Infantry Division in Vietnam in 1966-67.
Since 2003, Cirkus has raised more than $200,000 for the National Guard Friends of Readiness Groups in South Carolina and New
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Deep Winter Blues planned this weekend at Hagood Mill
PICKENS — Although the weather has been cold and bleak in recent months, The Hagood Mill is offering a chance to heat things up this weekend with its annual Deep Winter Blues event.
Set for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at the Hagood Mill Historic Site off U.S. Highway 178 north of Pickens, the event promises to give visitors “a great day of music and memories,” according to a
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Higher inflation, lower standard of living
We have all noticed it — the $14 item at the home supply store is now $22. The ice treat at the fast food joint is $3.89, up from $1.99. Inflation. What is going on and why?
At its root is decades of government overspending, chronic annual deficits and now $35 trillion in debt at the local, state and federal levels of government. Add in the way the Federal Reserve Bank has responded
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Are you satisfied with the amount of God you have?
Anyone who has ever risen from the couch and declared their intentions to work for the kingdom of God has felt the resistance of our negative human nature.
Whenever God’s children feel a passion to demonstrate their convictions, it would be a good idea to be prepared for resistance and even persecution. It’s not 
only our intimidation about what others might think about us, but it’s also the challenge of imposing discipline over our own will. It’s true, we will face adversity, and it’s disheartening to realize that most people are not
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