Monthly Archives: March 2022
Organization hosts ceremony for Vietnam vets
By Norm Cannada
Courtesy The Journal
ncannada@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — As he reflects on his time in the U.S. Army a half century ago, Seneca resident Mike Bladel vividly
remembers returning home after his tour in Vietnam was over.
The Vietnam War was very unpopular when he came home from his one-year tour in 1970.
“I did come home in civilian clothes,” Bladel said. “We were told before we left the military base to switch out (from military uniforms) and sneak
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Garrett named new principal at Liberty
LIBERTY — After Liberty High School principal Josh Oxendine was chosen to fill the same post at Easley High last month, it didn’t take long for School District of Pickens County officials to find Oxendine’s successor at LHS.
On Monday night, the Pickens County School Board approved SDPC superintendent Danny Merck’s recommendation to hire Johnny Garrett as the next principal at Liberty High, beginning July 1.
Garrett is currently an assistant principal at Easley High, where Oxendine will take over as principal at the end of the 2021-22 school
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Liberty wrestlers take state titles
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
ANDERSON — For the second consecutive year, the Liberty High School wrestling program boasts two state 
champions after Blake Chandler and Landon Teague took the gold during Friday and Saturday’s state wrestling championships.
Wrestling at the Anderson Civic Center, Chandler and Teague came out on top after battling through a battalion of South Carolina’s best Class 2A
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Lions fall short against Bailey, Blue Ridge
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
GREER — After falling behind 18-15 early in the second quarter, the Daniel High School boys’ basketball team 
battled to claw back against Blue Ridge and Class 3A Player of the Year Justin Bailey in a third-round playoff matchup on Wednesday night.
Every shot the Lions made was seemingly answered by the
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County basketball standouts receive all-region honors
COUNTY — With basketball season coming to an end for all four Pickens County high schools, players from the county’s teams have been honored with all-region recognition.
Two teams — the Daniel and Easley boys’ squads — lead the county with three picks apiece.
The Lions, who went on their furthest playoff run since 2013, saw
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Pickens Carolina One volleyball team wins tourney
PICKENS — The Pickens Carolina One 18 Elite volleyball team captured the championship at the Nike Savannah Showdown Feb. 19-21 among many powerful Southeastern teams.
The Pickens Carolina One
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County working to help pastor restore stockade for ex-inmates
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
goliver@upstatetoday.com
PICKENS — Pickens County officials said they want to work with Central Town Councilman Joe Moss, a local pastor, in refurbishing the former county stockade on Prison Camp Road into a center for inmates in need of job or 
life skills training after being released from prison.
But they admit there are a number of county matters they are dealing with at the
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Hope springs eternal each year
I could write about war and conflict, inflation and greed. I decided against it, because it’s just the same story told 
through the centuries, over and over. The plot stays the same, but the characters are different.
Putin is probably no different from Stalin, Hitler, Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun and a host of other tyrants. Until we learn from history, we’re doomed
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Courier letters to the editor
Saitta speaks on Hwy. 11 development
Dear Editor,
I want to explain why I proposed and voted for a short-term moratorium on most land development on Highway 11. The moratorium is on new manufacturing plants, new commercial development, new signage and new large residential subdivisions. It does not affect single residential lots or proposed subdivisions of less than 10 homes.
For starters, “Scenic” is only in the name “Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway” and it means next to nothing under
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A testimony about a miraculous healing
I want to share a praise report of God healing someone I know personally. We hear about sickness and disease and the endless cries of why, but rarely do we learn about miracles when God intervenes and touches a person with His 
creative and restoring authority.
In the New Testament, there are true accounts of Jesus asking what He can do for those who were suffering, and when they told Him their request, He said, “I will.” As Christians, we pray because we believe
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