Daily Archives: 08/09/2023
‘Forever our hero’
Easley officer killed in line of duty
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — The family of the Easley Police Officer killed in the line of duty last week said his last act “exemplified everything he stood for.”
Officer Matthew Hare died Wednesday morning after being struck by a train while assisting a person in distress. He was 22 years old.
Easley Police Lt. Ashley Anderson said the police department received a call around 5am Wednesday, August 2 “about a person experiencing
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Woman charged in officer’s death
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS COUNTY — A woman has been charged in connection with the incident that took the life of Easley Police Officer Matthew Hare 
early Wednesday morning.
Gabrielle Alexis Benites, 25, of Easley, is charged with aggravated breach of peace, according to a release from Renèe Wunderlich, Director of Public Information Director with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED)
A warrant states that on August 2 Benites “knowingly and willfully trespassed on an active
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Costner elected SCAC president
COUNTY — Pickens County Council vice chairman Roy Costner was elected president of the South Carolina Association of Counties (SCAC) for 2023-24 during the association’s annual conference, held last week.
A business development manager at Spectrum Reach, Costner has lived in Liberty for 35 years. In addition to his county council service, he also is vice chairman of the S.C. Entertainment and Music Hall of Fame and serves on the executive committee for the Upstate Alliance. Costner succeeds Debra B. Summers of
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