Daily Archives: 11/20/2024
McManus, Wilson win Pickens runoffs
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Voters in the city of Pickens returned to the polls one final time this election cycle to fill two open city council 
seats in Tuesday’s municipal runoff election.
Ray Wilson and John McManus took the open seats on council as 17 percent of registered voters within the city took to the polls to make their voice known.
Wilson will finish the final 36 months of the term for an unexpired council seat previously held by Danny Adams after getting 200 votes compared to opponent Jonathan Holder’s 145 votes.
Meanwhile, McManus took down opponent Ed Leese 179 votes to 164 votes to finish the final 12 months of the term for the seat previously held by Robert Nealy.
The two new members will join sitting council members Cameron Rivers, Floyd Rogers and Allie Winter, while Councilman Donnie McKinney remains suspended from office after being indicted on a charge of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor in December 2022.
Election results are unofficial until being certified Thursday.
Blue Flame win 17th volleyball state title
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — Down 24-19 in the third set of Saturday’s Class 4A state championship with May River, the Pickens High 
School volleyball team looked to be in serious danger of falling behind 2-1 in the crucial swing set.
The Blue Flame had trailed for the entirety of the third set, and with the Sharks one point away from taking it, Pickens head coach Mellie Crumpton’s message to her team was clear.
“I told my setters that (Kaylon Chapman) was on,” Crumpton said. “We need to feed her. That’s our team’s thing. If we have
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Pickens proves its doubters wrong
Since I started covering sports here in Pickens County in 2017, there have always been a few teams I could rely on to be contenders almost every single season. Daniel football, Liberty wrestling, Easley 
baseball to name a few, but none more so than the dominant volleyball program at Pickens High School.
Every year, I go into volleyball season expecting the Blue Flame to at least make it into state quarterfinals and for good reason. Outside of a two season stretch
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Morgan to serve as CAA principal
CENTRAL — On Monday, November 18, 2024, the School District of Pickens County Board of Trustees 
approved the Superintendent’s recommendation for Mrs. Brittney Cassell Morgan to become the interim principal of Central Academy of the Arts beginning January 1, 2025. Mrs. Morgan will step into this role as the current principal, Mrs.Tish Goode, takes a leave to address personal medical needs.
Mrs. Morgan brings a wealth of experience to Central Academy of the Arts, having served as the Assistant Principal at Forest
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Pickens County man charged with exploiting child
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — A Pickens County man faces multiple charges of sexual exploitation of a minor following a 
recent investigation by the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office.
According to a PCSO release issued Thursday, the agency’s Special Victims Unit received a CyberTip case from the National Center for
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Bowers lauds successes, has high hopes for SC 8 fixes
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Emergency services and roads were among the topics Pickens County Council chairman Chris Bowers shared with Greater Easley Chamber of Commerce members during the “State of the 
County” event Nov. 14.
Bowers shared with the group a proposed rendering of the county’s planned emergency services/dispatch center, set to be built behind the
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Red Devils fall at Upper State
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
NINETY SIX — Playing in their third upper state championship in four seasons, the Liberty High School volleyball had momentum on its side after taking the first set against the Ninety Six Wildcats on Nov. 12.
While the Wildcats battled back to take the second set, Liberty maintained control, leading 14-13 as it
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County volleyball players named all-state
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — The S.C. Coaches Association for Women’s Sports (SCCAWS) announced its 2024 All-State volleyball teams earlier this month and Pickens County was well represented with four athletes being selected for the team.
Daniel High School’s Zara Russell and Sarah Ulrich, Liberty’s Payton Miller and Pickens’ Kaylon Chapman were all selected for their respective classifications.
Russell and Ulrich were essential to the Lions this season as they won their third consecutive region
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