Daily Archives: 04/15/2025
Pickens to host 41st Azalea Festival
PICKENS — The beloved Pickens Azalea Festival is back for its 41st year, welcoming visitors to downtown Pickens next weekend.
The festival will run from April 25–26 for a weekend packed with artisan vendors, live music, food trucks and family fun—all while supporting local nonprofits and 
community causes.
This year’s festival is partnered with the South Carolina Entertainment and Music Hall of Fame, showcasing four Hall of Fame inductees as part of the entertainment lineup. On Friday, April 25, the festival kicks off at 6 p.m. with the fan-favorite cruise-in, featuring
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PCSO charges 16 in drug busts
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Multiple undercover drug investigations by the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office over the past several weeks have resulted in more than a dozen people being charged.
PCSO Chief Deputy Brett Barwick said in a release issued Friday that the agency’s Special Operations Unit and Community Action Team concluded several undercover
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Tetter named new Liberty police chief
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — The officer who has been serving as the city of Liberty’s police chief for the past several months officially got the job Monday evening.
“We’ve got a lot of people here tonightm and I thank you so much for coming out and supporting this special event,” Mayor Erica Romo Woods said to the audience at the
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Central man charged after police standoff
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — A man faces numerous charges, including eight counts of attempted murder, following a standoff in Central that lasted into the early morning hours 
Saturday.
Pickens County Sheriff’s Office deputies and the U.S. Marshal Fugitive Task Force went to 211 Nuthatch Road in
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Man charged with exploiting minor
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — An Easley man faces multiple charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor, according to South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson.
Dacus Ethen King, 35, of Easley, was arrested on April 8 after a CyberTipline report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) led investigators to him, Wilson said in a release issued the following day.
Wilson said investigators allege King distributed and possessed
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Veterans to help pick VA officer in advisory election
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Beginning later this month, the county’s veterans will help select a 
department head for the Pickens County Veterans Affairs Office.
Amy Sams, executive director of the Pickens County Board of Voter Registrations and Elections, discussed the upcoming Veterans Affairs advisory election during the March 31 Pickens United meeting.
Voting for the advisory election will run from
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Williams sets new school record at national meet
COLUMBIA — Daniel High School sophomore distance runner Lizah Williams 
shattered a long-standing school record in the 1,600-meter run at the All-American Track Classic at Spring Valley High School on Saturday.
Williams posted a time of 5:02.49 to finish
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Hawthorne named EHS wrestling coach
EASLEY — Easley High School has named Jordan Hawthorne as the new head coach of the Green Wave wrestling program, bringing a wealth of experience from successful 
coaching stints at Hillcrest, Crescent, and Powdersville high schools.
Hawthorne is currently the assistant wrestling coach at Hillcrest High School. Prior to coming to Hillcrest, Hawthorne was the head wrestling coach at Crescent High School and an assistant coach at
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Clemson Rotary Club helps fund adaptive bicycles in PC
CLEMSON — Two more adaptive bicycles were rolled out for students with disabilities in the School District of Pickens County on March 24, thanks to the Rotary Club of
Clemson and the Pedals Possible initiative—bringing mobility, inclusion, and pure joy to students with special needs and pushing the
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Wake up, the rooster is crowing
Luke 22:61-62 “And the Lord turned and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny 
me thrice. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.”
After spending time on several of the Caribbean islands, the conclusion is that the national bird of some of those should be the rooster. There is such an abundance of the brightly colored and ornately decorated feathered and very vocal species of living
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