Category Archives: Local News
PRJWS forging on without Pickens
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Following the decision by the city of Pickens to withdraw from the Pickens Regional Joint Water System, the remaining members remain committed to the project that will see a water treatment plant on Lake Keowee, PRJWS chairman Tom Ponder said last week.
The Six Mile Rural Water District, Easley-Central Water and the
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Easley Mayor reverses course on change in government form
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Easley Mayor Lisa Talbert says changing the city’s form of government is no longer one of her goals, despite it being an issue she raised during her campaign.
Shortly after she took office, Talbert told attendees at a Jan. 29 meeting of Pickens United that she wanted voters to decide via referendum if Easley’s government should change from mayor-council to council-manager.
“We have that underway as well,” Talbert said at the January meeting. “Our goal is to put that on the national election ballot coming up this
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3 incumbents unopposed for school board
By Andrea Kelley
Courtesy The Journal
akelley@upstatetoday.com
EASLEY — All incumbents for three open seats on the Board of Trustees for the School District of Pickens County are 
running unopposed for re-election after filing closed Thursday.
Betty Bagley is running for her third term serving the Clemson area in District 1. Bagley is an educator of 55 years, including serving across three different districts as a teacher, director of student services, school psychologist, district administrator and superintendent.
A Liberty High School graduate, Bagley went on to earn her
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Officials hope to combat rising mosquito populations
By Jonathan Veit
Courtesy Clemson University
news@thepccourier.com
Mosquitoes are breeding in abundance in floodwaters left behind by Tropical Storm Debby, prompting officials throughout 
the state to step up pesticide treatments to control them.
Experts with the Clemson University Extension Service and Regulatory Services units are advising beekeepers to be aware of increased sprayings and prepare to cover their hives if necessary
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Area man convicted of child sex crime to receive new trial
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — A Pickens County man convicted a decade ago of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor will receive a new trial following a ruling issued earlier this month by the South Carolina Supreme Court.
Justin Ryan Cone, of Pickens, was convicted in 2014 and sentenced to 30 years, the ruling said.
In the background portion of the ruling, justices wrote that Cone had an ongoing sexual relationship with the victim’s
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Courier Calendar of Events 8-28-21
• Andy R. and Bessie Shelton Ross reunion set for this Sunday
The descendants of Andy R. and Bessie Shelton Ross will gather for their annual reunion this Sunday.
This year’s reunion will be held at the Evans home on Booger Branch Road in Six Mile. In addition to the reunion, family members will be celebrating Ruby Evans’ 75th birthday, which she marked this Monday.
Family members are asked to bring a basket well filled with food and drinks. Lunch will begin around 1 p.m.
• Fleet Reserve meets on third Saturday
Fleet Reserve Association, Branch 15 meets on the third Saturday of each month at Chicopee United Methodist Church,
No charges filed in Six Mile killing
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
SIX MILE — No charges have been filed in the days after a shooting that killed a Pickens man in Six Mile on Sunday evening.
Pickens County chief deputy coroner Andrew Wilson identified the victim as 49-year-old Steven Lee Basquette.
In a news release issued Monday evening, Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy
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Man charged with murder in Easley shooting
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — A 21-year-old Simpsonville resident has been charged with murder in the shooting death of an Easley man 
earlier this month.
Michah Javon Duckett was arrested Wednesday and charged with murder in the killing of 21-year-old Corey Rider Vickery of 123 Donna Lane.
Pickens County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to 123 Donna Lane in
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Couple dead in possible murder-suicide
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
MARIETTA — Two people were found dead in northern Pickens County last week after what authorities said was a possible murder-suicide.
In a release issued Wednesday, Aug. 14, Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Chad Brooks said the PCSO and the Pickens County Coroner’s Office were investigating after
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Upstate men face felony charges for exploiting minors
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
STATE — An Easley man faces charges connected with the sexual exploitation of minors, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said last week.
Brett Kenneth Willis, 27, was arrested on Aug. 14 by the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, Wilson said.
Willis is charged with 10 counts of third-degree sexual
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