Category Archives: Local News
Baker selected to lead Easley girls basketball team
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Following the resignation of Ivan Raymond last month, Easley High School has 
announced Ashley Baker as the new head girls basketball coach for the Green Wave.
Baker comes to Easley after a very successful five-year stint as head eighth and seventh grade girls basketball coach at RC Edwards Middle
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CU breaks ground on new forestry building
By Lauren Pierce
Courtesy the Journal
lpierce@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — Clemson University broke ground Friday on a new multi-million-dollar home for its Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation.
The 85,000-square-foot, four-story building on the northeast corner of Cherry and Perimeter
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KidsFest coming to Hagood Mill this Saturday
PICKENS — KidsFest is a cherished collaboration between the Hagood Mill Historic Site and the Young Appalachian Musicians, two beloved nonprofits in Pickens County.
Hagood Mill Historic Site will host a fun-filled day this Saturday, March 16, featuring performances from all the participating YAMs programs in Pickens County. In addition to the
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Senior center set to host gospel, bluegrass event
PICKENS — The Pickens Senior Center will be presenting a “Great Gospel Night With Some Bluegrass” at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 6, featuring three separate groups.
The first band up will be Bluegrass and Company. The well-known local group has performed all over the state and features Malachi Ellenburg, Elijah Ellenburg and Alyssa White. The next group
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Festive Easter Fun in Pickens County
• Bunny Breakfast at Chick-fil-a in Easley
Chick-fil-a in Easley will host an Easter Bunny Breakfast from 9-11 a.m. March 30. The Easter Bunny will be available for photos, and there will be an egg decorating station.
• City of Clemson Easter Egg Hunt
The Clemson Parks and Recreation Department will host its annual Easter egg hunt at Nettles Park on March 30, with a sensory friendly hunt from 9-9:30 a.m., 2-year-olds hunting at 9:45
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Courier Community Calendar 3-13-24
• LWV to hear from Colette in Clemson
The League of Women Voters of Oconee and Pickens Counties will host a meeting at Clemson United Methodist Church, located at 300 Frontage Road in Clemson, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 19. The public is invited to hear from guest Adam Colette of the Dogwood Alliance, who will speak on “Our Southern Forests: Climate, Conservation and Justice in the U.S. South.” For more information, visit dogwoodalliance.org.
• Fleet Reserve meets on 3rd Saturday
Fleet Reserve Association, Branch 15 meets on the third Saturday of each month at Chicopee
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Man accused of shooting brother
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — A man faces multiple charges, including attempted murder, after police allege he shot his brother during 
an altercation Friday afternoon.
Kevon Nykell Tabron, 23, is charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, according to Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Chuck James.
The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office received a call at 2:39 p.m. Friday about a shooting incident in the 200 block of Georgetown
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Hope on the horizon?
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Feb. 26 was a night of information gathering for Pickens city officials, including a proposal that would help save the iconic water tank overlooking Main Street that is part of the city’s branding.
The presentations that evening were for items for council “to consider at a later date,” Mayor Isaiah Scipio said.
“We don’t ever want to bring something to council and have to try to make a first reading before we’ve really looked
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Officials debate ‘Released Time’ religious classes
By Andrea Kelley
Courtesy The Journal
akelley@upstatetoday.com
EASLEY — An application for an off-campus high school religion class prompted discussion last week at a Pickens County School Board meeting
Two local board-approved courses were up for a vote. “Released Time 101 — Nature and the Bible” and “Released Time 102 — Bible: Myth or Fact?” make up a two-part course that explores
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Thomas among Upstate’s best real estate agents
PICKENS — Megan Thomas of Thomas Realty in Pickens was recently honored as one of the top real estate agents in the Upstate.
Out of almost 10,000 local agents, Thomas ranked in the top 100 residential real estate agents from the 2023 real estate year.
Thomas’ results put you in the top 1 percent of residential real estate agents out of the GGAR MLS and the Western Upstate MLS from last year (based on 2023 on-market local sales within the county).
Thomas made a significant impact on Upstate South Carolina and its communities. She will be presented her award and honored at the “Upstate Real Producers Choice Awards” on March 20 in Greenville.
