County staff still discussing Helene lessons
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Pickens County staff are continuing to discuss ways the county can better More »
Lions’ Williams captures second XC state championship
By Eric Sprott Courtesy The Journal sports@upstatetoday.com NEWBERRY — With roughly 900 meters to go in the final cross-country meet More »
This week in FOOTBALL FRENZY only in PICKENES COUNTY COURIER
Lions outlast Richland Northeast behind Conn’s big day; Liberty, Pickens and Easley season in reviews’ Clemson clobbers the Citadel; all this More »
Red Devils win inaugural Liberty Tip-Off tourney
By Bru Nimmons Staff Reporter bnimmons@thepccourier.com LIBERTY — Trailing 25-19 at halftime of its Liberty Tip-Off tournament championship game with More »
God loves unity
When we read, in Matthew 22:36-40, about our Lord being questioned by the Pharisees as to which is the greatest More »
Blue Ridge Bank opens new Pickens branch
PICKENS — Blue Ridge Bank recently held the grand opening of its new branch at 628 Ann St. in Pickens. More »
Public meeting this week on development standards
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — A public meeting will be held this week to discuss proposed updates to the county’s Unified Development Standards Ordinance.
The meeting will be held from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, June 1, at the Captain Kimberly Hampton Memorial Library in Easley.
County administrator Ken Roper discussed the meeting during a Facebook Live video posted Friday.
“This public meeting is about the challenges of growth that we’re seeing in Pickens County,” he said. “It’s no secret that we’re dealing with requests, day after day on the county side, for new houses, new apartments, new developments. The cities here in the county are seeing it as well.”
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Pomp & circumstance
Photos by Kerry Gilstrap/Courier
Hundreds of Pickens County high school seniors received their diplomas in four separate graduation ceremonies at Clemson’s Littlejohn Coliseum on Saturday. We at the Courier had our lead photographer Kerry Gilsrap there to provide his photo journalistic skill to show you how exiting it was for the seniors of Pickens County. To see photos of all the 2023 graduates and all the awards information for the seniors of Daniel, Easley, Liberty and Pickens high schools, click below and enjoy this year’s Pickens County Courier graduation special section in it’s entirety.
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Pair arrested in Clemson murder case
By Riley Morningstar
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rmorningstar@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — Two men have been charged with murder after a deadly shooting at a Clemson apartment earlier this month.
Joaquile Woody, 22, of Honea Path, was arrested by S.C. Law Enforcement Division agents and booked into the Clemson city jail on Friday,
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Man charged with murder in Easley shooting
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — A 20-year-old man is charged with murder after a shooting in Easley on Thursday night.
According to a release from Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Chuck James, the agency received a report at 9:38 p.m. Thursday 
that someone had been shot in the 300 block of Jericho Ridge Trail.
Upon arrival, deputies found a 55-year-old man with an apparent gunshot wound to the torso,
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Blue Flame show off new offensive scheme in first spring under Reynolds
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Following an offseason of change, the Pickens community got its first look at the Pickens High School football team under first-year head coach James Reynolds during the Blue Flame’s annual spring game May 23.
With so much turnover as Reynolds has revamped things early on in his tenure, the Blue Flame’s new leader was just proud of how the team
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Durrah happy with Easley’s spring efforts
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
news@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — The Easley Green Wave capped off spring practice with an exciting spring game May 19, won by the Green team (defense), 51-43.
“I thought it was a pretty good day,” Easley coach Jordan Durrah said. “I thought we were able to run the football. I thought we were able to 
stop the run. There were a lot of explosive plays. The defense did a really good job of creating negative plays. It was good to see tackles for loss and some sacks, and that is
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Daniel defense turns heads in spring
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — After two weeks of practice, the Daniel football team finished up its spring session on May 19 with the annual Blue-Gold spring game.
In the scrimmage, the Daniel defense looked more than ready for another stellar season, while the Lions still have plenty of questions to answer offensively.
From the start of the day’s action, it was apparent that the defense had the advantage, with Ty Plumblee and Tristyn Carrington each sacking Kolton
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Rogers golf tourney scheduled for June
PICKENS — The 19th annual Charles F. Rogers Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, June 10.
The tournament, which annually benefits a male and female senior basketball player from Pickens High School planning to attend a university, college or technical school, is set to kick off
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Semper Fi Barn opens to visitors on Memorial Day
By Riley Morningstar
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CENTRAL — More than 50 people passed through the Semper Fi Barn in Central to pause for reflection on Memorial Day.
CEO and founder Tom von Kaenel opened the place of respite for veterans, where they can relax and stay at the
barn for up to three days at no charge, in March.
“We’ve opened up the barn for everybody,” he said, calling Memorial
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