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 More »
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 More »
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 More »
This week in FOOTBALL FRENZY only in PICKENES COUNTY COURIER
DANIEL OVERCOMES SLOW START IN FIRST-ROUND WIN OVER DREHER; LIBERTY FALLS IN PLAYOFF OPENER; FLAME COME UP SHORT AT CAMDEN; More »
Hagood-Mauldin House gets major renovations
PICKENS — The major restoration work at the Hagood-Mauldin House and Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts in uptown Pickens More »
Library, BHSPC plan substance abuse town halls
COUNTY — The Pickens County Library System and Behavioral Health Services of Pickens County are partnering to present a series of four town hall meetings to be held across the county next month.
The town halls will discuss different “hot topics” in substance use prevention and will give community members a chance to discuss these issues and have their questions answered.
The meetings are set to be held at 5:30 p.m. each Monday in April, with all four at different library branches across the county and each focusing on a single topic.
The first town hall, set for April 3, will focus on marijuana and be held at the Captain Kimberly Hampton Memorial Library in Easley. The second, with methamphetamine as the topic, will be held April 10 at the Sarlin Library in Liberty. Underage drinking will be the focus of an April 17 meeting at the Village Branch Library in Pickens, and the April 24 town hall at the Central-Clemson Library will concentrate on vaping.
Free enterprise should do people right
Can somebody tell me why anyone would pay $60,000 for a pickup truck?
OK, I guess I know. Probably for the same reason I might pay $60,000 for a vintage Les Paul and a wall of Marshall amplifiers: to make me feel like a big man.
But I don’t have $60,000 to spare.
I have nothing against big fancy pickups (although the diesel ones are really annoying) or people
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Courier Letters to the Editor
Spain Findings
Dear Editor,
The U.S. has the shortest life expectancy of all the developed countries. Recently, I traveled to Spain, and here are some things they do differently that you may not have heard of.
Even at cheaper restaurants, whole grain bread, spinach, olive oil and vinegar are served as opposed to white bread, iceberg lettuce and saturated fat. Portion sizes
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Food prices to rise again this year
Brace yourself, this is going to hurt: The price of all food is likely to go up an additional 7.9 percent this year. Food we eat at home is predicted to go up 8.6 percent, per the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Specifically, here are some of their expectations for price increases: Eggs up 37.8 percent (we’ve already seen
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Masks at VA facilities not gone
The Department of Veterans Affairs recently announced that they were relaxing the requirement for masks to be worn at all VA medical facilities. But if you heard on the news that the mask requirement is gone, it’s not necessarily so.
There is now a three-tier safety system whereby each facility is rated as high, medium or low for Covid transmission problems, and each facility will be monitored weekly for any updates or changes.
So what does it mean if your facility ranks as high for Covid risk? I checked a half dozen VA facilities in my
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Blue Flame introduce new football coach to community
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — In front of a gathered crowd in the Pickens High School cafeteria on Monday night, new Pickens head football coach James Reynolds laid out his vision to lead the Blue Flame back to prominence.
Pickens athletic director and former head football coach Chad Smith introduced Reynolds, highlighting his belief in his replacement as a man and role model.
“My vision for this was to get someone who shared the values I hold dear,” Smith said. “He’s a man that I would want leading my sons, and he’s a man that I
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Easley dominates Eagles to stay unbeaten in region play
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Off to an unbeaten start in region play, the Easley Green Wave girls’ soccer team hosted Greenwood on Friday hoping to stay in the driver’s seat in Region I-4A. The Green Wave were able do just that as they cruised to a 4-0 win over the Eagles.
Though he was happy with the win, Easley head coach Paul Horn thought his team could have played a more complete game.
“I felt like we dominated the game in the first half,” Horn said. “We tried come out and coast through in the second half, but when we put the foot to it, we showed how good we can be.”
The Green Wave indeed dominated in the first half, controlling possession from the start and getting
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Dixie downs Devils with big seventh inning
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Coming back from a 5-0 deficit to tie things up in the fifth inning, the Liberty High School softball team appeared to be on the verge of a storybook comeback on March 21 against Dixie.
Instead, the Hornets blasted the Red Devils for 12 runs in the seventh inning to build an insurmountable lead in a 17-8 win.
“It’s like we just gave out of gas,” Liberty head coach Brian Fuller said. “A couple of bad things happened, and we just kind of let it steamroll.“
Starting with a double from Dixie’s Reaganne Stoll, the Hornets had nine straight batters reach base in the seventh, scoring six runs before Aubrey Satterfield got
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Courier Obituaries 3-29-23
CANDICE ‘CANDY’ ANN COX MACMILLAN
CAMPOBELLO — Candice “Candy” Ann Cox MacMillan, 40, loving wife of Lonnie MacMillan, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.
Born Nov. 1, 1982, in Pickens County, Candy was the daughter of J.W. Cox and Judy Reid Newton. Candy “My Little Lady” loved her family dearly, especially her children. She enjoyed sunflowers, leaves when they changed colors and going to the lake.
In addition to her husband and parents, Candy is survived by her children, Katara Ann MacMillan and Braylen Weslee
Keowee Lodge members encouraged to attend 3 upcoming meetings
PICKENS — The Keowee Lodge #79 A.F.M. wants to inform all its members that the group will be discussing some important changes to its bylaws at the upcoming meeting and the next three meetings.
These changes will impact the dues and fees collected from members.
“As an organization, Keowee Lodge #79 strives to maintain a sustainable and transparent financial model,
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