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. More »
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 More »
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Symbols of Easter
Icons complement most sacred holiday Tradition plays an important role in Easter celebrations for many families. Cherished traditions and symbols More »
Old-Time Weekend Jam Fest this weekend
Celebration of old-time music, Appalachian culture scheduled at Hagood Mill PICKENS — Dust off your banjo, pack your tent and More »
Jesus is alive! Our eternal hope!
We will resume our discussion about heaven next week, but for now I want to focus on holy week.
It’s the season when the followers of Christ are focused on how He suffered and died on the cross and after three days He arose from the grave. As the elements of the sacrament
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Courier Obituaries 4-16-25
JOSEPH W. GRANT
PICKENS — Joseph Walter Grant, 91, beloved husband of the late Katherine Artie Mae 
Riggins Grant, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 13, 2025, at his earthly home.
Born on Aug. 8, 1933, in Pickens, he was a son of the late Julius Walter Grant and Addie Malinda Hudson Grant.
Mr. Grant was a member of Bethany Church of God in Pickens for 73 years. He retired from Singer, now TTI, in Pickens after 37 years of dedicated service. Following retirement, he worked at Winn-Dixie and retired for a second time from American Security after 13 years. He enjoyed going to the Pickens Flea Market every Wednesday and watching bull riding and western shows, but most of all, he loved spending time with his family and church family and going to church.
Surviving is his daughter, Tammy Davis of Pickens; a granddaughter, Katlyn Rademacher (Justin) of Taylors; two grandsons, Leon Davis of Pickens and Nathaniel Davis of Greenville; a great-granddaughter, Adalynn Mae Rademacher; a soon-to-be great-grandson, Lonzo Grant Rademacher, coming in July 2025; three sisters, Dorothy Dodgens, Elizabeth Eades and Katie Sue Grant, all of Pickens; a sister-in-law, Pawnee Moore of Pickens; and many loving nieces and nephews.
In addition to his wife of 51 years and his parents, he was predeceased by five sisters, Bernice Couch, Inez Grant, Bertha Townes, Veda Mae Townes and Addie Lou Grant;
Symbols of Easter
Icons complement most sacred holiday
Tradition plays an important role in Easter celebrations for many families. Cherished traditions and symbols of Easter may include anything from egg hunts to lilies to lambs.
Understanding the importance behind these symbols can make sharing the miracle of Easter that much more special.
Crucifix
The crucifix is one of the central symbols of Easter and Christianity. The cross is a symbol of Christ’s crucifixion and sacrifice. The crucifix also highlights the ability of God to give people new
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Create and hide unbreakable Easter eggs
Easter is one of the most important days of the year for Christians. Easter Sunday is filled with symbolism and tradition, some of which harken back to early Christianity, 
while others trace their origins to paganism.
The Easter Bunny and Easter eggs are two Easter traditions with less extensive histories. The Easter Bunny, according to sources including History.com, first arrived in America in the 1700s via German settlers who brought with them their tradition of an egg-laying hare called “Osterhase.” Children would make
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Festive Easter Fun
• Hunt’s Memorial to host Easter events
Please join Hunt’s Memorial Baptist Church, 501 Alex Drive, Easley, for their annual youth sponsored Easter Egg Hunt for babies through fifth grade on April 19 at 10 a.m. and Easter Worship Service on April 20 at 10 a.m.
• Rice’s Creek to host Easter Egg Hunt
Join Rice’s Creek Baptist Church, 504 Rices Creek Church Rd, Liberty, for the annual
Old-Time Weekend Jam Fest this weekend
Celebration of old-time music, Appalachian culture scheduled at Hagood Mill
PICKENS — Dust off your banjo, pack your tent and head to the mountains for a 
weekend steeped in tradition.
The Old-Time Weekend Jam Festival will be back at the Hagood Mill Historic Site on April 18-19, bringing two days of toe-tapping music, hands-on heritage experiences and family-friendly fun in the scenic Blue
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Courier Community Calendar 4-16-25
• Dacusville Lions to host monthly bingo
The Dacusville Lions Club will be hosting Bingo night on the second Thursday of each month at the Lions Building in Dacusville, located at 1384 Thomas Mill Road.
The next Bingo session will be Thursday, April 10. There are set to be 10 games beginning at 7 p.m., and proceeds will go toward funding community events and other community needs.
The games should conclude around 9 p.m. Bingo night will be a family-friendly event,
Holly Springs Center to host community homecoming in May
PICKENS — On May 3, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. the Holly Springs Center will celebrate its past and its future by hosting a community homecoming, showcasing its current 
programming as a community center featuring a preschool and mountain arts program while welcoming back alumni of
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