Culpepper named PHS principal
Neuner, Plyler named principals of DES, FAE By Bru Nimmons Staff Reporter bnimmons@thepccourier.com COUNTY — The School District of Pickens More »
SCDOT seeking comment on 183-178 intersection
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com PICKENS — Officials are seeking public comment on a proposed “road diet” along portions More »
Cannon Church breaks ground on new building
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com CENTRAL — Construction of a $2 million addition to the grounds of Cannon Church More »
Lady Lions take down county foe Pickens for 18th straight victory
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com CENTRAL — After blowing by county foe Pickens in their first matchup this season, More »
Red Devils go cold against top-ranked High Point
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com LIBERTY — Hosting top-ranked High Point on senior night, the sixth-ranked Liberty High School More »
Deep Winter Blues Festival returns
PICKENS — The soulful sounds of the blues will once again echo through the hills of the Upstate as the More »
Losing friends
I’d heard that once we seniors reach a certain age, we start losing people — friends, acquaintances, 
other senior relatives — they start dying one by one. I’d reached my age unscathed by much of that loss, and was happy to consider that it might
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Courier Obituaries 5-15-24
LARRY RUDOLPH WHITLOCK
CENTRAL — Larry Rudolph Whitlock, 77, loving husband of 58 years to Fannie Elizabeth 
Whitlock, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024, at Baptist Easley Hospital, surrounded by his family.
Born Dec. 9, 1946, in Piedmont, Larry was the son of the late William Rudolph Whitlock and Ethelene Black Whitlock. Larry was a hardworking family man. He enjoyed chocolate ice cream and fried apple pies. His passion was working on hot rods and engines. Larry had many trades and taught himself how to work on cars, and restored a 1931 five-window coup Model A.
Survivors include his wife, Fannie Elizabeth Whitlock of the home; a daughter, Pamela Burrell (Daniel) of Pendleton; grandsons, Justin Burrell and Cody Burrell; sisters, Joann Todd (Richard) of Six Mile and Lynn Greer of Williamston; and many loving and caring nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Whitlock was predeceased by a brother, Donnie Whitlock, and
Lions best Waccamaw after midnight for third straight state championship
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — Despite a four-hour delay to the start of their Class 3A state championship soccer match with Waccamaw, the Daniel boys’ soccer team didn’t seem to be affected, as senior forward Isaac Turner gave his squad a 1-0 lead just one minute after the game’s 11:30 p.m. start.
From there, the Lions, who had bulldozed their way through the playoffs on the strength of theirattack, turned to their defense and held strong for the remaining 89 minutes to secure the
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Daniel seniors to leave lasting legacy
Last season when the Daniel boys’ soccer team won its second state championship in a row, it was a historical moment for a historically great program. Almost 50 seasons of excellence, six state 
titles and not once before had the program ever gone back-to-back. It took just one season to surpass that bit of history again as the boys became just the third team in school history to
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Wave fall in game one at Upper State
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
news@thepccourier.com
LAURENS — Laurens took the opening game of the Upperstate 4A baseball series Monday night, 3-2.
It came down to a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the bottom of the seventh. But, it was the little plays that will leave Easley looking to stay alive in Game 2 Wednesday night.
Easley will need to win at home
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Daniel baseball falls to Powdersville
By Ian Taylor
Courtesy The Journal
itaylor@upstatetoday.com
GREENVILLE — With his team down to its final strike in the bottom of the seventh inning, Powdersville High School shortstop Chance Kennedy broke the Daniel Lions’ hearts on Monday 
night with a walk-off, two-RBI single to give the Patriots a 9-8 win in the teams’ Class 3A Upper State playoffs
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Lions drop district title to Palmetto
By Ian Taylor
Courtesy The Journal
itaylor@upstatetoday.com
WILLIAMSTON — Playing its second game in as many days, the Daniel High School softball team couldn’t pull off the upset on Wednesday when it travelled to Palmetto with the Class 3A District 4 
title on the line, losing 12-2 in six innings.
The Lions would have had to win back-to-back games to claim the title and keep their season alive, but up against a
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AnMed earns ‘A’ grade for hospital patient safety from Leapfrog Group
UPSTATE — AnMed has earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a 
national nonprofit watchdog organization.
The distinction serves as independent certification of the comprehensive health system’s efforts to minimize risk and
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Legacy Home Of Recovery Open House set for May 18
SIX MILE — The Legacy Home of Recovery is excited to announce the grand opening and ribbon cutting of Pickens County’s first long-term residential recovery program for men on Saturday, 
May 18 , from 12-4 p.m. The program will center around
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County Guardian ad Litem training set for May 27 online
PICKENS — The Cass Elias McCarter Guardian ad Litem Program, a division of the South 
Carolina Department of Children’s Advocacy, is offering free online training to those interested in becoming a volunteer Guardian ad Litem (GAL) in Pickens County.
GALs advocate on behalf of abused and neglected children who are
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