Hembree appointed PC Veterans Affairs Officer after election loss
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — The county’s new Veterans Affairs Officer began his term July 1 but More »
Easley couple receives Order of the Palmetto for lifetime of service
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — An Easley couple were awarded South Carolina’s highest civilian honor, in recognition More »
Pickens County doctor pens new children’s book
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — The past several months have been busy ones for Dr. Lori Carnsew More »
AnMed expands access to urgent care in Clemson
CLEMSON — AnMed and Urgent Care Group have partnered to open AnMed Urgent Care in Clemson, located at 885 Tiger More »
PS&L announces promotions, state honor for employee
PICKENS — The Pickens Savings and Loan Board of Directors recently announced two promotions. Harold Alexander has been promoted to executive vice president, and Tracey Brock is the bank’s new vice president.
Alexander is the senior lender and loan department manager, and Brock is responsible for consumer lending and loan department operations.
“We are very fortunate to have Tracey and Harold on our team,” PS&L president
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Easley woman hit, killed by vehicle
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — An Easley woman died Friday after being hit by a vehicle.
Pickens County deputy coroner Tommy Page identified the victim as Donna Brown, 62, of Brookway Drive.
The accident took place on U.S. Highway 123 at Williams Avenue at 8 a.m. Friday, he said.
Brown, a pedestrian, was pronounced dead at the scene and died of blunt force trauma, Page said.
The Easley Police Department is investigating.
Pickens County Council discusses workforce childcare task force
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Pickens County Council members recently discussed workforce childcare issues in the county and what role, if any, council 
should play in that discussion moving forward.
The discussion came before the vote on the council’s consent agenda during its July 10 meeting.
Councilwoman Claiborne Linvill asked for “Workforce/Childcare Task Force” to be put on the
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IN FULL SWING
SC District 1 off to hot start in Senior League World Series
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — After four days of play at the Senior League World Series, the bracket is beginning to thin out, and host S.C. District 1 is in a great position to advance to the United States final.
District 1 opened tournament play at the J.B. “Red” Owens Complex in Easley on Saturday taking on the Central regional champion Burbank
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Councilman weighs in on Trump rally costs
I read last week’s article about the Trump rally and the costs of the rally. Let me add some clarity.
Lindsay Graham asked the city of Pickens if President Trump could speak at the Independence Day Celebration. The city agreed. People like the city administrator Charlene Carter, Chief Randal Beach, Davey Hiott and Barry Crawford (Market at the Mill) worked with Team Trump
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Calibrating my new AI partner
Most of America’s problems could be solved by the use of an Electromagnetic Alternative Reality Rerouter.
That’s a device that would beam out waves that would align a new set of synaptic connections in everyone’s brains that would instantly enable them to understand why the people they disagree with think the way they do. And vice-versa.
Perhaps then we would discover that there’s really no one to “save America” from but our own
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Honest with God and ourselves
In the field of psychology, cognitive dissonance is the perception of contradictory information and the mental toll of it. Relevant items of 
information include a person’s actions, feelings, ideas, beliefs, values, convictions and things that are going on all around us.
Cognitive dissonance is typically experienced as mental and emotional stress when an individual
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Where is Capt. Molly?
Margaret Cochran was a little rough around the edges, but then, she led a pretty rough life. Born in November 1751, she was only 5 years old 
when the Delaware and Shawnee tribes raided her family’s farm. Her father was killed and her mother was kidnapped, and with no one to ransom her, she was never heard from again.
Newly orphaned, “Molly” and her brother, John, went to live with their uncle. When Molly was
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Courier Letters to the Editor 8-2-23
Keep on dreaming
Dear Editor,
I was listening to a song the other day by the late Scott McKenzi called “San Francisco.” The song paints a beautiful picture about a dream of that generation of so long ago, a lifetime now gone.
Just a dream, most of which never became a reality, and that is true of all generations. If you think about it, one generation arrives on the
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Courier Obituaries for the week of 8-2-23
ALLAN FREDERICK QUINN
EASLEY — Allan Frederick Quinn, 74, of Easley passed away on Monday, July 24, 2023, in Helena, Mont., with his girlfriend, Mary Ann 
Duncan of Liberty, by his side.
Allan was born on the campus of Clemson University and raised in his beloved Easley, leaving only to serve 10 years in the United States Army, where he served in Germany, Greece and Korea in the nuclear weapons division. Allan loved the United States Army, where he attained the rank of Staff Sergeant (E-6).
Allan left the United States Army and returned home to Easley, where he founded Easy Bend
