Library youth programs canceled for book review
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Users of the Pickens County Library System will experience changes in services More »
County plans new ambulance facility in Pickens
By Mike Pulley Special to the Courier news@thepccourier.com PICKENS — Pickens County is planning to build a new ambulance More »
Daniel girls see season end with third round loss to South Pointe
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com CENTRAL — With a trip to the Upper State championship on the line, the More »
Skardon’s ‘Clemson 8 Challenge’ celebrates legacy of POW heroes
CLEMSON — Long before his death at 104 in 2021, retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon made it his mission More »
IT IS TIME TO VOTE IN THE PICKENS COUNTY COUNTY COURIER’S READERS CHOICE AWARDS
Everyone run out and grab this week’s Pickens County Courier and vote for your favorite businesses in Pickens — and More »
Pearman shines at Clemson spring game
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Coming off two of the most successful seasons in school history, the Pickens girls’ 
basketball team will have a new face leading the program.
Samuel Smith, a 2005 graduate of Pickens High School, was
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PC Habitat for Humanity seeks partnerships
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — The Pickens County Habitat for Humanity affiliate is looking at more ways to put
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Stewart named new EHS volleyball coach
EASLEY — After missing the playoffs the last three seasons, Easley High School has found a new coach with a championship pedigree to lead the Green Wave volleyball program.
The school announced Mrs. Joy Stewart as the new head girls’ volleyball coach on Tuesday. Stewart is the former head coach at both Daniel High School and Liberty High School.
“EHS is very excited to recruit such a valuable
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Takeaways don’t always go according to plan
In 1920, the taverns ran dry. The 18th Amendment, also called the Volstead Act, was passed by the U.S. Congress, and the amendment was ratified by three-quarters of the nation’s states, despite a 
veto from President Woodrow Wilson (bless his heart). It was never illegal to “consume” alcohol
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Control your thoughts, or they will control you
We all know the feeling of having something on our minds that we have a difficult time letting go of. Similar to an image or a catchy song that gets stuck in our head, commonly called an earworm, 
negative thoughts can be very difficult to remove and the more we replay them the more familiar they
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Courier Letters to the Editor 4-10-24
Doing the impossible
Dear Editor,
There are some things in this world that are impossibilities. Here are just a few.
Dribble a football, whistle with your mouth full of cornbread. Find the beginning or ending of a circle. For that matter, find the end of a rainbow. Stop a cold cough from happening. Sneeze with your eyes open — well, maybe possible, but very difficult.
Remember what you ate for your evening meal several weeks ago, although you can remember
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VA by the numbers
The Department of Veterans Affairs has been going all out to provide expanded access to care to veterans. They’re calling it Access Sprints, and it means they’re scheduling more appointments at 
night and on weekends, as well as scheduling more veterans into their daily schedule.
The effort seems to be showing progress. Just this year
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What seniors worry about
It’s very helpful to have friends and acquaintances scattered across the country when I need to do another informal poll. This time my questions to them concerned what seniors worry about.
I got them started with a list of suggestions on a page, to be ranked in order, with a blank place under each one for comments, and space below for
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Visiting Writers Series returns
By Riley Morningstar
Clemson News
news@thepccourier.com
CLEMSON — The English Department’s Visiting Writers Series returns this spring with a discussion featuring Southern poet and photographer A.H. Jerriod Avant.
Avant, the 2024-25 John and Renee Grisham Writer-in-Residence at the University of Mississippi, will read from his debut poetry collection titled “Muscadine” on Tuesday, April 16, beginning at 5 p.m. in Room 106 of the Watt Family Innovation Center. The
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Courier Obituaries 4-10-24
THOMAS EARLE WARD
EASLEY — Thomas Earle Ward, 79, of Easley, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 1, 2024.
In the fall of 1944, Tom was born in Pickens to the late Arial and Dorothy Golightly Ward. He graduated from Easley High School in 1962 and Clemson University in 1966, later serving as a submariner in the U.S. Navy before beginning his career in sales. He was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church, and loved the Lord and His word.
Born with a natural engineering mind Tom was a hot rodder in every sense of the word, but above all enjoyed spending time with his family and furry friend, Priscilla. After his heart surgery, Tom volunteered with Mended Hearts, providing support and encouragement to heart operation patients.
Tom was preceded in death by his parents and is survived by his wife of 57 years, Linda
