County staff still discussing Helene lessons
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Pickens County staff are continuing to discuss ways the county can better More »
Lions’ Williams captures second XC state championship
By Eric Sprott Courtesy The Journal sports@upstatetoday.com NEWBERRY — With roughly 900 meters to go in the final cross-country meet More »
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Lions outlast Richland Northeast behind Conn’s big day; Liberty, Pickens and Easley season in reviews’ Clemson clobbers the Citadel; all this More »
Red Devils win inaugural Liberty Tip-Off tourney
By Bru Nimmons Staff Reporter bnimmons@thepccourier.com LIBERTY — Trailing 25-19 at halftime of its Liberty Tip-Off tournament championship game with More »
God loves unity
When we read, in Matthew 22:36-40, about our Lord being questioned by the Pharisees as to which is the greatest More »
Blue Ridge Bank opens new Pickens branch
PICKENS — Blue Ridge Bank recently held the grand opening of its new branch at 628 Ann St. in Pickens. More »
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DANIEL DOMINATES 8TH-RANKED SENECA IN ALL FACETS, GREEN WAVE PUMMEL BEREA berea 3B, DEVILS DOWNED IN OT BY NINETY SIX 4B, PICKENS FALLS TO GREENVILLE 5B, TIGERS WIN IN TALLAHASSEE 7B
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Investigation yields drug charges for 3
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
DACUSVILLE — A Pickens County Sheriff’s Office investigation has resulted in several people facing drug charges.
According to a sheriff’s office release issued Thursday, its Special Operations Unit and Community Action Team recently concluded a drug
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Fundraiser benefits Family Promise of Pickens County
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
SUNSET — Family Promise of Pickens County helps families weather difficult times and get back on their feet while staying together.
The “Barn, Boots and Brew” fundraiser held Oct. 11 at Arabella Farms aimed to support the organization as it prepares to return to its normal 
way of functioning.
“We work with families in need,” executive director Nath Briley said. “We work with homeless families, and those that are having trouble, we try to prevent them from becoming homeless. The whole idea behind Family Promise is to keep families together.
“Keep them together and help move them to self sufficiency,” he continued. “That way, they don’t need help. They can live on their own. That’s everybody’s
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State agency issues school report cards
COUNTY — Every school in the School District of Pickens County scored an average or better rating on the S.C. Department of Education’s 2021-22 school report cards, released Monday.
The report card assigns ratings of excellent, good, average, below average and unsatisfactory. Of the 22 SDPC schools measured, four were rated excellent, 10 were rated good and eight were rated average.
The S.C. Department of Education defines an average rating as: “school
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Residents uniting to preserve Highway 11 corridor
By Karen Martinez
For the Courier
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Every time I read an article someone has written about the concerns and discussions about S.C. Highway 11, or even attend a Pickens County 
Council meeting, I see or hear another incorrect piece of information being displayed as “fact” and I think, “No wonder we are getting absolutely nowhere!” It does feel like that sometimes.
Then “studies” done in 1997 and 2014 come to light, where suggestions about how to handle
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Wave bounce back with blowout win over Berea
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
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GREENVILLE — It was a record-setting night Friday night as Easley shut out Berea 56-0 last week.
Easley sophomore quarterback Kalab Sutton passed for six touchdowns, all in the first half, as the Green Wave clinched a state playoff berth 
with the win.
The six touchdowns was the most thrown in a game by an Easley player in the last three decades.
The six scores gave Sutton 28 touchdowns for the
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Pickens drops third straight in loss to Greenville
By Ryan Davenport
Special to the Courier
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GREENVILLE — It is tough to beat the experience of Friday night football at Greenville’s iconic Sirrine Stadium.
Then again, it was probably an experience the 2022 Pickens Blue Flame would rather forget. Greenville’s Red Raiders scored on all but one offensive possession to solidify their spot at the top of Region I-4A, finishing off
Pickens 56-0 under a second-half running clock to send everyone home a little earlier than usual for Friday night lights.
Pickens (3-5) now effectively sits in last place in
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Red Devils fall to region foe Ninety Six in overtime
By Matthew Kannarney
Special to the Courier
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NINETY SIX — Liberty traveled to Ninety Six on Friday looking for an opportunity to move into second place in the Region I-2A standings.
The Red Devils fought hard all night, but ultimately came up short at the end of the night, losing 28-21 in overtime. The Red Devils fell to 3-5 overall and 1-2 in the region.
It was another great night for high school football at Wilson-Campbell Stadium, as the seasons are finally showing
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Tigers take win from FSU in Tallahassee
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — No. 5 Clemson scored 17 points in a two-minute span on either side of halftime to take command of the game in a 34-28 win at Florida State on Saturday night.
Quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei led Clemson on six consecutive scoring drives as the Tigers (7-0, 5-0 ACC) won their 13th consecutive game and seventh in a row in the series against the Seminoles (4-3, 2-3 ACC). Running back Will Shipley tallied a career-best 238 all-purpose
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