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 »
This week in FOOTBALL FRENZY only in PICKENES COUNTY COURIER
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 »
Red Devils off to hot start in region action
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — One year removed from an Upper State championship appearance and facing the challenge of playing in a new region this fall, the Liberty High 
School volleyball team doesn’t appear to have lost a step in an unbeaten start to region play.
The Red Devils’ strong play was on full display last week as they dropped region foe Chesnee in straight sets.
“We’re new to this region this year, so we really haven’t known what to expect,” Liberty head coach
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PYAC planning first golf tournament
PICKENS — Founded in January 1965, the nonprofit Pickens Youth Athletic Corporation will host its first-ever golf tournament on Saturday, Oct. 15, at Rolling Green Golf Course.
Set to kick off with an 11 a.m. hot dog lunch and a noon shotgun start, the four-man captain’s choice tournament will raise funds for the PYAC’s mission of providing quality youth sports programs and the best facilities possible for Pickens-area residents.
The cost is $200 per team, and prizes will be awarded for first-, second- and third-place finishes, as well as a closest to the pin contest and longest drive
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Will the Fed’s plan work or leave us fed up?
Well, according to the newspapers, the Fed went ahead and did it: They raised interest rates by three-quarters of a percent.
What does that mean to you? Hundreds, or probably thousands of dollars down the drain if you’re carrying some credit card debt or have a variable rate 
mortgage, or if you need to buy a house or get a car loan.
The noble motive behind the Fed’s move — which to me seems to benefit the bankers very nicely and hurt everybody else — was to bring inflation under control.
Inflating the cost of borrowing money is supposedly good because it will cause unemployment to go up (real people to
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Courier Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
We live in the greatest nation ever. One thing I love is we have the freedom of speech.
Your paper is one of the few whose readers haven’t contributed some biased, narrow-minded rants. It’s good to see a paper whose contributors know how to properly present their opinion or opinions in an adult manner, not acting like angst-filled children.
People who write their opinion sometimes rant and rave over their subject. Use name calling for whatever they’re against. So childish it’s unbelievable! It’s as if
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Dedicating or hesitating?
I attempt to keep my eyes and ears open to learn about the Holy Spirit and human behavior. In my spiritual journey, the situations I’ve encountered through counseling and teaching have graciously allowed me to see the importance of walking in humility through the awareness of God’s presence.
I’m not implying that I’ve arrived at a spiritual plateau where God and I float through the clouds together, but I do believe we can be as close to Him as we desire to be. To be honest, the more I discover about His written and specific will, the more I realize I have hardly scratched the surface of pleasing Him.
I’ve learned that our rebellious human nature loves being independent while God is constantly trying to reveal to
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Sign up for free college courses
In an attempt to keep brain cells active this winter, I have signed up for a college course. The good news is that it’s all online and it’s free. The other good news is that it’s sponsored by a major university.
It’s called Open Courseware, and I found my class on the internet. Yale, Harvard, MIT, Stanford and many others have “massive open online courses,” also known as MOOCs, and their main purpose is to provide learning opportunities. You have to appreciate MIT especially. They make
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Courier Obituaries 9-28-22
EFFIE LEE DOBSON
EASLEY — Mrs. Effie Lee Dobson, 98, of 507 S. B. Street, widow of Edward Dobson, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
Born in Anderson County, she was a daughter of the late Edward G. and Mamie Sweet.
Survivors are her grandchildren, Kelly Mathis (James Chico) of Easley and Jason Fricks of Florida.
She was preceded in death by her son, Delton E. Fricks; her brothers, Lewis, Pete and Walt Sweet; and her sisters, Jessie Bently, Bernice Owens, Helen
Tigers look to keep building after win at Wake
By Will Vandervort
Courtesy The Journal
news@thepccourier.com
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — On a day when the defense was not at its best, it was the offense that found a way to get it done in the end for fifth-ranked Clemson.
And in particular, it was quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei and his much-maligned wide receivers.
Uiagalelei passed for 371 yards and five touchdowns, while his young receivers grew up in front of a nationally televised audience. It all added up to a 51-45 double-overtime victory over then-No.
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Pickens defense stymies Liberty in final test before region play
By Cheri Anthony
Special to The Courier
news@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — The Pickens Blue Flame could not have asked for a more beautiful fall evening to play football.
After dropping its previous two contests against Southside and Daniel, Pickens looked to get back in the win column as it traveled
to Liberty on Friday night to play the Red Devils. The Blue Flame were able to do just that with a dominant effort on both sides of the ball in a 42-7 road win.
Pickens’ captains for the contest were Jaden Jackson, Jeremy Burgess, Sammy Edwards and Eli Roberts. Liberty won the coin toss and elected
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Red Devils struggle to keep up with Pickens in loss
By Matthew Kannarney
Special to The Courier
news@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Despite a week off to try to get healthy and prepare for a matchup against county rival Pickens, the Liberty Red Devils had no answers for the Blue Flame on either side of the ball in a 42-7 loss on Friday night.
The Blue Flame dominated on both sides of the ball, quieting the Red Devils on offense and wearing out their defense most of the night to hand Liberty its third loss of the season.
The Red Devils, who are a young team to begin with, have been dealing with injuries since the beginning of the season, especially on
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