This WEEK in FOOTBALL FRENZY
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Soup kitchen celebrates two decades of service
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — For more than two decades, an organization in Easley has provided hot More »
Lions win county golf tournament
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com PICKENS — For the first time in more than 10 years, The Rock Golf More »
Local residents, businesses provide aid to neighbors, WNC after Helene
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Following the destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene, many people in the Pickens More »
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Groundbreaking held for new Easley YMCA
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — More than 60 years ago, Smyth McKissick was holding his father’s hand as his father was presented the very first membership for the Easley branch of the Pickens County YMCA.
On Thursday afternoon, McKissick took part in the official groundbreaking for the Easley YMCA at the McKissick Campus, named in honor
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Upstate Food Co-op set to hold grand reopening in Six Mile
SIX MILE — The Upstate Food Co-op is set to host a grand reopening event from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday to celebrate its move to 137 S. Main St. in Six Mile.
The Upstate Food Co-op is a member-owned volunteer organization that has been in business for 44 years. Saturday’s even will offer an opportunity to take a tour of the co-op, see the co-op’s products, register for prizes and enjoy seasonal samples. The event is open to all. No membership is required.
The Upstate Food Co-op is the only food co-op in Upstate South Carolina. The co-op originated from a practical need in the mid-1970s, when several families
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Varisian wins chair
The winner of American Legion Post 11’s Azalea Festival Adirondack glider chair fundraiser raffle was Jon Varisian of Marietta. Post 11 would like to thank all the people who stopped by the booth and took a chance to win the chair. All the funds raised will go to support the many activities of Post 11. This year, the post sent five boys to Boys State and six girls to Girls State. The post also sent one young man to Law Cadet Academy. Post 11 is a key supporter of the Pickens High School JROTC program.
Festival planned at mill Saturday
PICKENS — Hagood Mill Historic Site will host the Mountain Roots Herb Festival and Get Out and Play Day this weekend.
Set for Saturday, the event is a great time to take in all that the mill site has to offer in terms of recreation and nature, according to a news release.
The site will be active all day. Workshops including guided bird walks, nature photography, growing microgreens and fly-fishing demonstrations will be occurring throughout the day. There will also be musical entertainment on the historic stage. Helen Campbell, Big Eyes Parker and Rachel Van Slyke will be providing a musical backdrop for the day.
Other activities at the site will include operation of the water-powered 1845 gristmill, living history
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Understand the past to help the future
I’ll never forget my first visit to Mathis’ Bar & Grill in downtown Macon, Ga.
It was 1974, the heyday of the Allman Brothers Band, and I had moved down there to get in on the music scene.
I had heard Mathis was a jazz-blues virtuoso on the Hammond B-3 organ and had a great band. So one night I slipped down there to check them out.
The music was incredible, as I expected. But that wasn’t why that particular night stands out in my memory.
It was because I was the only white person in a dark, smoky, packed room of about 200.
It was my first time ever being in that situation. And if you’re white and you’ve never been in that situation,
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Daniel boys win in PKs to take state championship
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — After letting a two-goal lead slip away in regulation, the Daniel High School boys’ soccer team’s state championship hopes rested on the result of penalty kicks after 110 minutes of hard-fought play.
The Lions turned to senior captain Liam Desjardins for the first kick, and he delivered to put the Lions ahead, but it was the play of keeper Coleman Wright in the moments after that stole the show.
The junior blocked three of four Brookland-Cayce attempts to give the Lions the win and secure their first Class 3A state championship since 2003.
“I think he would be honest and tell you that maybe he made a couple of mistakes to let BC back into the game, but I can’t say enough about his ability to bounce back,” Daniel head coach Phillip Boyer said of Wright. “He could have let that defeat him, and his head
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Wave take district title
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
news@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — There are more firsts for the Easley High School softball program following a 12-1 run-rule Game 2 win over Lancaster last Wednesday night in the District 2 championship
For the first time, the Lady Green Wave are District 2 champions and earned a berth in the Class 4A Upper State tournament.
“It feels great,” Easley Coach Trish Spence said. “I am so proud of the girls.”
Easley (15-12) scored seven runs in the top of the second on five walks and a grand slam home
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Liberty, Pickens athletes sign letters of intent
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Liberty and Pickens high schools will be sending three more athletes to the college ranks next fall.
In a ceremony at Liberty High School last week, Chantzli Fowler and Kendall Meinders signed to continue their volleyball careers at the next level. Both players were key components of a Liberty volleyball team that advanced to the Upper State championship for the first time since 2014.
Fowler, an outside hitter for the Red Devils, will play beach volleyball at Erskine College. Fowler was twice named all-region and was named all-state at the
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Special Lions group culmination of Boyer’s culture
‘‘I can’t lie and say I always believed the Daniel High School boys’ soccer team was going to pull out the state championship win against Brookland-Cayce on Friday.
When the Lions went up 2-0 in the first half, I was ready to call the game. Then, when Brookland-Cayce stormed back to take the lead in the final five minutes, 
I was ready to call it once again for the other side, and once again I was proven to be wrong as Liam Desjardins hit the equalizer from 52 yards out.
By the start of extra time, I realized that neither team was going to give until the final whistle, and for the first time I got it right, with the Lions pulling out the heart-pounding state championship win in penalty
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