Two teens charged after incident leads to damage at Easley church
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — Two teens face felony charges after an incident in the parking More »
Juvenile rams into Pickens police vehicle
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com PICKENS — A juvenile was taken into custody after authorities said he rammed a More »
AnMed limiting vistors amidst flu outbreak
ANDERSON — AnMed is temporarily limiting visitation to the health system’s hospitalized patients to up to two people at a More »
Chased Down
Red Devils survive third quarter scare to drop county foe Daniel By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com CENTRAL — After More »
McKissick fourth-graders to celebrate Liberty Day at SC Statehouse Jan. 16
COLUMBIA — Fourth-grade students McKissick Academy of Science and Technology in Easley will join peers from across South Carolina at More »
Daniel defense turns heads in spring
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — After two weeks of practice, the Daniel football team finished up its spring session on May 19 with the annual Blue-Gold spring game.
In the scrimmage, the Daniel defense looked more than ready for another stellar season, while the Lions still have plenty of questions to answer offensively.
From the start of the day’s action, it was apparent that the defense had the advantage, with Ty Plumblee and Tristyn Carrington each sacking Kolton
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Rogers golf tourney scheduled for June
PICKENS — The 19th annual Charles F. Rogers Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, June 10.
The tournament, which annually benefits a male and female senior basketball player from Pickens High School planning to attend a university, college or technical school, is set to kick off
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Semper Fi Barn opens to visitors on Memorial Day
By Riley Morningstar
Courtesy The Journal
rmorningstar@upstatetoday.com
CENTRAL — More than 50 people passed through the Semper Fi Barn in Central to pause for reflection on Memorial Day.
CEO and founder Tom von Kaenel opened the place of respite for veterans, where they can relax and stay at the
barn for up to three days at no charge, in March.
“We’ve opened up the barn for everybody,” he said, calling Memorial
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County roads on DOT paving list
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — More than 15 miles of roads in Pickens County are slated to receive work from the South Carolina Department of Transportation.
On May 18, SCDOT’s Commission approved the agency’s 2024 Pavement Improvement Program.
The 2024 program adds another $775 million to the $2.8 billion previously invested in paving improvements across the state since the agency’s Strategic 10-Year Plan was implemented, according to a release from SCDOT.
“When we implemented the Strategic 10-Year Plan in 2018, we set out to make significant
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A time to remember and respect
This is a week when we honor those who died in battle for our country.
There was a time when society seemed to be more sensitive and compassionate about casualties of war, but today there are many distractions 
that cause the mind and conscience to skip over what is important. Another example is the neglect to teach young children about who God is. Nevertheless, some people might not realize there is a distinction between Memorial Day and Veterans Day.
Memorial Day commemorates the men and women who died while serving in the United States armed forces, particularly those who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained in battle. In other words, the purpose of Memorial Day is to memorialize the veterans who made the
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Putting my foot in my mouth
I have finally discovered something I am good at. No, not just good — I’m an expert. I’ve been doing it for years.
Whether attending conferences or cocktail parties, I am very skillful at putting my foot in my mouth. There is an old rhyme that says “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” That is not true. Hurtful words can sting, injure, bruise and cause you to lose confidence. Hurtful words hurt.
The expression “put your foot in it” surfaced in Britain in the 1800s and meant that you had
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School communication accolades and actions
I was thrilled to read in the Courier that the School District of Pickens County won 22 (!) awards from the South Carolina chapter of the National School Public Relations Association earlier this month.
Many congratulations to Liberty Primary, McKissick Academy of Science & Technology, R.C. Edwards Middle and the SDPC Work-based Learning Program, as well as SDPC employees Darian Byrd, Anna Esuary, Caroline Fowler, Thomas Preisig and Andrew Shipman for being
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Courier Letters to the Editor
Remember those who paid price
Dear Editor,
As Memorial Day rolls around this year, I want to take a moment and remember all of those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms. More than 1.5 million men and women have died to provide our freedoms in our Constitutional Republic of our United States of America. I will not forget these brave patriots who believed in and died for our “One Nation under God.”
Pickens County has a rich heritage of military honor and patriotism, and that makes me proud to call Pickens my hometown. We have more
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Miracle Man
Mark Holliday strode casually to the pulpit at Mount Tabor Baptist Church last Sunday, and, amazingly, it seemed as though he had never been gone.
You never would’ve known by looking at him that Mark, a deacon at Mount Tabor and a high school teacher who coaches wrestling and 
football, had been walking through the valley of the shadow of death for nearly four months.
You never would have guessed that he had “died” (the term used by a hospital chaplain) seven times in 40 days. How’s that for a feat of biblical proportions!
It’s no wonder that many of the thousands of people who’ve been praying for him are calling him a Miracle Man.
This was his triumphant return to church after all that.
Based on what I’d heard, I half expected that his wife would wheel him out there, prop him up and let him wheeze out a
