This WEEK in FOOTBALL FRENZY
Green Wave lose homecoming heartbreaker to Mauldin; Daniel shuts out Travelers Rest; Devils to open region play; Pickens to return More »
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 »
This WEEK in FOOTBALL FRENZY
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Renaissance Faire coming to Liberty
LIBERTY — Three businesses in downtown Liberty will be expanding their theme and putting on a festival next month.
The Renaissance Faire will be held from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, March 12, in downtown Liberty.
The businesses are Stormrest Games, Taylor’s General Store and The
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Daniel boys in Upper State semis
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
UNION — Trailing 55-54 with less than 30 seconds left in overtime of a second-round playoff matchup at fifth-ranked Union County on Friday night, the fate of the Daniel High School boys’ basketball team’s state championship hopes rested in the hands of Bobby Taylor.
Taylor, an all-state senior playing in what could have been his final game in the blue and gold, passed out of his initial touch before an errant pass nearly went over his head. With the ball back in his possession, he knew the game was going
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Easley girls win first playoff game since ‘05, fall in round 2
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — When Ivan Raymond took over an Easley High School girls’ basketball program that had gone 10-86 over the previous five years in May 2019, playoff basketball must have seemed like a distant dream to the Green Wave.
Last Wednesday night, that dream became a reality as the Easley girls took on Eastside in their first playoff game in 15 years, thrashing the Eagles in a 57-38 win.
“We knew this was big for our girls,” Raymond said of the Green Wave’s playoff win. “They’ve worked so hard. They spend five days a week either lifting or in the gym. The commitment they made didn’t show in year one, didn’t show in year two, but they kept going and now it’s showing.”
Easley senior forward Kylie Nabors has seen the program move from the doldrums to where it is now and attributes the change to the hard work of her teammates and their head coach.
“It’s turned around a lot, and a lot of that credit goes to Coach Raymond,” Nabors said. “He’s put
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Blue Flame girls advance for first time since 2012
PICKENS — The curtain came down last week on the Pickens High School Lady Blue Flame girls’ basketball season, but not before the team traveled to 
Greenville High School for the first round of the playoffs and defeated the Lady Red Raiders in their home gym — the program’s first postseason win since 2012.
“I am extremely proud and honored to coach such an amazing group of young ladies,” Pickens coach Rikki Owens said. “They are the toughest little group I have ever coached, and they should be proud of themselves for the legacy they have left behind for future Lady Blue Flame players.”
The 2021-22 season ended for the Pickens girls on Friday in Blythewood when the Lady Blue Flame
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Lady Lions’ season finishes with loss to Fairfield Central
By Michael Crouchley
Courtesy The Journal
michael@upstatetoday.com
CENTRAL — In the final five minutes of Thursday’s first-round playoff game, the Daniel High School girls’ basketball team cut Fairfield Central’s lead to three points on three separate occasions.
“As soon as we would go two steps forward, they would hit a shot and we would go five steps back,” Daniel head coach Cosandar Griffin said after the 33-28 loss that ended the Lions’ season. “It was disappointing to see, but I
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Green Wave drop playoff heartbreaker
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Going 7-1 down the stretch and hosting their first playoff game since 2012, the Easley Green Wave boys’ basketball team seemed like a team 
capable of making a playoff run when it took the court against Laurens on Thursday night.
However, without senior all-state guard Kain James, the Green Wave watched a seven-point lead evaporate in the fourth quarter in a season-ending 39-35 loss.
James, Easley’s leading scorer, missed the game with an illness, according to head coach
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Wreck claims Easley man’s life
LIBERTY — A 27-year-old Easley man died after a single-car wreck last week.
Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley identified the victim as Richard Holcombe Jr., of Raines Road.
The accident took place at 7:19 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, on Breazeale
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Clemson updates campus mask rules
By Lauren Pierce
Courtesy The Journal
lpierce@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — Clemson University has changed its face mask requirements once again — lifting a mask mandate for most of campus.
As of Monday, masks were not required in university facilities except on public transportation, in medical facilities and testing sites and in the school’s municipal court, per federal and state requirements.
However, the S.C. Supreme Court announced Thursday face masks in municipal courts will no longer be required
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Authorities investigating weekend deaths
EASLEY — Authorities are still investigating after two people were found dead at a home in Easley on Saturday.
According to a news release from Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Chad Brooks, deputies went to a home at 1215 Holly Bush Road shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday and found a man and woman dead.
Detectives said there were no indicators of foul play, according to Brooks.
Brooks said the Pickens County Coroner’s Office is assisting with the investigation, and no other details were released.
What lurks in the mind of a dog?
Have you ever wondered about a dog’s decision-making ability? About what moves them to action and what they perceive as a threat?
We all know that dogs are territorial and interested in protecting the people in their lives. Yes, sometimes they don’t use good judgment. But who among us 
can claim that humans always do?
Boomer, our boxer bulldog, is one of the sweetest dogs we’ve ever owned. His temperament is laid back, friendly
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