‘A true friend’
Tinsley remembered as friend, mentor By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com PICKENS — A fixture in the automotive and banking More »
This week in FOOTBALL FRENZY only in PICKENES COUNTY COURIER
Red Devils handle homecoming business against Landrum; Lions rolling in region play; Pickens to return to action; Easley falls to More »
Elections set for Tuesday
By Bru Nimmons Staff Reporter bnimmons@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Pickens County voters will return to the polls this week to vote More »
Appalachian Folk Festival to be held Friday, Saturday
PICKENS — The Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce announced the return of the Pickens Appalachian Folk Festival, taking place this More »
Market at the Mill’s ‘Stuff the Truck” project set to help Helene survivors
PICKENS – With the Relief effort continuing for Hurricane Helene survivors, one of the biggestobstacle has been oversupply support staging. More »
AnMed CEO discusses current, future growth
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — What began as one woman’s promise to God has developed into a More »
Superintendent defends prom decision, despite controversy
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
goliver@upstatetoday.com
EASLEY — As COVID-19 vaccinations increase, school activities are beginning to open up.
That includes the annual junior-senior prom for high school students in Pickens County.
But that doesn’t mean all students and parents are happy.
Last week, a county student presented the district’s board of trustees with a petition holding 440 signatures asking that students be allowed to bring anyone they want to the prom. Officials are requiring students to bring dates from within their high schools, rather than from an outside school, in a virus mitigation move.
“We just want to have one night to ourselves, to be able to dance, have fun at our own risk,” Easley High School student Brendan Perfater said. “We all already hang out together to begin with. It’s just us — we just want one
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School district announces end-of-year schedule
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
goliver@upstatetoday.com
EASLEY — The School District of Pickens County has released its schedule to finish out the school year.
The district announced Thursday that from spring break until the end of the school year, there will be
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COVID-19 cases up slightly in SDPC
COUNTY — Although numbers are still relatively low and fewer people were in quarantine, the School District of Pickens County saw a slight 
increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the district last week.
In its weekly update, the district said Friday that 25 students and six staff members tested positive for
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State health officials tout antibody program’s success
COLUMBIA — State health officials estimate more than 1,000 hospital admissions for COVID-19 have been avoided through a monoclonal antibody program.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved antibody infusions in November for emergency use to treat patients who had specific health issues, including those with a body mass index greater than 35, those affected by diabetes, chronic kidney disease, immunosuppressive disease and/or taking immunosuppressive medication, and those older
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The name above all names
Throughout history, no one has made a greater impact on this Earth than Jesus Christ, yet many still do not understand who he is. During Christmas, people around the world acknowledge his birth was more than 2,000 years ago, but actually he existed long before that.
As the Son of God, Jesus is the Alpha and Omega, which means he is from the beginning and has no end. This truth of him being infinite is beyond our comprehension, but nonetheless this spiritual reality places him in a unique category all by himself.
Jesus said in John chapter eight and verse 58, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, before Abraham
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A growing trash and litter issue
I was sworn in to the county council two months ago, and the growing trash and litter problem seems to be one of our biggest issues.
Ten years ago in Pickens County, the tonnage of waste was 36,784. Today, it is about 46,000. The litter on the roads has significantly 
increased and is an eyesore, too.
If we don’t get ahead of the things being stressed by population growth, like solid waste, roads, EMS, sewer and planning/codes, they’ll eat us up.
1. The landfill is full. The 2012 council had a plan for a new landfill — an agreement with MRR
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Ours not to reason why, ours but to do or die
Sometimes we take things on blind faith. That means we might be scared to death, but go ahead anyway.
There have been a few occasions when fear would have prevented me from doing something if there had been any choice, but because of the 
circumstances, going forward was the only choice.
It was late summer, and it was hot. We were horseback riding at Earls Ford in Oconee County with a group of friends and passed through woods and trees and across a river before heading up the mountain.
We rode single file along a narrow trail that overlooked a deep valley thick with ferns growing
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Courier Obits 3-31-21
MICHAEL WILLIAM PETERSON
SIX MILE — Michael William Peterson, 63, of Six Mile, passed away on March 25, 2021, due to 
health complications.
Michael was the son of the late Mike Sevegen and the late Dorothy Sevegen. He was a truck driver for 15 years until sustaining an injury that led to his early retirement. He enjoyed spending time with his wife, kids and grandchildren, all of whom he loved dearly. His family meant everything to him, and he was a great
Devils beat Pickens for first win
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — After weeks of growing pains, the Liberty High School baseball team finally saw the fruits of its labor on Saturday as the Red Devils topped county rival Pickens 3-0.
“These guys have worked so hard,” Liberty head coach Scott Kerwin said. “It’s been a growing process, but they’ve worked their tail off and they haven’t let 0-9 affect them at all.”
Picking up their first win of the season, the Red Devils were put in a position to succeed behind the play of shortstop Nolan Evatt.
Evatt put the Red Devils ahead in the second with a two-RBI double and shut
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Blue Flame’s Bolding among top prospects
PICKENS — Extra Inning Softball released its 2025 Extra Elite 100 Player Rankings earlier this month, and Pickens County was represented 
on the list by Kaylee Bolding.
Bolding, an eighth-grader who plays varsity softball for Pickens, was ranked the 31st best player in her class, according to the website’s list.
Bolding’s ranking should be no surprise to the Pickens community after her play on the diamond.
Already in her second year as a starter for the Blue Flame, Bolding impressed in the Liberty
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