Pickens sweeps Bishop England for 18th volleyball championship
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com COLUMBIA — Having dropped just one set on its way to the Class 4A More »
Balance key for state champs
Last season, when the Pickens High School volleyball team overcame a year of adversity to secure the 17th state championship More »
Pickens runoff set for Tuesday
By Bru Nimmons Staff Reporter bnimmons@thepccourier.com PICKENS — Voters from Pickens will return to the polls one final time this More »
TD Bank closing one Easley branch
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — A TD Bank branch in Easley is among the more than 50 More »
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Pickens sweeps Bishop England for 18th volleyball championship
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — Having dropped just one set on its way to the Class 4A volleyball state championship, the Pickens High School volleyball team prepared for possibly its biggest challenge yet with the title on the line against the Bishop England Battling Bishops on 
Saturday.
The Bishops, the national leader in volleyball state championships according to the South Carolina High School League, failed to provide much of a challenge for Pickens as the Blue Flame swept the Bishops 3-0 in straight sets to secure Pickens’ 18th volleyball state championship in school history.
“I’m just trying to let this soak in and realize what just happened,” Pickens head coach Mellie Crumpton said after the win. “We are a solid all-around team and we have grit. Our word for tonight was relentless. I told them to be relentless, and that’s what we came out and did.”
The championship win was the second straight for the Blue Flame — their first back-to-back titles since 2013-14.
“Honestly, I’ve just been praying the whole season that we would make it back,” Pickens senior setter Lily Clarkson said. “We just had to believe and trust in God’s plan, and
Balance key for state champs
Last season, when the Pickens High School volleyball team overcame a year of adversity to secure the 17th state championship in school history, I wrote that if 2024 was a
“down” year for Pickens volleyball, I hoped teams would be ready for what was to come from arguably the state’s top volleyball program.
However, it seemed nobody was ready for the Blue Flame in 2025 as they took down the competition with ease on their way to another state championship on Saturday against Bishop England. The win was
Pickens runoff set for Tuesday
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Voters from Pickens will return to the polls one final time this week to 
decide who will take the final Pickens City Council in a runoff election on Tuesday.
Jonathan “Baldo” Baker and Jessica Merrill are set to face off for the final open seat on council in the election. Baker finished with 229 votes in the municipal
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Train kills pedestrian
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — A person was struck and killed by a train in Easley on Monday morning.
As of press time, the Pickens County Coroner’s Office had not released the name of the victim.
Amtrak issued a statement after the incident, saying the train was traveling from New Orleans to New York when it hit a person on the Norfolk Southern
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TD Bank closing one Easley branch
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — A TD Bank branch in Easley is among the more than 50 locations 
nationwide that the company announced it will be closing.
According to a letter sent to account holders on Oct. 30, the TD Bank located at 5041 Calhoun Memorial Highway in Easley will close on Jan. 29.
The letter said all customers’ banking information will remain the
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Resources available for food needs during SNAP pause
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS COUNTY — Due to ongoing court proceedings during the federal government 
shutdown, it remains to be seen whether Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be partially funded, fully funded or not issued at all for the month of November.
In a Oct. 31 post, the South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) said it continued to monitor the federal government shutdown, as
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How many have to die?
James 4:14 “Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away.”
If there is any single people group that must be appreciated by all Americans, it would be our veterans. They have gone, many voluntarily, into battle to win and keep our freedoms.
Many have died in horrible pain while others have survived and endured pain beyond the imagination of most of us.
Beyond the death and pain are those that brought the war home with them. Post
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A farewell from Arms
I would like to take a couple of minutes this evening and offer my thanks to the people of Liberty for trusting me these past two years. I would also like to offer some points of 
reflection that I have discovered along the way.
Back in July 2023, I was elected to this seat to finish Chuck Powell’s term. One of the few promises I made during the campaign was to carry Chuck’s love of Liberty forward and to use it in every decision I have made. I hope that I have made Mr. Powell proud. I hope that my actions on this council
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