Save A Lot gives back to Pickens
PICKENS — With the help and generosity of its valued customers, the Save A Lot store in Pickens has donated More »
County elections official recognized for excellence
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Pickens County’s election analyst was recently recognized by a stateorganization for going More »
Devils cruise to region win over Blacksburg
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com LIBERTY — Coming off a heartbreaking loss to Landrum, the third-ranked Liberty High School More »
Liberty deputy administrator Locke resigns
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — The city of Liberty will be outsourcing human resources services going 
forward, following the resignation of its deputy administrator.
In a Jan. 29 Facebook post, Liberty Mayor Andrea Wagner wrote that deputy administrator Bailee Locke submitted her resignation to city officials two weeks ago.
Wagner wrote that the city “thanks (Locke) for her years of service and wishes her all the best.”
The mayor wrote that during the
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Easley man dies after being struck by train
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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EASLEY — An Easley man died last week, several days after being struck by a train.
In a release issued Jan. 29, Pickens County Coroner Andrew Wilson said Pickens County EMS and the Easley fire and police departments responded to the railway near Allen Street in Easley on Saturday, Jan. 24, after a
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Save A Lot gives back to Pickens
PICKENS — With the help and generosity of its valued customers, the Save A Lot store 
in Pickens has donated more than 2,000 bags of much-needed, high-quality food to several local charities including Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, Holy Cross Catholic Church, Life Church, Pickens School District, Pickens
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County elections official recognized for excellence
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Pickens County’s election analyst was recently recognized by a state
organization for going “above and beyond.”
Charles “Skeet” Holland is the 2026 recipient of a statewide award jointly administered to one election official each year on behalf of the South Carolina Association of Registration and Election Officials (SCARE) and the S.C. Election Commission.
“I am extremely proud to accept this award as a representative of the Voter Registrations and Elections office of
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Mathis named president of Founders Federal Credit Union
LANCASTER — The Founders Federal Credit Union Board of Directors and CEO Bruce Brumfield announced today the appointment of Evan Mathis as its new President, effective immediately.
“After careful consideration and discussion with our Board, we know Evan is the right person to assume this role and maintain the momentum of the steady growth and
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Devils cruise to region win over Blacksburg
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Coming off a heartbreaking loss to Landrum, the third-ranked Liberty High School boys’ basketball team returned to action on Friday looking to get back on track against Blacksburg.
The Red Devils (17-5, 5-3 Region 1-2A) took control early and never looked back dominating the Wildcats (5-14, 2-6) to pick up a 70-53 win.
“We were up 25 at one point and I thought we really had a chance to extend it and blow it open, but there was some game rust,” Liberty head coach Brenden Marcell said. “We
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Liberty girls hang tough with Blacksburg
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Hosting 10th ranked Blacksburg on Friday night, the Liberty High School 
girls’ basketball team looked to match their highly rated foe and pick its second region win of the season.
The Red Devils (3-17, 1-7 Region 1-2A) put together a stellar defensive effort to keep things close in the first half but were unable to find the offense to match the Wildcats (15-6, 7-1) in the second half, falling 45-35.
“We’re definitely getting better,” Liberty head
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Persevering through the storm
My friends, my neighbors, my brothers and sisters of Pickens —
This past week, extreme weather tested us.
Winter Storm Fern and the bitter ice that followed placed many of our neighbors in real danger. The cold was fierce. The darkness was real. The road was hard.
But let me tell you something:
Pickens did not bend. Pickens did not break. Pickens rose.
Because when the storm came, the people came.
Our police officers came.
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SC DOT Updates
Dear Editor,
The SCDOT has updated its highway paving list for the next year or two.
US 178 from the Anderson line to Liberty (to the Spinx), has been patched and an intermediate layer has been put down. The final layer of asphalt will be added when it get much warmer.
US 178 from Mauldin Lake Road north to Main Street, Pickens, the SCDOT has begun to patch it. More patching needs to be done as that section is in poor condition in many
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