County Council voices speedway support following rally in Easley
By Mike Pulley Special to the Courier news@thepccourier.com EASLEY — Rain causes cancellation of NASCAR races, but the wet weather More »
Easley Spring Fling planned for Saturday
EASLEY — Downtown Easley is gearing up for one of its most anticipated annual events, as the Easley Spring Fling More »
Azalea Fest set for April 24-25
PICKENS — One of the Southeast’s most anticipated spring events is back. The 42nd annual Pickens Azalea Festival, presented by More »
Daniel sweeps county track meet
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com CENTRAL — Heading into the home stretch of their seasons, Pickens County’s four public More »
A century of service
On his 100th birthday last Thursday, Pickens Savings and Loan Director Emeritus Billy Singleton was presented with a resolution from More »
County Council voices speedway support following rally in Easley
By Mike Pulley
Special to the Courier
news@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Rain causes cancellation of NASCAR races, but the wet weather didn’t stop about 300 fans 
from attending a rally to save the historic Greenville-Pickens Speedway.
The fans and a few politicians gathered inside a cavernous building at Easley’s District Park on April 4 to show their support for reviving NASCAR’s second oldest racetrack.
A group of former Greenville-Pickens drivers are hoping the large turnout will help motivate Greenville developer RealtyLink to sign a $4 million contract to sell them the track instead of demolishing it for a large business and
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Dept. of Labor recovers $95k for IHOP cooks
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — An Easley IHOP location is one of three franchise locations that failed to pay overtime to cooks, according to the US Department of Labor.
A release from that agency issued April 2 said it recovered $95,095 in back wages for 33 cooks at three IHOP locations in both North and South Carolina that failed to pay overtime, as required by federal law.
The US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found a
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Signature Foods USA to open new plant in Easley
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — A specialty food products manufacturer will invest $11.5 million and create more than 200 jobs in the Anderson County portion of Easley.
Signature Foods USA announced on April 2 it had selected Anderson County for its first South Carolina operation, a SC Department of Commerce release said.
“Signature Foods USA’s decision to establish operations in
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Easley Chamber expands to Liberty
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — The Greater Easley Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated its first 
major expansion in nearly 20 years.
Executive Director Brian Swords made a special announcement during the Chamber’s 78th Annual Meeting & Awards Celebration on March 19.
“Over the past six to eight months, our board has been working closely together to identify opportunities for strategic growth—both in the programs we offer and in the communities we serve
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Easley Spring Fling planned for Saturday
EASLEY — Downtown Easley is gearing up for one of its most anticipated annual events, as the Easley Spring Fling will return to Old Market Square on Saturday, April 
11.
The festival will kick off at noon and run through 8 p.m., offering a full day of shopping, food and live entertainment. A wide variety of craft vendors will be set up from noon
Azalea Fest set for April 24-25
PICKENS — One of the Southeast’s most anticipated spring events is back. The 42nd annual Pickens Azalea Festival, presented by Quality Granite Cabinets and Flooring, 
returns to downtown Pickens on April 24-25, 2026, bringing two days of live music, hometown traditions, artisan vendors and family-friendly experiences to the heart of the Upstate. Timed with the peak bloom of azaleas across the foothills, the festival draws thousands each year
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Daniel sweeps county track meet
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — Heading into the home stretch of their seasons, Pickens County’s four public high schools took to the track at Daniel High School on April 2 for the Pickens County Track and Field Championships.
For the second year in a row, it was a clean sweep for Daniel High School with its boys’ and girls’ teams both taking first place at the meet.
While the Lions controlled the final standings, the Easley girls had the best day on the track winning nine events.
Aamari Kelly was the biggest winner for the Green Wave, proving to be one of the county’s finest athletes with first place finishes in the 100-meter dash as well as the
Red Devils, Lions boast meet MVPs
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Out of the more than 100 athletes who traveled to Daniel High School for the Pickens County Track and Field Championships, six were lauded for their achievements and presented with awards following the completion of the meet.
Liberty’s Reid Finley and Ciairra Hester, Easley’s Aamari Kelly and Daniel’s Dodson Broussard, Christian Chancellor Jr. and Lizah Williams and Trey Wimbley were named
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Scholarship recipients named
Above: Easley’s Aamari Kelly was awarded the inaugural King of the Pit Scholarship by the King family at the Pickens County track meet last week. The scholarship is awarded to an outstanding jumper from Pickens County. Below: Easley’s Acie Vincent, Liberty’s Reid Finley and Liberty’s Brayden Bagwell were each awarded the Abraham Balawi Memorial Scholarship by Shannon Balawi. The scholarship, named in honor of Liberty great Abraham Balawi, is awarded to standout track and field athletes in Pickens County each spring.
