Monthly Archives: September 2020
Making a choice to rearrange priorities
Praying to God in faith is one of the most important deeds we can do. Why? Because prayer is the foundation of our relationship with Jesus and reveals how serious we are about obeying Him.
It seems very likely that our sincerity and love are measured by our prayer life. Someone asked, if praying were our full-time job, would we still be employed? The Lord is not impressed with our words or even our works as much as He is with our devotion to the secret place of meditation and intercession. Have you been sensing the Holy Spirit speaking to you lately about
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Quilt of Valor awarded to Bob Nash
By By Lynda Abegg
For the Courier
news@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — The Fort Prince George Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) awarded the Quilt of Valor to Robert Nash, Ph.D., for his military service.
The ceremony was held outdoors on the Nash porch, with chapter regent Carolyn Nations presiding, and seven members present, all properly masked. The registered Quilt of Valor was machine-sewn
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Pickens High’s Trouten wins Young Miss Teen Upstate title
PICKENS — Elisabeth “Beth” Trouten of Easley won the LMSC Young Miss Teen Upstate title on 
Sept. 12 at Walhalla Middle School.
Trouten is the daughter of Jennifer Mason and Daniel Trouten. She is a 14-year-old freshman at Pickens High School, where she is a member of the Pickens High School “Rockstars” Marching Band. She is a member of the Color Guard team and also plays the oboe in the concert band.
The Little Miss South Carolina (LMSC) Pageant is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. It is one of South Carolina’s oldest pageant systems for children
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Pickens Chamber Member of the Month
Pit Stop Auto Shop, located at 116 Hampton Ave. in Pickens, was named the Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce’s September Member of the Month. Pit Stop Auto Shop is a full-service preventive maintenance and automotive repair center. The shop performs high-quality, guaranteed service you can trust at a fair price. They repair domestic and foreign vehicles and offer scheduled maintenance of cars, SUVs, trucks and fleet vehicles. Pit Stop Auto Shop is family owned and operated and guarantees your vehicle is serviced correctly while maintaining your manufacturer’s warranty. The shop only uses quality replacement parts, and the Pit Stop Auto Shop technicians are ASE-certified. Call (864) 507-3404 to schedule an appointment or stop by the shop. Pictured are Stetson Owen of Bee Well Honey, Dawn Acuff, Tome Bryant, Jeremy Bryant, Steve Hood, Cameron Wyatt, Jerry Tucker, Billy Cannon and Lisa Turnick of the chamber.
Courier Obituaries 9-23-20
CHRISTOPHER JUHL KEARNS
EASLEY — Christopher Juhl Kearns passed away on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.
He lived from Dec. 9, 1975, to Sept. 19, 2020.
A Brother’s Perspective:
Chris was born with a mental illness that robbed him of so many things in life that most of us take for granted. He struggled greatly to find his place in the world. My family struggled at times to protect Chris from himself, understand, and properly care for him. While we searched for the answers, we saw Chris slip into dark places, sometimes years on end. His condition demanded a lot
‘I expect us to win’
Blue Flame eager to take field after offseason of hard work
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — For Pickens High School head football coach Chad Smith, last season’s failures were certainly a disappointment following a playoff berth
two years ago.
The Blue Flame were beset by injuries in 2019, including the early-season loss of standout running back Brady Batson, and finished just 2-8 on the year. Now entering his fourth season at the helm of his alma mater, nothing has changed about Smith’s expectations for his team, and with two
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INTO THE UNKNOWN
Devils entering uncertain season with two-week COVID-19 delay
By Clay Counts
Special to The Courier
claycounts21@yahoo.com
LIBERTY — The offseason has been a long and stressful one for high school football coaches, 
players and fans around the state and nation, but the long wait is finally
coming to a close for most South Carolina teams, with season openers set for this Friday night.
The Liberty Red Devils, however, will have to wait at least a couple more weeks after some members of the team tested positive for COVID-19 recently.
School District of Pickens County spokesman John Eby announced last Friday that all football activities at LHS had been suspended for two weeks due to the positive cases on the team. Eby said all close contacts of the positive cases had been notified, and games are being rescheduled as necessary in accordance with the South Carolina High School League.
Liberty is entering the pandemic-shortened 2020 season coming off a 3-8 finish a year ago, although the Red
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fresh start
Easley seeks improvement entering 2020 season with third coach in as many years
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
ejolley@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Although many people are resistant to change, it isn’t always a bad thing.
And Easley High School football fans can take solace in that fact as the Green Wave head into the
pandemic-shortened 2020 season with their third head coach in as many seasons.
After Caleb King announced his surprise resignation following his only season at the program’s helm, former Byrnes offensive coordinator Jordan Durrah was announced as the Green Wave’s new head coach in February.
A former state championship-winning coach in North Carolina, King moved back to the Tar Heel State, where he is now an assistant coach at Rose High School. That move opened the door for Easley administrators to bring Durrah back to the school after he previously served as a Green Wave assistant during the Chad Smith era.
“I’ve always felt it was a special place,” Durrah said of Easley. “I think it’s got a strong community. We have strong people in administration and we have strong leaders in the district and
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‘Tough Sledding’
Lions tasked with keeping up success amid pandemic and other challenges
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — The Daniel Lions have seen plenty of ups and downs during the tenure of head coach Jeff Fruster.
After the Lions managed to go just 8-13 in his first two seasons at the helm,
Fruster has taken Daniel to a combined 22-3 record, an Upper State championship appearance and a region title since 2018.
Now, Fruster faces what could possibly be his biggest challenge yet — replacing star quarterback Tyler Venables and nine other starters after the longest, strangest offseason he has ever seen due to the COVID-19 virus.
Set to kick off the season this Friday at rival Seneca, the Lions are taking COVID-19 very seriously and following all the various suggestions recommended by the S.C. High School League, according to Fruster. He also said the team had yet to see a positive case as of last week and commended the attitude shown by his players to the necessary changes.
“I told the kids way back in the summer that we’re going to
have to remain very flexible this year, and I think the kids have done a very good job with that,” Fruster said. “I know it’s not ideal and it goes against the very nature of everything they’ve done in this sport, but they have had a positive attitude if this is what it takes to play.”
Despite the challenges with COVID-19, the Lions have plenty to look forward to this season. Daniel boasts its
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