Yearly Archives: 2020
One recycling center to open on Wednesdays
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — One of the county’s recycling centers is now open again on Wednesdays.
Last week, county officials announced the Easley recycling center at the county landfill in Liberty will be open from 7:30 a.m.-7:20 p.m. on Wednesdays effective this week.
The center is located at 2053 Old Liberty Highway in Liberty. It was chosen to open on Wednesdays due to its central location. All the other county recycling centers will remain closed on Wednesdays.
During summer 2018, officials decided to close all the centers on Wednesdays as a money-
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County athletes sign with colleges
Pickens County had another huge signing day on Feb. 5, with local high school student-athletes signing with colleges all over the country. Signing at Daniel,
pictured above, from left, were De’Andre Bradley (football, Coffeyville Community College), Hack Hamilton (football, Coffeyville Community College), Jared Kirksey (football, South Carolina State University), Bubba McAtee (football, Clemson University), Jacob Peake (baseball, Anderson University) and Mismeh Balawi (cross-country and track, U.S. Naval Academy). Signing at Easley were, seated below from left, Ashley Gagnon (softball, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts), Joshua Hill (wrestling, Limestone College), Caleb Holcombe (wrestling, Limestone College), Dylan Lyda (football, The Citadel), and Jackson Wilson (football, Presbyterian College). At Liberty High School, senior football standouts Aaron Spruill and Duncan Owen, pictured inset with Red Devils football coach Kyle Stewart, both signed with Erskine College. Pickens High School also had two seniors sign to play football at North Greenville University — Lawson Maxey and Jacob Nagle — but pictures were unavailable at press time.
Liberty Middle boys clinch back-to-back championships
LIBERTY — From 0-13 to back-to-back championships, the Liberty Middle School Falcons boys’ basketball team has completed quite the turnaround over the past couple of seasons.
After going winless in the 2017-2018 season, the Falcons responded in a big way to win both the conference and tournament championships last year — the first season of its kind at
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Devils beat Pendleton
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — After falling behind early, the Liberty High School boys’ basketball team looked to be in big trouble on Friday night against the Pendleton Bulldogs.
However, the standout play of senior point guard Bradyn Moss and junior forward E.J. Stafford turned things around in a hurry, as the Red Devils fended off the Bulldogs in a 58-51 win.
“This is a great win for us,” Liberty coach Jonathan Dilworth said. “We got after it
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Despite hot start, Liberty girls fall against Bulldogs
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — In the midst of a five-game losing streak, the Liberty Red Devil girls’ basketball 
team seemed poised to turn things around on Friday night.
The Red Devils jumped out to a hot start and held a 23-22 halftime lead over Pendleton — which sits at second place in the region standings. Liberty just couldn’t hold on though, turning the ball over in droves as the Bulldogs pulled away for a 52-39 win.
“In the second half we really went back into some old habits,” Liberty head coach Gregg Thomas said. “We were throwing the ball away with some
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A river runs through the yard
A river runs through it.
That’s a good description of my front yard., as I write this. Well, my backyard, too.
I was lucky, though, during last Thursday’s deluge. After seeing photos of what other residents in Pickens County and across the Upstate endured, I really should be thankful.
We live on relatively high ground, but we still get a pretty good gully-washing when these big rains come along.
It actually used to be a lot worse than this. It used to gush right straight at my front steps, even with a normal rainfall of half an inch or so, and it washed away all my grass.
That was after the city of Easley, in its somewhat less than
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Courier Letters to the Editor 2-12-20
An alternate perspective
Dear Editor,
I read with much interest the letter from Olivia Fowler and was following her train of thought until she got to the part where she called President Trump a draft-dodger and then attacked Trump for his comments about McCain. My perspective on these two items are so much different than hers.
First, I don’t hold any ill feelings toward anyone who avoided going to Vietnam. This was a conflict and was never a declared war halfway around the globe in a country we knew nothing about, and most of us had no interest in their affairs. President Johnson (Democrat) turned “giving help to some insurgents” into a full-scale debacle that cost the lives of more than 50,000 brave Americans. This was the first war the USA ever lost! I have friends that are very proud of their service in Vietnam, and I am proud of them, but again, I hold no ill feelings toward others who could legally avoid going. Thank God President Nixon (Republican) ended our involvement.
Secondly, I will remember McCain as a very bitter, hateful senator who with his last words on
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Courier Obituaries 2-12-19
LILLIAN G. CHAPMAN
EASLEY — Mrs. Lillian Gillespie Chapman, 90, wife of the late Dewey Odell Chapman, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020.
Born in Anderson County, a daughter of the late Vanwyck Jerry Gillespie and the late Emma Smith Gillespie, Mrs. Chapman was a graduate of Easley High School and retired from the Elljean Plant of Alice Manufacturing Company with 50 years of service. She was a member of Brushy Creek Baptist Church, where she belonged to the Willing Workers Sunday School Class.
Surviving are a son, Jerry Odell Chapman (Beth) of Clemson; a daughter, Cheryl Chapman Brooks (Ralph) of Easley; two sisters, Jean Lark of Henderson, N.C., and Evelyn Freeman of Easley; five grandchildren, Jeff Chapman, Heather Stephens, Lauren Rinebold, Corey Herndon and Justin Herndon; and three great-grandchildren, J.J. Chapman, Claire Chapman
Sen. Tim Scott accepting apps for summer 2020 internships
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) has announced he is accepting congressional internship applications for available positions in his Washington D.C., North Charleston, 
Columbia and Greenville offices for the summer of 2020.
The internship program offers undergraduate and graduate students practical experience in constituent services, the legislative process, government policy and press. The internship provides students with the ability to work with and learn from public service professionals. Students will learn invaluable work experience and skills throughout their internship that will help them gain a better understanding of how their government functions.
In Washington, interns have the unique chance to research
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