Daily Archives: 05/07/2025
The Wall That Heals will be illuminated in Orange on Friday, May 16 for Agent Orange Awareness
LIBERTY — The Pickens County Veterans Affairs is honored to welcome The Wall That Heals to Pickens County next week. Arriving around 11 a.m. in Easley on Tuesday, May 13.
The Wall That Heals Escort to Deer Wood Farms in Liberty will start at 12:00, noon at Rock Springs Baptist Church in Easley. While making it’s way to Deer Wood Farms in Liberty, the escort will head down Hwy 123 exiting at Liberty onto Hwy 178.
While turning right onto Hwy 178 and traveling through Liberty before turning right onto Breazeale Road and arriving at 765 Breazeale Road, Liberty. Businesses and individuals are invited and encouraged to give a big Pickens County Welcome along this escort route. The installation of The Wall will begin the morning of Wednesday, May 14th.
Once installed The Wall is open 24 hours for viewing until closing on Sunday, May 18th at 2:00 pm. The Wall will be illuminated in Orange the evening of Friday, May 16 for Agent Orange Awareness. Information on programs scheduled during the visit will be updated and added to our website at www.pickensveterans.org.
Of the more than 58,000 individual service member’s names on The Wall, 896 were from South Carolina and 21 of those were from Pickens County. These service member’s will also be recognized as part of the Mobile Education Center The Wall Of Faces along with loved ones who served in Vietnam, returned, and has since passed and was registered in the In Memory Program. We look forward to sharing this unique opportunity our community has as we remember and honor those that served in Vietnam and WELCOME THEM HOME.
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“A Story Unfolds” book drive targets young readers
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — A local woman and her family are seeking to provide young readers with fresh reads.
Powdersville resident Jessica Fancher spoke to the Pickens County Courier on Sunday about the effort
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Vet director election set to close on Friday
COUNTY — Veterans have just a few days left to vote in the advisory election to select the next Pickens 
County Veterans Affairs Officer, a key position responsible for advocating on behalf of the county’s more than 7,000 veterans.
Interim Veterans Affairs director Walt Carter and local veteran John P. Hembree are set to face off in the election
The election, which opened April 29, gives local veterans the opportunity to choose a candidate they believe will best
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Central man dies in wreck
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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LIBERTY — A Central man died Saturday after a single-vehicle wreck.
Pickens County Coroner Andrew Wilson identified the victim as 27-year-old Brandon Michael Lollis.
Wilson said in a release that Pickens County EMS and the Liberty Area Fire District were dispatched on Saturday to the area of 949 Stewart Gin
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Coroner: Driver died by own hand
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — A driver involved in a single-vehicle wreck on Sunday died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Pickens County Coroner’s Office.
In a release issued Monday, Pickens County chief deputy coroner
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Dream Center opens coffeehouse in Easley
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — A new coffeehouse in Easley will serve the community while helping to fund the work of the Dream Center.
A crowd turned out Monday to witness the ribbon-cutting ceremony and explore the menu of Higher Grounds Coffeehouse, located at 210 Fern St. in the old Southern Weaving property.
“We have the Dream Center Resale Stores, and all the money from the Resale Stores goes to support the
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