Daily Archives: 06/10/2025
SLED probing officer-involved May shooting
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating an officer-
involved shooting that took place last month in Central.
SLED spokeswoman Renée Wunderlich said in a release issued Friday that the Central Police Department requested the investigation following the shooting, which occurred on May 30.
Central police officers responded that day to the University Village apartment complex “to
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Woman dies after Easley accident
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — An Easley woman died Thursday following a single-vehicle accident.
Pickens County Coroner Andrew Wilson said in a release that deputy coroner Marsha Alexander responded to Greenville Memorial Hospital on June 5 after wreck.
The accident occurred at 137 Biltmore Circle earlier that
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Garvin Street purchases should help courthouse crowding
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Pickens County has bought the former Carolina Investors building, and officials hope the move, combined with the purchase of two nearby buildings, will help ease overcrowding at the Pickens County Courthouse.
During his report to Pickens County Council at its June 2 meeting, county administrator Ken Roper discussed what is now being referred to as “the Garvin Street
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Pickens County Council updated on planned water treatment plant
By Evan Smoak
Courtesy The Journal
evan@upstatetoday.com
PICKENS — Pickens County Council recently received an update from the Pickens 
Regional Joint Water System about the water treatment plant to be built on Lake Keowee.
PRJWS is an agreement between the Easley-Central Water District, the Pickens County Water Authority, the Six Mile Rural Community Water District and the city of Liberty. The purpose of the joint water authority is to obtain a water source from Lake Keowee to provide long-term drinking
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Easley prepares for city’s largest sewer project since 1980’s
EASLEY — Easley Combined Utilities (ECU) announces a multi-phase sewer project following the recent approval of the design contract with construction set to begin in 
late summer 2026. The project addresses the Brushy Creek, 18 Mile Creek, and Middle Branch sewer interceptors. Sewer interceptors are major pipelines that receive
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CU’s 4-H Pinckney Leadership program receives visit from National 4-H Council
By Marlon Morgan
Clemson University
news@thepccourier.com
CLEMSON — Clemson University began the 4-H Pinckney Leadership program in 2016 as a means of helping middle and high school students develop their leadership abilities and awareness of civic engagement through camps, conferences and a roundup event.
The program has grown to more than 750 youth and adult leaders representing 37 of South Carolina’s 46 counties. At this year’s 4-H Pinckney Leadership Roundup, the program had the privilege of hosting Jill Bramble, president and CEO of the National 4-H Council, and Natalie Godwin, vice president of corporate communications of the
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Recruit swearing in set for Semper Fi Barn
CENTRAL — The public is encouraged to attend and support: The Swearing in of US 
Army Recruits on the Army’s 250th birthday on Sat, Jun 14, from 4-6 p.m. at the Semper Fi Barn, 3114 Smith Memorial Highway, Central. Family members and veterans are the honored guests. Birthday cake and hamburgers served after this 20-minute ceremony. For more info, call Tom @864-643-9197 or email: semperfibarn@gmail.com
Salvation is free, but it’s not cheap
The Christian faith believes that God draws people to Himself when they hear the gospel message about how much He loves them. This is why evangelism is important, 
since the idea is that the more the gospel is presented, the more people will be convicted and respond to Christ.
After a person has made their public profession of
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Stick-built evangelism
Matthew 7:26-27 “And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the 
rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.”
Carpenters sometimes use the term “stick framing” to describe a type of residential construction. Stick framing utilizes dimensional softwood lumber (spruce, pine,
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Courier Letters to the Editor 6-11-25
Courthouse, Carolina Investors
Dear Editor,
The Pickens County Courthouse has been overcrowded for a while, when it comes to space inside the building and parking outside. The county government has taken two steps to address this. First, we bought the old Carolina Investors building at 208 Garvin St. That building is two floors and 10,000 square feet and will help alleviate overcrowding inside the courthouse.
Moving from the courthouse to Garvin St. will be the Department of Juvenile Justice; Probation, Parole and Pardons; and possibly the public defender. They will be on the
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