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Lions fall short in Christmas tourney
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — After winning their first two games last week, the Daniel High School boys’ basketball team moved on to the finals of its annual Christmas tournament against Wade Hampton on Thursday.
The Lions, however, came just short of championship glory, falling 59-50 to the Generals in the championship game.
“They did a really good job offensively of pushing the ball,” Daniel head coach Ben Touchberry said of Wade Hampton following the loss. “Defensively, they did a really good job of stopping our penetration and
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Paying Tribute
Wreaths laid at graves of more than 1,000 local veterans
By Ann Warmuth
For The Courier
news@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Downpours could not stop the Central, Clemson and Easley volunteers numbering over 450 who came out for the third year in a row on Dec. 18 to remember the lives of the communities’ 1,027 veterans at rest in the 10 cemeteries supported by the local Wreaths Across America (WAA) programs.
This year’s WAA theme was “Live Up to Their Legacy,” with 2.4 million veterans wreaths laid on their resting places in more than 3,110
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Red Devils win state title
BLYTHEWOOD — The Liberty High School Red Devil Battalion JROTC Raider team brought home another state championship Saturday, Dec. 11.
Teams from all over the state competed at Blythewood High School to claim the state championship and qualify for one of 20 slots to
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New Year’s dishes bring good fortune
By Olivia Fowler
For the Courier
ofowler@thepccourier.com
All over the world, people believe that serving certain dishes on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s 
Day will bring a prosperous New Year.
Greens of almost any kind are chosen to represent folding money, pork is considered a prosperous meat and peas and beans represent coins in many cultures.
In the South, especially the Carolinas, collard greens, black-eyed peas and rice are universally thought to be most important for New Year’s dishes.
This tradition can be traced to several other regions, primarily Africa, France and the Caribbean.
The pork roast and saurkraut tradition is favored in states with strong German and Dutch heritages, and the orange brandy cake is a Greek Island tradition.
They’re all good. And I hope prosperity will come to you immediately after eating at least one of these dishes.
Blue Flame outlast Liberty in OT
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — A lot has changed for the 10th-ranked Pickens High School boys’ basketball team this season, and that change was on display more than ever against Liberty on Thursday night.
Trailing 16-3 after one quarter, the Blue Flame stormed back to close the gap and force overtime before coming out with a 49-43 win.
“They’ve done this all year,” Pickens head coach Jeff Harrelson said. “It seems like every game at some point, whether we’ve gotten up or gotten down, we’ve had to fight back and claw back. For whatever
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Pickens girls win big
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — It’s hard to imagine there have been much better starts for a team this season than the performance of the Pickens Blue Flame girls’ basketball squad against county foe Liberty on Thursday.
The Blue Flame held the Red Devils scoreless for nearly 12 minutes, jumping out to a 25-0 lead, and brought home a 54-24 victory.
“We did the little things and we were very aggresive,” Pickens head coach Rikki
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Freeman named Liberty PD TREE award winner
LIBERTY — The Thomas’ Recognition of Excellent Employee (T.R.E.E) service award is an annual award that was started in 2019 to recognize the hard work, dedication and loyalty of the workers of the Liberty Police Department.
Each year the T.R.E.E. service award recipient is chosen by Chief Adam Gilstrap and a panel of employees. This year’s winner was awarded to Cpl. James “Jay” Freeman.
Freeman served as a state trooper for the South Carolina Highway Patrol for nine years before joining the Liberty Police Department force in August 2015. In June 2016, Freeman was promoted to the rank of corporal. Since that time, Freeman has been placed over the training department.
Freeman has been praised by the community for being courteous and informative during police encounters. The Liberty Police Department would like to congratulate Freeman as the 2021 T.R.E.E. service award recipient.
PACK A PUNCH THIS CHRISTMAS
By Olivia Fowler
For the Courier
ofowler@thepccourier.com
All four of these Christmas punches are non-alcoholic and can be enjoyed by children and adults.
They all taste good, are a little different and look beautiful in a punch bowl.
Freezing some of the punch with garnish in a Bundt cake pan adds a really festive touch to your holiday table.
Enjoy.
