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Quilt raffle fundraiser
A cross-stitched flower quilt measuring 72 inches by 94 inches is being raffled by the fiber arts program at Hagood Community Center. The cross-stitch squares were donated in the fall of 2018 by an anonymous donor. Throughout 2019, quilters met to hand-stitch the quilt. The project leader was Lucy Harward, who has since passed away. The quilt is the first one completed by Lucy’s Granger Fiber Arts Quilting Bee. The lucky winner will be drawn during lunch at the center on Wednesday, Dec. 22. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5 and can be obtained at the center on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. until noon.
Lions beat Camden for second straight state championship
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — Going into Friday afternoon’s Class 3A state championship game against the Camden Bulldogs, it would have been hard to describe the Daniel Lions’ performance on the gridiron over the past couple seasons as anything but dominant.
The defending state champion Lions entered with 23 wins in a row — with every victory coming by 14 points or more — and
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Police seeking driver in deadly hit and run
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — The South Carolina Highway Patrol is seeking a driver involved in a fatal hit and run last week.
Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley identified the victim as Jackie Jerome Cumbow, 47, of Arrow Ridge Drive in Easley.
The collision occurred at 1 a.m. Nov. 24 on U.S. Highway 178 near Knoll Street, about a mile south of Liberty, according to South Carolina
Highway Patrol Master Trooper Gary Miller.
Cumbow was driving a 2014 moped east on U.S. 178 when a vehicle struck the moped from behind, causing him to be ejected, Miller said.
The second vehicle then left the scene, he said.
Cumbow was pronounced dead at the scene and died of
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Lighting the night
Community members gathered for a lighting ceremony for the huge Christmas tree at Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative headquarters on Main Street in Pickens last week. Pickens Mayor Fletcher Perry and his great-granddaughter, Naomi, pressed the button to light the tree alongside Blue Ridge president and CEO Jim Lovinggood.
Photos by Rocky Nimmons/Courier
DAR honors local vets
by Ann Warmuth
Special to the Courier
news@thepccourier.com
CLEMSON — Fort Prince George DAR chapter vice regent Mildred Brewer and fellow commemorative events co-chair Martha Hannah recently presented more certificates to honor local veterans. Brewer and Hannah were in Clemson honoring eight World War II veterans and two Vietnam veterans.
“Fort Prince George Daughters love being able to meet and show our appreciation for their service to our
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Christmas parades start this week
COUNTY — The annual Christmas parade season will get cranked up this weekend in Pickens County.
Central will kick off the holidays this Friday, Dec. 3, at 5:45 p.m. as it lights up the town caboose with Christmas lights. Jitters Brewing Company will be giving away hot chocolate as the people of Central watch their neighbors take part in the annual Christmas parade 
through downtown. Entries will start at Cannon Baptist Church.
At 6 p.m. the next day, Saturday, Dec. 4, Liberty will be holding its Holly Jolly Christmas Parade. The paradewill begin at the former Liberty High School football stadium and will run through downtown
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Lions dominate Chester in Upper State championship to secure state rematch
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — Down 7-3 midway through the first quarter and having just fumbled the ball away, the Daniel High School football team seemed to be in trouble against Chester during the Class 3A Upper State championship game at Singleton Field on Friday night.
But the top-ranked Lions responded immediately with an interception from Boston Miller and gave up just five first downs the rest of the way, as they roared ahead to advance to the Class 3A state championship game with a 41-20 win behind their vaunted defense and senior quarterback Trent Pearman.
“My coordinator (Kirk Ellison) really has them firing on all cylinders,” Fruster said of the Daniel defense. “He puts in a lot of hard work,
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Man suspected of having fentanyl, 324g of marijuana, 141 THC vapes
EASLEY — A man faces multiple charges following a traffic stop in Easley last week.
According to a release from Easley Police Department public information officer Sgt. Ashley Anderson, officers from the department’s narcotic division stopped a vehicle traveling on East Main Street around 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16.
As part of an ongoing investigation, officers conducted a thorough search of the vehicle, she said.
The search uncovered 141 THC oil vape pens, five THC oil refills, two grams of crushed pills, 324 grams of
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