Category Archives: News
Two DHS students drown in Central
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — The bodies of two Daniel High School students were recovered from Lake Hartwell on Monday morning, about 36 hours after the teens went missing Saturday night.
Pickens County chief deputy coroner Andrew Wilson identified the victims as 16-year-old Rayan Al-Nasser of Clemson and 15-year-old Zakaria Chaar of Central.
The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call at 10:28 p.m. Saturday night from a person who said their friends were in the water and could not be found, according to a release issued early Sunday morning by Capt. Brett Barwick.
Deputies discovered three people had jumped into Lake Hartwell in the area of Pike Road
You must be logged in to view this content.
Subscribe Today or Login
SDPC Graduation set for Saturday
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CLEMSON — More than 1,100 Pickens County high school seniors will cross a stage into their future at graduation ceremonies at Clemson’s Littlejohn Coliseum on Saturday.
The 402 members of Easley High School’s Class of 2024 will open the day with their
You must be logged in to view this content.
Subscribe Today or Login
Lady Lions finish second at State
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — Athletes from around Pickens County took to the midlands over the weekend for the South Carolina High School League track and field championships and Daniel High School
You must be logged in to view this content.
Subscribe Today or Login
Decision 2024
The questions
1. What qualifications do you have for the office you are campaigning for?
2. What made you decide to seek election/re-election to the office?
3. What changes and improvements do you plan to make in office should you win the election?
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 3
Former Pickens County School Board member Phillip Bowers will go head-to-head with
You must be logged in to view this content.
Subscribe Today or Login
Liberty residents protest city budget
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY – Concerned residents in and around Liberty held a protest before Liberty City Council’s regular session Monday night.
According to the protest’s Facebook event page, Liberty Police Chief Adam Gilstrap granted permission for a peaceful protest to be held from 5:30pm – 6:15pm Monday, May 13, ending
You must be logged in to view this content.
Subscribe Today or Login
Lions best Waccamaw after midnight for third straight state championship
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — Despite a four-hour delay to the start of their Class 3A state championship soccer match with Waccamaw, the Daniel boys’ soccer team didn’t seem to be affected, as senior forward Isaac Turner gave his squad a 1-0 lead just one minute after the game’s 11:30 p.m. start.
From there, the Lions, who had bulldozed their way through the playoffs on the strength of theirattack, turned to their defense and held strong for the remaining 89 minutes to secure the
You must be logged in to view this content.
Subscribe Today or Login
Daniel seniors to leave lasting legacy
Last season when the Daniel boys’ soccer team won its second state championship in a row, it was a historical moment for a historically great program. Almost 50 seasons of excellence, six state 
titles and not once before had the program ever gone back-to-back. It took just one season to surpass that bit of history again as the boys became just the third team in school history to
You must be logged in to view this content.
Subscribe Today or Login
Wave fall in game one at Upper State
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
news@thepccourier.com
LAURENS — Laurens took the opening game of the Upperstate 4A baseball series Monday night, 3-2.
It came down to a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the bottom of the seventh. But, it was the little plays that will leave Easley looking to stay alive in Game 2 Wednesday night.
Easley will need to win at home
You must be logged in to view this content.
Subscribe Today or Login
