Flame advance to state title game
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com PICKENS — With a trip to the Class 4A state championship on the line, More »
ElringKlinger to create 294 jobs in Easley
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — A company that announced it was coming to Pickens County last summer More »
Area groups discuss SNAP
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Nearly 20 dozen area organizations and groups met last week to discuss More »
Former Easley mayor faces ethics complaint
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com STATE — The South Carolina Ethics Commission held a hearing last month about an More »
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STILL SUPREME Lions take down Greer for seventh straight region championship Greenwood ends Easley’s season; Devils outlast Blacksburg; pickens clinches More »
Bowers lauds successes, has high hopes for SC 8 fixes
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Emergency services and roads were among the topics Pickens County Council chairman Chris Bowers shared with Greater Easley Chamber of Commerce members during the “State of the 
County” event Nov. 14.
Bowers shared with the group a proposed rendering of the county’s planned emergency services/dispatch center, set to be built behind the
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Red Devils fall at Upper State
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
NINETY SIX — Playing in their third upper state championship in four seasons, the Liberty High School volleyball had momentum on its side after taking the first set against the Ninety Six Wildcats on Nov. 12.
While the Wildcats battled back to take the second set, Liberty maintained control, leading 14-13 as it
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County volleyball players named all-state
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — The S.C. Coaches Association for Women’s Sports (SCCAWS) announced its 2024 All-State volleyball teams earlier this month and Pickens County was well represented with four athletes being selected for the team.
Daniel High School’s Zara Russell and Sarah Ulrich, Liberty’s Payton Miller and Pickens’ Kaylon Chapman were all selected for their respective classifications.
Russell and Ulrich were essential to the Lions this season as they won their third consecutive region
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Teenager shot dead in Easley
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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EASLEY — The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office and the Pickens County Coroner’s Office are investigating a shooting at an 
Easley motel that left a teenager dead.
Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley identified the victim as 17-year-old Robert Preston Crawford.
According to a news release issued Monday by Chief Deputy Chad Brooks, the shooting
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November is a month of fiery color. Leaves turn red and gold, and the nights grow chilly. Brisk, cool mornings give way to sunny afternoons. November is the beginning of pumpkin spice mania and apple 
picking.
November is when Password caught a virus. Password is my laptop. I’ve had her for five years. I remember the first time I saw her, sitting on a counter with other laptops. She was all silver and shiny. She beckoned me over with a
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Living peaceably and grounded in Godliness
With the Republican victory over the Democrats, many are reflecting on the direction of the United States.
For the Trump side, this outcome brings hope and a sense of relief that the country can start heading in a better direction. For the Democratic side, there is concern, uncertainty and even
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Seniors saving money in 2025
In a few weeks, those of us on Social Security will be getting approximately 50 extra dollars in our monthly benefit. Minus the $10 increase in Medicare Part B, that brings the average increase down to 
$40 per month.
How shall we spend our windfall?
If food prices are going to come down after the recent
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Lead paint in veteran housing
It’s one thing to send phony bills to the Department of Veterans Affairs or claim to be a small business — and quite another to put veterans and their families in danger.
An abatement/mitigation company was nailed for saying it had done the work to clear the lead paint in housing units rented to
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Courier Obituaries 11-20-24
GRACE NIX MEECE
LIBERTY — Grace Nix Meece, 81, loving wife to George Meece, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at her home.
Born Aug. 13, 1943, in Pickens County, Grace was the daughter of the late Charlie T. Powell and Edith Brown Powell. Mrs. Meece enjoyed traveling and especially liked going to the beach. She enjoyed fishing and crocheting. She loved her friends and family dearly.
Survivors include her husband, George Meece of Liberty; daughter, Gail Browning (Roger) of Liberty; loving grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sisters, Nancy Senter, Patricia Morgan (Jeff) and Lillian
