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Hembree appointed PC Veterans Affairs Officer after election loss

Hembree appointed PC Veterans Affairs Officer after election loss

By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — The county’s new Veterans Affairs Officer began his term July 1 but More »

Easley couple receives Order of the Palmetto for lifetime of service

Easley couple receives Order of the Palmetto for lifetime of service

By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — An Easley couple were awarded South Carolina’s highest civilian honor, in recognition More »

Pickens County doctor pens new children’s book

Pickens County doctor pens new children’s book

By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — The past several months have been busy ones for Dr. Lori Carnsew More »

AnMed expands access to urgent care in Clemson

AnMed expands access to urgent care in Clemson

CLEMSON — AnMed and Urgent Care Group have partnered to open AnMed Urgent Care in Clemson, located at 885 Tiger More »

 

PCSO K-9 finds missing child

By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com

 

EASLEY — A Pickens County Sheriff’s Office K-9 located a missing child last week.

According to a news release from the sheriff’s office, deputies with the agency’s K-9 unit responded to an Easley home in search of a missing child on Feb. 14.

K-9 Lily was deployed and immediately picked up the child’s scent, the release said.

After a brief track, Lily located the missing child in a nearby wood line, the release

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Officials look to improve Hwy. 8

By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com

COUNTY — With the first steps being taken toward long-awaited improvements on S.C. Highway 183, local officials know another area highway needs work as well.

Area officials discussed S.C. Highway 8 during the Jan. 29 meeting of

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Talbert talks first weeks, future goals

By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com

EASLEY — Since taking office, Easley’s new mayor has been busy, working on issues that came up during the campaign, including one that would allow Easley voters to decide if the position of mayor will continue in the future.

Lisa Talbert spoke about her first few weeks in office during the Jan. 29 meeting of Pickens United.

She discussed growth, which has been a contentious issue in Easley in

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‘Had what it takes’

Lady Lions down Patriots to advance to third round for first time since ‘14

By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com

CENTRAL — Despite missing the playoffs for just the third time in 20 years last season, Daniel girls basketball head coach Cosandar Griffin knew her team had special potential coming into the season.

The Lions proved just how special they could be on Saturday night as they downed the Powderville Patriots, 56-37

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Pickens girls best South Aiken, fall to Riverside in second round

By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com

PICKENS — Coming off a disappointing end to the regular season, the Pickens girls’ basketball team hoped to regain its form in the playoffs as they hosted the South Aiken Thoroughbreds in round one of the Class 4A playoffs last week.

Despite an off-shooting night, the Blue Flame managed to advance in the playoffs for the third consecutive

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Patriots end Lions’ season

By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com

CENTRAL — Boasting a one-point halftime advantage over the fourth-ranked Powdersville Patriots, the Daniel boys basketball team just needed to hold on for 16 more minutes in order to advance to the Class 3A quarterfinals for the third consecutive year.

Instead, the sixth-ranked Lions came out of the locker room flat allowing the Patriots to go on a 14-0 run that they were never able to overcome in a  72-59 season-ending loss.

“You have to give Powdersville a lot of credit,” Daniel

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Touchberry named next Daniel athletic director

By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com

CENTRAL — Daniel High School didn’t have to look far for its new athletic director, as a familiar face was selected to lead the Lions’ athletic programs according to a release from the school last week.

Ben Touchberry has been selected as the next Athletic Director. This announcement follows the resignation of Tommy Plumblee, current Athletic Director, at the end of the 2023-24 school year, the release said.

Coach Touchberry has been on staff at D.W. Daniel

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Valentine’s Day is history — women’s history

Valentine’s Day is more than just a bouquet of flowers. For some, it is a day filled with romance and roses. For others, it may have been a day of romantic disaster.

It doesn’t matter how you celebrated Valentine’s Day, I just hope you got chocolates. It’s always nice to have fancy chocolates presented in a heart-shaped box — after all, history is like a box of chocolates.

In Chicago, on Valentine’s Day 1920, Carrie Chapman Catt should

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Time for spring cleaning

Do you believe there is such a thing as good and evil, God and Satan? When something good happens, do you thank God because you believe He blessed you? What about when something bad happens?

In Jeremiah 29:11 the God of the Bible says, “For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Looking at this carefully, we

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Courier Letters to the Editor

‘Dear John’ letters

Dear Editor,

When America entered World War II, many a young man was drafted to fight, a lot of whom also left behind sweethearts or fiances, being told by them that they’d wait for them to return.

After a short time, many of these men received a letter from said girlfriends or fiances saying that they had found

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