Municipal elections set for Tuesday
By Bru Nimmons Staff Reporter bnimmons@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Election Day is right around the corner, with voters set to return More »
SCDOT closes more bridges in Pickens County
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — The South Carolina Department of Transportation last week closed two more bridges More »
County leaders eye CATbus expansion
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Members of the Pickens United group discussed the possibility of seeing More »
Soapstone Preservation Endowment reaches goal
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com PICKENS — An effort to build a $1 million endowment to protect and promote More »
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Courier Obituaries 5-15-24
LARRY RUDOLPH WHITLOCK
CENTRAL — Larry Rudolph Whitlock, 77, loving husband of 58 years to Fannie Elizabeth 
Whitlock, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024, at Baptist Easley Hospital, surrounded by his family.
Born Dec. 9, 1946, in Piedmont, Larry was the son of the late William Rudolph Whitlock and Ethelene Black Whitlock. Larry was a hardworking family man. He enjoyed chocolate ice cream and fried apple pies. His passion was working on hot rods and engines. Larry had many trades and taught himself how to work on cars, and restored a 1931 five-window coup Model A.
Survivors include his wife, Fannie Elizabeth Whitlock of the home; a daughter, Pamela Burrell (Daniel) of Pendleton; grandsons, Justin Burrell and Cody Burrell; sisters, Joann Todd (Richard) of Six Mile and Lynn Greer of Williamston; and many loving and caring nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Whitlock was predeceased by a brother, Donnie Whitlock, and
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
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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
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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
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Daniel baseball falls to Powdersville
By Ian Taylor
Courtesy The Journal
itaylor@upstatetoday.com
GREENVILLE — With his team down to its final strike in the bottom of the seventh inning, Powdersville High School shortstop Chance Kennedy broke the Daniel Lions’ hearts on Monday 
night with a walk-off, two-RBI single to give the Patriots a 9-8 win in the teams’ Class 3A Upper State playoffs
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Lions drop district title to Palmetto
By Ian Taylor
Courtesy The Journal
itaylor@upstatetoday.com
WILLIAMSTON — Playing its second game in as many days, the Daniel High School softball team couldn’t pull off the upset on Wednesday when it travelled to Palmetto with the Class 3A District 4 
title on the line, losing 12-2 in six innings.
The Lions would have had to win back-to-back games to claim the title and keep their season alive, but up against a
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AnMed earns ‘A’ grade for hospital patient safety from Leapfrog Group
UPSTATE — AnMed has earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a 
national nonprofit watchdog organization.
The distinction serves as independent certification of the comprehensive health system’s efforts to minimize risk and
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Legacy Home Of Recovery Open House set for May 18
SIX MILE — The Legacy Home of Recovery is excited to announce the grand opening and ribbon cutting of Pickens County’s first long-term residential recovery program for men on Saturday, 
May 18 , from 12-4 p.m. The program will center around
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County Guardian ad Litem training set for May 27 online
PICKENS — The Cass Elias McCarter Guardian ad Litem Program, a division of the South 
Carolina Department of Children’s Advocacy, is offering free online training to those interested in becoming a volunteer Guardian ad Litem (GAL) in Pickens County.
GALs advocate on behalf of abused and neglected children who are
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Courier Community Calendar 5-15-24
• Upstate Food Co-op to host open house
The Upstate Food Co-op (UFC) is holding an open house on May 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 137 S. Main St. in Six Mile. As the only food co-op in Upstate SC, the UCF is celebrating 46 years in business and the second year of our organic food garden.
Be sure to stop by the co-op for a free chocolate bar, samples bag, healthy food and beverage sample tastings, door prizes, a walk through the organic garden, free trial memberships, and sign up for the gift basket drawings. The UFC event will be held in conjunction with the 2024 Issaqueena Festival.
• AnMed Rhythm Fest moved to May 19
Connect Powdersville has announced the AnMed Rhythm on the River music festival will now be held on May 19. The event was set for last Saturday, but was postponed due to the threat of severe weather conditions, including lightning. The festival will be held from 1-8 p.m. According to organizers, the new date will allow the group to deliver a safe, exceptional and memorable event of
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