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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TWO IN A ROW Red Devils take down Landrum for second straight region win Lions lash Blue Ridge; Yellow Jackets More »
Man killed in work accident
EASLEY — A man died last week after he was crushed at the Easley business where he worked.
Pickens County chief deputy coroner Andrew Wilson identified the victim as Dillon Saint Jean-Schultz, 31, of Stokes Street in Greenville.
The incident occurred at 10 a.m. Monday, March 24 at NuLife Municipal Truck Center, located on
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Easley Rec recognized for excellence
EASLEY — The City of Easley Parks and Recreation department was celebrated earlier this month for bringing home multiple South Carolina Recreation and Parks Association (SCRPA) awards.
The department was honored with the prestigious SCRPA Park Excellence Award for Nalley Brown Nature Park. Additionally, the deparment was recognized as the
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LaPierre announces run for US Congress
PICKENS — Today, Michael LaPierre formally announced his candidacy for South Carolina’s 3rd 
Congressional District. Michael LaPierre made the following statement:
Our nation finds itself in a time of crisis. Our southern border is being invaded, bringing with it cartel, fentanyl, and other dangerous drugs, and our
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national leadership isn’t willing to make the hard decisions necessary to end this crisis.
And we’re facing a second invasion of economic migrants and their employers who are abusing worker visa programs. The results are lower wages and less jobs for Americans and higher housing prices that are putting the American Dream of home ownership out of reach for more and more South Carolina families.
I’m the only candidate who work to implement the following policies:
- Mandate the death penalty for drug, human, and sex traffickers at the border.
- Introduce a formal declaration of war on the Mexican cartels.
- Establish a militarized “No Entry Zone.” (N.E.Z.)
- Suspend all asylum applications and direct the applicants to other, friendly nations that have been recipients of US foreign aid for decades.
- End the H1B and other worker visa programs so employers here are forced to train and hire Americans.
- Allow employers to prioritize hiring US citizens (which is currently illegal).
While other candidates pretend to be conservatives, I’m the only one who will take a hard line against the threats to our country and our state today. I’ll lead on these issues as a candidate and lead on these issues as a Congressman.
Michael LaPierre is available for interviews and may be reached at (864) 420-3290 or at Michael@LaPierreforHouse.com.
Christ is risen, and what it means for everyone
Throughout history, no one has made a greater impact than Jesus Christ.
So who is this person called Jesus? He was not just a man; He was God. It’s widely known that 
Jesus was born of a virgin 2,000 years ago, but He existed long before that. As the Son of God and second person of the Trinity, Jesus is the Alpha and
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The nature and purpose of religion
“Unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” — John 3:3
The sun is the source of life on Earth. Without this solar center of light and energy, the Earth 
would be dark and lifeless. If we reflect, we see that the true creator of life on Earth is God and that the sun represents the intermediary between His will
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Staying safe
I never thought this kind of thing would happen where I live: A woman was kidnapped in front of a store, in broad daylight, by a man carrying a gun.
It’s hard to even type those words, so shocked am I to learn of it.
To cut to the chase, the woman is thankfully fine, although no doubt rattled and upset. After being forced to drive the kidnapper to another location, she was able
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Help for financial stresses
If your debts are so bad the stress of it is making you physically ill, you’re not alone. And if the weight of it all is stressing you mentally, you’re not alone there either. The past several years, with 
the economy and Covid and everything else, have made many of us wonder if there’s hope.
But yes … there is hope. The Department of
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Courier Obituaries 3-27-24
PHILLIP REECE
PICKENS — Phillip Reece, 74, of Pickens, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 18.
Phil bravely fought cancer and died unexpectedly of other complications at Greenville Memorial 
Hospital.
In 2022, Phil married his high school sweetheart, Kaye Edens. His wife, her children and grandchildren are deeply saddened by Phil’s passing.
For 36 years of his life, Phil worked for Singer/Ryobi/OWT in Pickens. He was an engineer, fisherman, hunter, gardener, pilot, golfer and traveler and loved being outdoors in God’s creation. Phil lived his faith everyday by loving God and loving his neighbor.
He was a hard worker and friend to many and always accomplished everything he put his mind to, from helping friends/family with projects to engineering brake calipers for railroad cars. His intuitive, down-to-earth, practical manner was admired by everyone who knew him. He will be greatly missed by his family, friends, church and the community.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William Reece and Myrtis Cannon of Pickens, and his
Lions rally to defeat West-Oak
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — Despite giving up zero hits in the early innings, a number of errors had the Daniel High School baseball team facing a 3-1 deficit in the fourth inning against West-Oak on Thursday night.
One more mistake led to the Warriors throwing out Daniel pinch runner Matthew Smith at third base, but Lion second baseman Greyson Davis refused to let the errors compound from there, sneaking a ground ball under the glove of West-Oak first baseman Ty Jenkins to jumpstart the Lions in a 9-4 comeback win.
“He got behind in the count 0-2, but just battled and put the ball on the barrel,” Daniel head coach Jarrod Payne said. “I thought that was the game-changing play. Once that happened, it opened the guys up.”
Payne’s observation proved true, with Lee Turnipseed scoring two on a double to deep left center field and Jasean Perry plating two more with a single before Spencer Conn ended the run with a powerful triple to put the Lions ahead 7-3 after four innings.
For West-Oak head coach Nick Groomes, it was a dismaying turn of events after building an early lead by taking advantage of the Lions’ miscues, including runs scored on a passed ball and a wild pitch.
“We’re struggling a little bit in all three phases,” Groomes said.
Still, Groomes was proud of the way the Warriors battled throughout the rest of the game, including a stretch in the fifth inning that saw Kadon Griffin break their hitless run before Nick Connally drove him home to cut the lead to 7-4.
However, the Warriors’ struggles to hit the ball kept them off the board the rest of the way, while errors allowed the Lions to add two more in the bottom of the fifth and secure the lead in their 9-4 victory.
The win was the sixth straight for the Lions and even more importantly kept them alone and unbeaten atop the Western 3A heading into their season series with Seneca this week.
According to Davis, the Lions had plenty of confidence heading into the series.
“We’re looking hot and feeling good,” Davis said. “Seneca’s a good team, and they swept us last year so we’re going to try and get a couple wins back.”
Weather delayed Tuesday’s opening matchup with the Bobcats, so the Lions will now host Seneca on Wednesday with a matchup in Seneca following on Friday.
Red Devils split pair with Rosman (N.C.)
The Liberty High School baseball and softball teams took on an unfamiliar foe when the Rosman High School Tigers of Rosman, N.C., came to town on Monday night. The Red Devil softball team built an early lead in their matchup, before a seven-run second inning put the Tigers ahead for good in a 10-6 loss for Liberty. Above: Liberty pitcher Aubrey Moore tries to beat the tag from Rosman’s Kiki Sexton. Meanwhile, the Liberty baseball bounced back in a big way after dropping consecutive region games to Landrum with a 17-2, run-rule shortened, three inning victory. Below: Liberty pitcher Blade Epps gave up just one hit, a solo home run, while striking out five batters in the Red Devils’ three-inning win.
