First responders join forces with local children for Shop with a Hero event
By Rocky Nimmons Publisher rnimmons@thepccourier.com PICKENS — Heads were turning, and people were watching as the magic of Christmas came More »
Clemson University students complete work on community pavilion and garden
By Bea Bates Clemson University news@thepccourier.com The School of Architecture’s Architecture + communityBUILD (A+cB) studio recently designed, built and held More »
Liberty man dies in wreck
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — A Liberty man died in a single-vehicle wreck last week. Pickens County More »
Wave keep hot streak going in blowout win over Pickens
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com EASLEY — Off to their best start since 2021, the Easley High School boys’ More »
Wave keep hot streak going in blowout win over Pickens
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Off to their best start since 2021, the Easley High School boys’ basketball team hosted Pickens on Friday looking to remain unbeaten against the rival Blue Flame.
The Green Wave (5-0) showed no signs of stopping as they overcame a slow start by their standard to score a season-high with four players reaching double figures in a start-to-finish 97-39 blowout victory.
“I felt like early we came out a little flat for us,” Easley head coach Derrell Jackson said. “We’ve been coming out like gangbusters in our last three games… We emphasized at halftime that we needed to go out and play Easley basketball and I
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Lions maintain standard with strong season
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — Despite many changes from their 2023 state championship squad, the Daniel High School football team put together another strong campaign this season finishing 11-2 and advancing to the Class 4A quarterfinal.
The Lions opened the season against the Chapman Panthers. The Lions came out of the gate hot, scoring 31 points in the first half as they took down the Panthers 41-21 to open the season 1-0.
Daniel didn’t get to celebrate its victory for long, as the Lions
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Lady Blue Flame pick up road win at Easley
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Coming off a 55-point loss to Walhalla that saw talented forward Sadie McKinney go down with a concussion 
the night before, the Pickens High School girls’ basketball team had a quick turnaround as it tried to right the ship against rival Easley on Friday night.
Even without McKinney, the Blue Flame turned up the intensity
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Pickens 47, Easley 38
PHS 11 10 17 9 — 47
EHS 7 7 13 11 — 38
Pickens (47) — Sanchez 19, Hardin 14, Abercrombie 12, Smith 2.
Easley (38) — Gamble 10, Little 9, Kelley 7, Lee 5, Walker 4, Vite 3.
Cure for the ailing soul
When we are truly in love with someone, nothing can keep us from them or at least thinking about them.
It sounds like the beginning of a beautiful romantic love story, doesn’t it? Actually, it is. It’s between a divine creator who 
sent His Son Jesus to save those who were lost. Christ gave His life so that all who place their faith in God can spend time with Him, listen to His voice, and fall deeply in love with Him. His words are life-changing as they convict the
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‘Tis cookie time!
It’s time to roll out the rolling pin, dust your hands with flour and make all the cookie monsters happy.
Dec. 4 was National Cookie Day and officially kicked off the holiday cookie season. Cookies appeal to more than our tastebuds — they hold a sentimental place in our hearts and trigger feelings of sweet nostalgia and aromatic pleasure. People have had a love affair with cookies for more than 10,000
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Courier Letters to the Editor
Be your own Santa this Christmas
Dear Editor,
Santa Claus as most believe is a myth. Although he’s believed by most to not exist, do we truly know that he doesn’t? What if he is real, and although he can’t give toys to all of the children of the world, he gives to those truly deserving? You don’t know it could be that this may possibly be true.
Christmas is said to be about giving. Whether he exists or not, why not be your own Santa Claus this Christmas? Find some family you know who are truly in need and buy for them. Especially toys for the children. Imagine being a child and knowing that when you awake on Christmas morning that there will be no presents awaiting you, while other children are
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The OIG always comes through
Things are going to be different in 2025. If there’s one thing I hope, it’s that the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General isn’t hit with any budget or staffing reductions. As time goes on we need them more than ever to dig out, investigate and 
expose all the problems in the VA.
The PACT Act of 2022, for example, required screenings for toxic exposures — as well as training for the VA medical staff to do those screenings. Within a short time, screenings had been done on 4 million veterans out of the 9
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Our challenge for 2025
‘‘Your mission, should you choose to accept it …” Remember that quote, from the “Mission: Impossible” TV show? The show (1966-1973) tasked members of the team with stopping enemy forces, a job that seemed to be impossible but really 
wasn’t. That’s our challenge for the New Year, to stop the “enemy forces” who are the scammers that want to steal our money, our identification and our
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Courier Obituaries 12-11-24
TERRI FOWLER
LIBERTY — With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Terryl Leigh Fowler, cherished wife, mother, daughter, friend and nature lover, who left us on Dec. 3, 2024, at the age of 55.
Born on Dec. 19, 1968, in Easley, she carried the spirit of joy throughout her life, finding joy even amidst the challenges she
Clemson Extension agent talks holiday flowers
CLEMSON — ‘Tis the season to be jolly, and Clemson Extension senior consumer horticulture agent Barbara Smith has some decorating tips to help get people in the holiday spirit.
Smith says decorating with flowers and fresh greenery can help make the season bright. Some suggestions include poinsettias, florist cyclamen, kalanchoes, amaryllis, forced paperwhites and phalaenopsis orchids.
“I prefer to use flowering plants that are a little more uncommon for the holidays,” Smith said. “My favorites are cyclamens, amaryllis, paperwhites and phalaenopsis orchids.”
Smith and her family have a longstanding tradition of using live plants for holiday decorating.
“I have a wide variety of plants in my garden that provide greenery, berries, seed pods and more,” she said. “I’ve learned to use live greenery in creative ways.”
As a senior consumer horticulture agent, Smith has contributed to writing and revising fact sheets to help people decorate with live plants. These resources are available through the Clemson Extension Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC).
One popular fact sheet is Holiday Decorating with Fresh Greenery (HGIC 1753), which explains how to gather, use and maintain greenery for holiday decorations.
Smith also recommends creating garden gnomes to add holiday cheer, following the Holiday Garden Gnome fact sheet. This project involves using items including a tomato cage, zip ties or floral stem wire, greenery, a stocking hat and mittens, a fake nose, and yarn or Spanish moss for a beard.
“This is an activity that can include family members of all ages and become a tradition,” she said.
Other holiday decorating fact sheets cover projects such as making a Colonial-inspired Apple Candle Holder, How to Make a Boxwood Kissing Ball for the Holidays, Holiday Decorating with Orange Pomanders and Creative Ideas for Holiday Decorating.
More information about decorating with live plants, as well as information about landscaping, gardening, plant health, food safety and nutrition is available from Smith and other HGIC agents for people living in South Carolina. For assistance, residents can call 1-888-656-9988 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
