Save A Lot gives back to Pickens
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County elections official recognized for excellence
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Pickens County’s election analyst was recently recognized by a stateorganization for going More »
Devils cruise to region win over Blacksburg
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com LIBERTY — Coming off a heartbreaking loss to Landrum, the third-ranked Liberty High School More »
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.
Cannon Auxiliary now accepting Harden Scholarship applications
PICKENS — The Cannon Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a 
graduating high school senior or a member of the community who us entering or furthering their career in
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Senior center set to host gospel, bluegrass event
PICKENS — The Pickens Senior Center will be presenting a “Great Gospel Night With Some Bluegrass” at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 6, featuring three separate groups.
The first band up will be Bluegrass and Company. The well-known local group has performed all over the state and features Malachi Ellenburg, Elijah Ellenburg and Alyssa White. The next group
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