Flame advance to state title game
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com PICKENS — With a trip to the Class 4A state championship on the line, More »
ElringKlinger to create 294 jobs in Easley
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — A company that announced it was coming to Pickens County last summer More »
Area groups discuss SNAP
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Nearly 20 dozen area organizations and groups met last week to discuss More »
Former Easley mayor faces ethics complaint
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com STATE — The South Carolina Ethics Commission held a hearing last month about an More »
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STILL SUPREME Lions take down Greer for seventh straight region championship Greenwood ends Easley’s season; Devils outlast Blacksburg; pickens clinches More »
Police chief resigns after fight
Reports: Whitten used racial slurs during June 10 incident at Mile Creek landing
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Easley Police Chief Stan Whitten resigned on Thursday after allegations he hurled racial slurs during a fight at a Six Mile park earlier this month.
Whitten had been placed on administrative leave earlier in the week while an internal investigation was conducted following an incident he was involved in at Mile Creek County Park on June 10.
According to Pickens County Sheriff’s Office incident reports, three deputies were
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Highway 11 crash kills 2
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
CLEVELAND — Two Clemson residents were killed in a car accident on S.C. Highway 11 Sunday evening.
Pickens County chief deputy coroner Andrew Wilson identified the victims as Alberta Oduraa Quartey, 23,
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Woman charged after traffic stop
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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EASLEY — A woman was arrested after a K-9 officer smelled drugs in her vehicle, according to police.
According to a release from the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, deputies with the Uniform Patrol Division’s Bravo Team responded to a call for service involving a disabled motorist on McAlister Road in Easley on May 29.
Deputies found the vehicle occupied by Crissie Megan Bryant, who was behaving suspiciously,
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County to use ARPA funds for radio upgrades
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Pickens County will use more than $10 million of the funds it received from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to upgrade its 
emergency radio system.
During their June 5 meeting, county council members voted to allocate $10,366,373 of ARPA funding for the radio system.
During the public forum portion of the meeting, several speakers urged council to adopt a
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Marcell named Liberty boys’ basketball coach
LIBERTY — Less than a month after Jonathan Dilworth stepped down as Liberty High boys’ basketball coach to become the school’s athletic 
director, the Red Devils have found his replacement leading the hoops program.
According to a press release from the school, Brenden Marcell has been
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Collapsing culverts a recurring theme?
When you see dump trucks rolling down the street in front of your house — backwards — you might suspect that something weird is going on.
Then you remember that a water main on your street busted — twice — the day before, and that there is now a hole in the road at the bottom of the hill.
Then you realize that the trucks are going in reverse because they can’t turn around. Because the road is
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Courier Letters to the Editor 6-21-23
Thanks from Cold Springs
Dear Editor,
The friends and family of Cold Springs Missionary Baptist Church and Mrs. Loree Hightower would like to thank our community of Pickens, for all your love and support during our hot dog/ yard sale, and we look forward to serving you again.
Please look for our next announcement in the Pickens County Courier as we plan our next event to help in the renovation of God’s house. We are that little church setting on the hillside, where all are welcome and prayers are free! Please continue to help us let our light shine as it has
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The enigmatic tattoo
Polynesian cultures have adorned their bodies with artistic designs for centuries. The word tattoo comes from the Polynesian word “tatau.”
During the 1700s, Capt. Cook’s exploration of the Pacific revealed this unique art form to sailors. The tattoos separated the seamen from the landlubbers and served as a protective charm. A tattoo of an anchor indicated the sailor had crossed the Atlantic, while a compass or nautical
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God did that
Within the unlimited amount of evidence to prove that God is real and the Creator of all things, there is no greater example than the sun, Earth and moon.
The average person does not wake up in the morning and rush to the window to see if the sun is going to rise, or if the Earth is being drawn into a black hole. Neither would anyone jump up and down just to make sure the levels of gravity did not change during the night or if the oxygen,
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Courier Obituaries 6-21-23
BERNARD GEORGE ‘BERNIE’ KEHOE JR.
PICKENS — Bernard George “Bernie” Kehoe Jr., 53, passed away on June 14, 2023, at North Greenville Hospital in Travelers Rest.
Born Feb. 14, 1970, in Malden, Mass., Bernard was the son of the late Bernard George Kehoe and Mary J. Tilt Kehoe. Mr. Kehoe enjoyed fishing with his sons, shopping and thrifting, and fixing things.
Survivors include his sons, Bernard George Kehoe III “Buddy” (Ashley) of Franklin, N.H., and Brian Douglas Kehoe (Amber) of Northfield,
