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Butterfly Wellness spreads holiday cheer across Pickens PICKENS — The Butterfly Wellness Yoga team faced a choice this Christmas season More »
Clemson alum donates kidney to stranger
By Ken Scar Clemson News news@thepccourier.com Two men spent years as strangers only miles removed from one another. A life-saving More »
Jones appointed interim Clemson president
CLEMSON — Clemson University’s Board of Trustees met on Wednesday, Dec. 10, to approve the appointment of an interim president, More »
Bobcats come back to top Easley
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com EASLEY — The Easley High School boys’ basketball team went big game hunting on More »
Guild presents quilts to Bravo Battery troops
EASLEY – The Upcountry Quilt Guild presented 83 Quilts of Valor to members of the Easley National Guard on November More »
SDPC outperforms state in ‘24–’25 assessments
PICKENS — The School District of Pickens County (SDPC) has surpassed state 
performance benchmarks in the 2024–2025 South Carolina assessments, despite having a higher pupil-in-poverty rate than the state average
Released today by the South Carolina Department of Education, the results highlight the district’s academic growth and commitment to preparing students for future success.
“Our students’ performance on the SC READY, EOC, WIN, and
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‘Hello Fall’ Vendor Fair coming to United Wesleyan
EASLEY — Summer is almost over, and everyone is about ready to say hello fall. The United Wesleyan Church in esley is doing it up right will a “Hello Fall Vendor Fair”.
The event will take place on September 13 in The United Wesleyan Church Lifeline
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Courier Obits 9-3-25
RUBY ALBERTSON EVANS
SIX MILE — Surrounded in her home by her beloved family, Ruby Albertson Evans, 76, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025.
A faithful Christian, Ruby was a devoted wife and caregiver to her late husband, Tom, and took great joy from being a loving mother figure to her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and any other children who needed love and a hug. Ruby and Tom’s door was always open.
Time spent with family was one of the most important
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aspects of Ruby’s life, whether it was all-day outings on the lake, driving the boat for Tom — aka Ski King — as he carved rooster tails across Lake Keowee with his slalom ski, reuniting with distant cousins at the Ross reunions, or loading up 25+ family members and heading to Cherry Grove and Fripp Island for the annual beach trip.
As an expression of her loving spirit, Ruby took advantage of any opportunity she had to cook for a crowd. She was well known for the delicious sourdough rolls she baked from her mama’s recipe and for many years kept a constant supply on the counter to
The human inclination to set boundaries
1 Kings 6:2 “And the house which king Solomon built for the Lord, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.”
God gave King Solomon a detailed set of directions for the building of the Jerusalem Temple (also called King Solomon’s Temple or The Temple of God).
The dimensions were given in cubits. One cubit is standardized as the distance from a man’s finger tips to the inside of his elbow. That length has been further standardized in modern thinking to 18” or one and
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Courier Letters to the editor 9-3-25
Time gets faster
Dear Editor,
It’s amazing how much things that we consider important over others change as we get older.
When I was a child and was reading the paper, the first thing I would do when I got it was to immediately go to the comics section to read all of my favorite comics, like
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What does it mean to endure till the end?
I t would be wise to understand that Satan knows what he is planning, and since he hates all true Christians, lulling his enemy to sleep has always been an effective tactic of 
war.
We might not understand all the specific lies and strategies designed to confuse our minds, but John 10:10 clearly explains his basic agenda. We are
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When claims aren’t checked
A veteran and wife duo have been indicted for a whole menu of crimes against the VA, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, theft of government funds and 
conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Their scams brought in a lot of VA benefit cash because the husband claimed a variety of problems, including traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder and back issues, for which he was
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Regrets in retirement
I was eavesdropping on two senior ladies in a big box store, specifically in the furniture 
aisle. Being discussed was a very large TV cabinet with doors and shelving. While it was on sale, the price was apparently not enticing.
“I regret not buying a big television back when I had
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Hope in hard times: The story of a small family business that made the most of a global pandemic
PICKENS — Most of us remember the shutdowns, the masks, the mandates … the uncertainty.
The COVID era was an interesting time that seemed to either pull people together or push them apart. This is a story about a family that decided to pull together and to make the most of uncertain times.
When the shutdown happened, Ben Cade and his wife, Essie, were both forced out of work for more than three weeks. Ben, a licensed optician and lab manager at a major optical chain, was out of work due to mandates
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• Widowed persons group meets monthly
Moving Forward, a widowed persons group meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Silver Bay Restaurant at 7027 U.S. Highway 123 in Easley. For more information, call Marian Huskins at (864) 270-6032.
• Legion Post 52 to meet on 4th Tuesday
American Legion Post 52 officials invite all military veterans to join them in Easley.
Meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Post building at 310 Pope Field Road in Easley.
• Dacusville Lions to host monthy bingo
The Dacusville Lions Club will be hosting Bingo night on the second Thursday of each
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