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 »
Asking an expert about economic anxieties
The stock market took a nosedive last week because everyone panicked over the revelation that inflation had jumped by a whopping one-tenth of 1 percent in August.
Seems pretty crazy to me.
So I thought it would be a good time to check in with my favorite economist, the esteemed author of “Baptists and Bootleggers,” the only non-football Clemson person I know who is famous enough to have his own Wikipedia page, Bruce Yandle.
In addition to being a Dean Emeritus of Clemson University, he was once executive director of the Federal Trade
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Homeless vets still need help
Right about now the weather is cooling off. Or, if it hasn’t, it soon will. Before we know it, hard winter will be upon us. As of this year, there are 38,000 homeless veterans who will be living outside in that weather.
Homeless people make up 7 percent of the population, but 13 percent of the homeless population are veterans. Over half have a disability. Nearly three-quarters have substance abuse problems. Fully half
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Are we in control or being controlled?
There is much to be desired when it comes to spending time alone.
It’s only been in the last few years that the floodgates of voices have been opened to everyone at any time. Yes, we can see there have been written scrolls from 
thousands of years ago, and books were printed around the year 1200, but this information was not widely circulated.
Through the years, printing continued to expand and when newspapers became available, the masses were given a new realm that would inspire and influence their thinking. Take for example, in the early 19th century, when
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Rock & Roll with Pack 51
Cub Scout Pack 51 members pose for a photo on a recent visit to the Bob Campbell Geology Museum in Clemson. Following the museum, the Pack participated in a mini-golf tournament at the Oasis Ranch in Seneca. Pack 51 meets on Monday nights at the Troop 51 Scout Hut in Pickens, and youth between the ages of 5-10 are eligible to join. For more information, email pickenstroop51@gmail.com.
Music tour coming to Easley Shuckin’ Shack
EASLEY — Shuckin’ Shack recently announced the an 18-stop music tour with popular Nashville musicians and local artists.
The month-long “Fresh and Raw Tour” Together with Truist will visit each of the restaurant’s Eastern U.S. locations and come to Easley on Sept. 30. Shuckin’ Shack is locally owned by Don and Margaret Marcum.
Singer/songwriters C.J. Solar and Warren Garrett are on the bill for the tour stop, with support from local
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Garden club honored
At the September monthly Board meeting of the Pickens County Historical Society, the Pickens Garden Club was presented with a plaque of appreciation for its decades of caring for the Rose Garden at the historic Hagood-Mauldin House and Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts, a cultural centerpiece of the Pickens community. Pictured, from left, are Garden Club members Ann Bowen, Anne Hall, president Mary Hardin, Historical Society president Ken Nabors and Cindy Wood.
Courier Community Calendar 9-21-22
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Amazing Grace Fellowship schedules homecoming Oct. 2
Amazing Grace Fellowship is set to celebrate homecoming at 229 Pearl St. in Pickens on Oct. 2, with special singers Edify from Travelers Rest starting at 10 a.m. and Rev. Doug Saylors as the special speaker for the 11 a.m. worship hour.
Lunch will follow in the fellowship building. Amazing Grace pastor
Rev. Roland Bearden welcomes everyone to come worship on the church’s special day.
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Easley Presbyterian craft fair this week
Easley Presbyterian Church, located at 200 S. 1st St., will be hosting a craft fair this week Thursday through Saturday.
Handmade items such as baby gifts, knitted pieces, home décor, jewelry, paintings, garden, ornaments, holiday decorations and upcycled goods will be sold.
Courier Obituaries 9-21-22
FRANCES HOLLIDAY ATKINSON
SIX MILE — Frances Holliday Atkinson, 91, loving wife of the late Clarence Atkinson, went home to be with her Savior on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family.
A native of Pickens County, Frances was born on Oct. 25, 1930, to the late Aaron and Nora Satterfield Holliday. She was a member of Six Mile Baptist Church
Late touchdowns secure Lions’ big win over Pickens
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — Gunning for its 28th consecutive win, the Daniel High School football team appeared primed to breeze by Pickens on Friday night at Singleton Field, and a 28-7 halftime lead bolstered that view.
However, things weren’t so simple, with Pickens cutting the Lions’ early lead to 14 points in the third quarter and hauling in Daniel quarterback Blaine Simons’ first interception of the season on the next possession.
Bouncing back, the Lions forced a Blue Flame fumble, and Simons knew he had to make up for his prior mistake when Daniel took
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Turnovers doom Blue Flame in road loss to Daniel
By Cheri Anthony
Special to The Courier
news@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — The Pickens High School Blue Flame traveled Friday night to the Lions’ den hoping to upend defending Class 3A state champion Daniel.
After a week off, Pickens was back to full strength, with Samuel Maw back on the offensive side of the ball. The team would need to rely on fundamentals and flawless play to keep pace with Daniel’s wide-open offense.
Pickens’ captains for the contest were Jayden Jackson, Sammy Edwards, Eli Roberts and Samuel Maw. Daniel won the coin toss and elected to receive.
The Lions made quick work of their first possession, scoring on a 30-yard touchdown pass from Blaine Simons to Misun Kelley. The
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