‘Long overdue’
Monument to Andrew Pickens to highlight Legacy Square By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com PICKENS — Those passing by Legacy More »
Easley thrift store aims to help others
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — The operator of DH Tiny Homes Thrift Store hopes his small store More »
America’s top chocolate shop has local roots
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com GREENVILLE — A business owned by a Pickens resident recently received national recognition. Last More »
Local municipalities plan Fourth of July events
COUNTY — With the nation getting ready to observe its 249th Independence Day, people from around Pickens County will have More »
Banjo Extravaganza is July18-19
PICKENS — The Banjo Extravaganza Festival returns to the Hagood Mill Historic Site on Friday, July 18, and Saturday, July More »
Daniel to play for state title
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
POWDERSVILLE — Playing in what head coach Phillip Boyer described as the most intense game of his career, the Daniel High School boys’ soccer team clawed its way out to a 2-0 lead against Powdersville on Monday night before a last-minute goal by the Patriots cut the lead to one.
With the season on the line, the Lions’ back line hunkered down as it had all night, never allowing the Patriots to gain an inch and outlasting them through an excruciatingly long stoppage time to pull out the 2-1 win in the Class 3A Upper State championship match and secure a return to the state
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County teams fall in playoffs
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — With the South Carolina High School League baseball and softball playoffs starting last week, five Pickens County teams have proven to be road warriors.
In baseball, two county teams overcame early losses to advance to their district championships.
Easley suffered a heartbreaking 4-3 loss to Greenwood to open the playoffs, before taking down South Pointe and Greenwood in order to make the district
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Green Wave softball stays hot in playoff-opening win
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
news@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Easley held off a pesky Greenville team Wednesday night in the first round of the Class 4A District 2 playoffs, winning 6-2.
It took Easley a while to feel comfortable, as Greenville matched the Wave run for run early on.
“It was definitely not our best game,” Easley coach Trish Spence said. “Our bats were not on like they normally are. We played great defense. The girls played
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Green Wave see season end at home
EASLEY — After picking up their second straight region championship and a first-round bye, the Easley High School boys soccer team kicked off the playoffs May 4 against the Indian Land Warriors.
Despite their season of successes, the Green Wave lost 3-0 in what was described as a “winnable game” by head coach Ross Goodacre due to some bad bounces falling in favor of the Warriors and a number of missed opportunities on the offensive end.
“The game plan was there and the formation matched up perfectly,” Goodacre said. “We were
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Lions headed to Upper State
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — After getting two first-half goals from Katie Hudson, the Daniel High School girls’ soccer team seemed well on its way to victory in second-round playoff action against Chapman on Thursday night.
However, the Panthers rallied in the last 30 minutes, scoring a goal to cut into the lead and pressing the Lions late in the contest. With the lead on the line in the 76th minute, Chapman’s Torii Rogers broke free from her defender in the box. One on one with Daniel keeper Beth Anderson, she launched the would-be equalizer that defined the
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Easley girls drop Lugoff Elgin, fall to Indian Land
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Coming off two brutal losses to Travelers Rest to end the regular season, the Easley Green Wave looked to right the ship against Lugoff Elgin in the 
opening round of the Class 4A girls soccer playoffs last week.
The Green Wave did so in resounding fashion, taking an early lead and keeping control for much of
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Daniel takes Upper State, drop state championship to Oceanside
By Will Vandervort
Courtesy the Journal
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CENTRAL — Almost every day for the past five years, John Billinis has walked past the tennis courts at Daniel High School and seen the banner hanging on the front of the courts.
The banner recognizes the Lions’ five state championships in tennis — four by the girls, and one by the boys. It has been 40 years since a Daniel tennis team
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Remembering ‘a rock star among cats’
I here are many controversies I could write about today: critical race theory, abortion or the causes of inflation and the rollercoaster stock market.
I’m sorry to disappoint you, but I’m not going to wade into those waters today.
This is a story about a cat.
Well, two cats. Or three.
And a squirrel.
This week marks one year since my cat Smokey spent the last of her nine lives and left me behind.
I never thought I’d care much about a cat, but that one became a friend and a comfort to
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Try it, you might like it
I enjoy cooking. It’s recreational and gives me a chance to be creative.
Measuring things doesn’t play a big part of recipes in my kitchen unless there’s a cake involved or some other dessert. For the most part, I sort of play it ear, or in this case eye. Adjusting the flavor and deciding to leave out an ingredient or add something else to the mix is part of the process.
Watching cooking shows is part of the relaxation routine, and it’s a good way to get ideas.
Sometimes the mood strikes and I read a new recipe or see a picture of something delicious
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Justice uplifts us all
Does the presence of bigotry and prejudice upset you? Does the cruelty, aggression and suffering as a result of injustice bother you? Do you wish that you could 
make a difference in the world to create justice? In order to have a meaningful response to injustice and to feel empowered to take action, we must have a clear vision of the nature of justice and its implications.
For us as individuals, justice simply means to be fair and equitable, to be good to others and to ensure that all people receive what is their due — that is, what is their natural right — and it necessarily involves the qualities of
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