‘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 »
Liberty High seniors announced as scholarship award winners
LIBERTY — The Liberty Community Scholarship Board recently announced Liberty High School seniors Gabriela Maria Juan and Kaitlyn Alexis Whitaker as the recipients of the 2022 Liberty Community Scholarship Award.
Juan is a member of the Interact Club and National Beta Club She has worked at Liberty Primary as an afterschool care worker. She also works with the YMCA in Pickens as a camp counselor and afterschool worker. She has played on the Liberty High varsity volleyball team and golf team and served as a scorekeeper
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It’s time to go outdoors again
When spring comes, it’s a thing of such rare beauty we just have to go outside and soak it up as long as it’s here.
And in our region, it usually doesn’t last that long.
But when that perfect blue-sky day is out there and the sun is shining, everything comes to life. Maybe today it’s time to put out the hummingbird feeder. Past time, really.
A decision has to be made as to exactly where it will go, as we added
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Jesus gave His life so that we could live
I admit I am an emotional person. I recall going to see the Passion movie a few years ago, and I was disturbed to say the least. It’s not uncommon for me to shed a tear when I witness something that moves my soul, and this was no exception.
Recently, I was watching a program about the Make-A-Wish Foundation and how they provide a way for very sick children to experience a happy but most 
likely a last request and I cried through the entire program. As the agonizing scenes of what Christ went through were presented, I kept thinking, how could someone watch this and not be deeply stirred in their soul?
I feel the same way about the Chosen series. I’m not ashamed to wear my feelings on my sleeve and have no desire
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Courier Letters to the Editor 4-20-22
Fundraising goal reached
Dear Editor,
I’m sure all of the news outlets domiciled in South Carolina know about the fundraising the Foothills Chapter #301 of the Korean War Veterans Association (KWVA) has been conducting for almost five years.
The purpose of the fundraising was to engrave the names of the 576 S.C. residents who were KIA or POWs in the Korean War in a wall of remembrance in
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Red Devils pull out crucial region win
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — When Christ Church pitcher Lujack Cole overthrew his third baseman during Liberty’s matchup with the Cavaliers last Tuesday night, Red Devil 
catcher Camryn Gambrell wasn’t sure what to do as he moved toward third base.
“I saw it fly over him, but I didn’t know if I could get home,” Gambrell said. “I was just waiting on coach to let me know.”
Luckily for the Devils, the errant throw gave Gambrell plenty of time to cross the plate and complete
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Easley girls shut out Blue Flame to stay undefeated in region play
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Coming off a huge region win over Travelers Rest, the Easley High School girls’ soccer team seemed sluggish and fell behind early against county 
and region foe Pickens on Friday night.
The Wave didn’t stay that way for long though, as they blasted the Blue Flame 6-2 to
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DWD’s Owens, Taylor ink with Bob Jones, Newberry
By Eric Sprott
Courtesy the Journal
news@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — For Bobby Taylor, all the time he’s spent honing his craft on the court — often in empty gyms and out of the spotlight — has placed him in rare air 
in Daniel High School basketball history.
For Caleb Owens, the success he’s enjoyed in the relatively short time he’s spent in the gym — his love for football was too great to focus on a single sport — has Lions head coach Ben Touchberry
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Pill Take Back Day planned
COUNTY — An upcoming event will give Pickens County residents an opportunity to get rid of unwanted, unneeded and expired prescription pills — and possibly leave the drop-off sites with a little extra in their wallets.
The Drug Enforcement Administration sponsors two National Pill Take Back Days every year, in
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Local heroes welcomed home on National Vietnam Veterans Day
COUNTY — On National Vietnam Veterans Day on March 29, 14 local Vietnam veterans were officially welcomed home and thanked for their military service.
Two also served in the Korean War. The event was held at Dominion and Everlan Senior Living Center in Clemson for their residents and two additional veterans. Four Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) chapters came together to continue the work of the Wreaths Across America (WAA) Mobile
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Courier Obituaries 4-20-22
BETTY LEE BARRETT AUSTIN
EASLEY — Betty Lee Barrett Austin, 89, wife for 66 precious years to the late Donald G. Austin, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, with her sons by 
her side.
Mrs. Austin was the daughter of the late William Chapman and Fannie Lee Adams Barrett of Heath Springs. She was a lifetime nurse, loving wife and mother and devoted Christian and adored her family. She was a member of Pickens First Baptist Church and past member of the choir. Always busy, she loved gardening and caring for the
