‘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 »
Pickens officials OK work on Legacy Square fountain
Renovation project to cost $134K, no timeline set yet
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Pickens officials have approved fixing and upgrading the fountain in Legacy Square, a project that will cost $134,000.
Last year, officials announced the fountain would be temporarily removed from its foundation, which is cracked.
City administrator Philip Trotter said officials last discussed the fountain in
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Jeep Explosion event scheduled for Sept. 24
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Jimmy Patten picked a good day to update Pickens City Council members about this year’s Pickens Jeep Explosion event.
Patten spoke at council’s regular monthly meeting on Monday, which just happened to be National Jeep 4×4 Day.
This year’s event is set for Sept. 24.
The 2021 Pickens Jeep Explosion was “a huge success,” he said.
“415 Jeeps went on the ride,” Patten said. “We had over 500 on Main Street
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Tri-County Tech freezes tuition for third straight year
PENDLETON — The Tri-County Technical College Commission has decided to freeze tuition for the third year in a row.
The commissioners unanimously approved the tuition freeze at a meeting Monday.
“Making education accessible and affordable has been TCTC’s mission since its inception,” commission
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Daniel sweeps Pickens County meet
LIBERTY — For the second consecutive season, Daniel High School boys’ and girls’ teams swept the Pickens County Track Championship.
In the boys’ events, the Lions were led by a standout day from Jaylen Brown-Wallace. Brown-Wallace finished first in both the long and triple jumps and took third in the high jump to earn boys’ field MVP honors.
Brown-Wallace wasn’t the only multi-event winner for the Daniel boys, with Jeffery Davis winning both the 100 and 200 meter dashes alongside the 4×400 meter relay. Gabe Smith and James Taylor
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The wild and wonderful world of dreams
If only my daddy had remembered that when he came flying in over Lake Hartwell with water skis on, he should have landed on the lake instead of in the road.
Then we might never have had this dispute with Taco Bell because their delivery guys had to wait an hour for me to get back home after traveling in my little 
motorboat to pick up my dad next to the train trestle in Clemson. He wasn’t hurt.
And I would have been sure to order the right kind of cheese, because after all, it was my daddy’s
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Accountable for our spiritual sensitivity
I remember the day we brought Teddy, our English bulldog puppy, into our home. The breeder told us he was eight weeks old, but after receiving his papers, we noticed he was actually only six weeks old at the time.
He was a healthy little bruiser, and we would laugh at his stumbling and being uncoordinated, but now we realize it was because he was such a baby. My wife and I would sit on the porch in the evenings and watch him explore around in the front yard. He was so happy as he would jump and roll in the grass and investigate his new
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Courier Letters to the Editor 4-6-22
Congrats to Ron Barnett
Dear Editor,
Ron Barnett, congratulations on your award from the South Carolina Press Association for your excellent article “The hand of God,” concerning the C-119 Flying Boxcar aircraft that crashed in Liberty on February 1960 with no major damage and no injuries.
A great article, and it was fun working with you on the background for the article.
Dean Thomas
Liberty
On Sunday alcohol sales
Dear Editor,
I find it very interesting that for all these years Pickens County has gotten along just fine for there to not be alcohol sales on the Lord’s day, and now this county
Courier Obituaries 4-6-22
JANICE RUTH SKELTON
EASLEY — Mrs. Janice Ruth Skelton, 80, went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 28, 2022.
Mrs. Skelton was born in Greenville County and was the daughter of the late Lewis Rochester and Louvenia Medlin Rochester and wife for 62 years to her handsome man, Lawrence “Lonnie” Skelton.
Mrs. Skelton loved her Lord and her family. She wanted nothing more than to be with her grandchildren and spend time with family. That was her greatest joy. She did not meet a stranger. She loved making friends, and people loved her beautiful smile. She enjoyed dancing. She was employed for a total of 38 years with Cornell Dubilier and was most often sought after for her knowledge of the job. She had many talents, including advising her husband Lonnie what to do. Mrs. Skelton was loved by all and will be missed dearly by her family.
Survivors, in addition to her husband, include a son, Danny Skelton (Kim) of Purcell, Okla.; a daughter, Rhonda Burton (Mark) of Easley; and six loving grandchildren, Daniel Skelton (Nancy) of Simpsonville, Autumn Sosebee (Chris) of Travelers Rest, Joshua Starnes (Shea) of Norman, Okla., Cody McClain of Pickens, Ryan Burton of Easley
Renaming ceremony planned at Pickens Rec
PICKENS — If you or a loved one has ever participated as a player, coach, cheerleader, camper, volunteer or fan in any Pickens Recreation Department 
program, then the Pickens Youth Athletic Corporation and the city of Pickens invite you to attend the ceremony renaming the
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PHS Scholar-Athletes
On Friday, March 25, Pickens High senior Garrett Beaty and sophomore Sarah Cooper were named the school’s Scholar-Athletes of the Week. Beaty is the son of Randy and Michelle Beaty and was nominated by Tina Hudgens and coach Brittany Kelley as a result of his dedication to the PRIME students and Unified programs at PHS. Beaty is a member of the PHS golf team. Cooper is the daughter of Allen and Susan Cooper and is a member of the varsity soccer team. Sarah was nominated by Lorna Williams, who said she “… exemplifies all that a Blue Flame should.”
