Pickens sweeps Bishop England for 18th volleyball championship
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com COLUMBIA — Having dropped just one set on its way to the Class 4A More »
Balance key for state champs
Last season, when the Pickens High School volleyball team overcame a year of adversity to secure the 17th state championship More »
Pickens runoff set for Tuesday
By Bru Nimmons Staff Reporter bnimmons@thepccourier.com PICKENS — Voters from Pickens will return to the polls one final time this More »
TD Bank closing one Easley branch
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — A TD Bank branch in Easley is among the more than 50 More »
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DROUGHT ENDED Red Devils take down Pelion for first playoff win since 2016 Lions survive Dreher to advance; Easley season More »
Remembering the past, looking to the future
By Steve Townsend Special to the Courier news@thepccourier.com CENTRAL — As the late summer sun set at the at the More »
Two more charged in 2021 Easley killing
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Nearly two years after a Clinton man was arrested and charged with 
murder in the 2021 shooting death of an Easley man, two others have also been charged with murder.
Pickens County Sheriff Tommy Blankenship announced the additional arrests connected with the death of 32-year-old Heyward “Trey” Delno Price III in a release issued Wednesday, June 18.
Deputies found Price dead of a gunshot wound at his home on Shade Tree Circle in Easley the morning of May 10, 2021, according to Blankenship.
“Over the next two years, detectives conducted an
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Pickens man sentenced for injuring baby
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS – A Pickens man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to inflicting great bodily harm upon a child.
In a release issued June 24, Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor Cindy Crick said Joshua Wayne 
Seawright pled guilty on June 18.
During the plea hearing, Assistant Solicitor Jake Lampke
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Easley man dies in Saluda Lake
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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GREENVILLE — The body of an Easley man who was last seen jumping into Saluda 
Lake was recovered Saturday evening.
The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office posted on its Facebook page on Saturday afternoon that deputies had received a call at 4:27 p.m. that day about a missing
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Upstate business owner confesses to tax evasion
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
STATE – An Upstate business owner pleaded guilty earlier this month to state tax 
evasion after he was accused of underreporting millions of dollars in sales.
Yagneshkumar Pravin Patel, 45, of Piedmont, is the owner of a chain of Upstate convenience and liquor stores, according to a SC Department of Revenue release issued June 17.
Patel operated Yadhi Groups, LLC and Yadhi Spirits, LLC, with stories in Pickens,
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Easley woman dies after wreck
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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EASLEY — An Easley woman died on Friday, a day after she was involved in a two-vehicle wreck.
Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore identified the woman as 52-year-old Melissa
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Filmmakers premier short film about mental health
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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LIBERTY — The makers of a short film they hope adds to the conversation about mental health celebrated its premier in Liberty last month, compete with red carpet
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Apathy — the silent killer
Revelation 3:15-16 NKJV “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, 
I will vomit you out of My mouth.”
High blood pressure or hypertension has been classified by the medical profession as “the silent killer.” Primarily it is called that because we do not realize we have a problem until it is
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Parents, please join me
I had the amazing experience recently of traveling to Washington, D.C., to meet with my representatives in our nation’s capital. I, a working mom of two children, one of 
whom is currently in child care, had the opportunity to share my story about what a difference it makes for my family that my youngest child is able to go to a quality child care program in my community. And while it’s not cheap, the program is affordable, and I am able to work knowing not only that my child is being cared for, but in an educational setting where she is learning, exploring and making
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It’s how we react to what happens
We hear a lot about how God is at war with Satan, and how the darkness is fighting against the light, as God’s people are constantly waging an intense battle against the 
demons and forces of evil. As Christians, we are accustomed to hearing that we cannot only resist the devil, but in God’s name and power, we can be victorious. Let’s not forget that our free will decides
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