Two teens charged after incident leads to damage at Easley church
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — Two teens face felony charges after an incident in the parking More »
Juvenile rams into Pickens police vehicle
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com PICKENS — A juvenile was taken into custody after authorities said he rammed a More »
AnMed limiting vistors amidst flu outbreak
ANDERSON — AnMed is temporarily limiting visitation to the health system’s hospitalized patients to up to two people at a More »
Chased Down
Red Devils survive third quarter scare to drop county foe Daniel By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com CENTRAL — After More »
McKissick fourth-graders to celebrate Liberty Day at SC Statehouse Jan. 16
COLUMBIA — Fourth-grade students McKissick Academy of Science and Technology in Easley will join peers from across South Carolina at More »
‘The Outsiders’ to open Thursday at PCPAC
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — The director of the play opening Thursday at the Pickens County Performing Arts Center said the theater program there will be a draw for the community.
“The Outsiders” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday and at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Tickets are $10.
The play is an adaptation of the classic novel by S.E. Hinton about “The Greasers” and “The Socs,” two rival gangs.
Directing the play at the center is a return to Breann Griffin-Nicholson’s theatrical roots.
“I actually student directed ‘The Outsiders’ my senior year of high school,” she said. “It was the first play I directed. So when I
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County still battling COVID-19
COLUMBIA — With four confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the past week and some of the highest transmission and incidence rates in the state, 
Pickens County continues to struggle in the battle against the deadly virus.
According to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, three of the four people who died of COVID-19-related causes in the one week period from last Tuesday to Monday were middle-aged. Pickens County also had one confirmed and one
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Will the cicadas be arriving soon?
The month of May will be the month when billions of eastern cicadas emerge from beneath the Earth’s surface to mate.
They won’t come out quietly. After all, they’ve been underground for 17 years and won’t come out again for 17 more.
They aren’t dangerous, and they are not like the dreaded locusts we used to see in western movies that swarmed through and stripped crops and foliage, leaving nothing behind.
The soil has to warm up to 64 degrees before the cicadas will emerge. This usually happens during the first two weeks of May, but there may be a few who arrive a bit early.
These are known to scientists as the Lonesome Bobs, because although the males are eager to
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Being happy never grows old
I remember as a kid how the days seemed so long.
I recall in the summertime after breakfast, I would shoot basketball until the sun became too hot, and then I would ride my bike to cool off.
Our neighbors had five children, and we would play kickball until it was too dark to see.
Life was fun, and I was always excited to do it all over again the next day.
I can still recall the simple joys of running through clover as fast as I could for no reason except to feel the wind on my face. I made sure to wear shoes, because being stung by a honeybee was
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Courier Letters to the Editor 5-5-21
Make this Mother’s Day a special one
Dear Editor,
I’ve heard it said almost any woman can be a mother, but it takes a special woman to be a Mama. She’s the one who encourages her husband and family when they’re down and out. Shines a light of joy into a gloomy world. Makes you believe in yourself by believing in you when
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Courier Obituaries 5-5-21
ARNOLDEAN BRADFORD
EASLEY — Mr. Arnoldean Bradford, 85, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 29, 2021.
Mr. Bradford was born in Elbert County, Ga., on June 8, 1935, and was the son of the late Collie Bradford and Hazel Partain. He was a loving husband to Joyce Phillips Bradford.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Joyce Bradford; a daughter, Robin Snelson (Tommy) of Easley; grandchildren, Van Massingill (Haley), Alicia Reddy (Kevin) and Bailey Bradford (fiancé Lukas); daughter-in-law, Amy Bradford; and the love of his life, great-granddaughter, Paetyn Reddy. Also surviving are stepgrandchildren, Eric Snelson (Joy), Ashley
Pickens’ Cloer recalls hunts
By Dr. Thomas Cloer, Jr.
Special to The Courier
fter several weeks of action, spring turkey season is winding down in South Carolina. I can vividly remember my Grandpa W.T. Cloer working on his turkey calls.
My family’s sawmill home and Grandpa’s home were next to each other in the little sawmill village 
in the mountains of Northern Georgia in the 1950s.
Grandpa made his calls from cedar, walnut and poplar wood as he and I spent precious time together in his woodworking shop. He always made
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Flame making playoff push
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Coming out of their series with Easley, the Pickens Blue Flame knew they had a 
daunting task ahead. Their only path to the playoffs was winning the remainder of their four-game region slate.
That trek toward the playoffs began over the weekend against Travelers Rest, and
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Pickens’ Howard signs with Hampden-Sydney
PICKENS — The Pickens High School football team added another member to its signing class last 
week, as defensive lineman Peyton Howard signed to play on the next level at Hampden-Sydney College.
Howard was a difference maker on the Blue Flame’s defensive line last season, finishing fifth on the team in
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Forestry association honors Hiott
Representative receives first Guardian of Forestry award
COLUMBIA — Forestry Association of South Carolina president and CEO Cam Crawford presented Rep. Davey Hiott of Pickens with the first-ever Guardian of Forestry award during a House Ag Committee reception hosted by the association last week.
Several FASC board members and former chairmen were among the attendees.
The new FASC award was established to be given to a public official or forestry advocate with an
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