Liberty unveils 150th anniversary logo, announces art exhibition
LIBERTY — The city of Liberty celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2026, and officials unveiled a sesquicentennial logo for the More »
Prisma staff encourage early testing for flu
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com STATE — Prisma Health staff encourage the public to get tested for the flu More »
Daniel boys beat Pickens for region lead
PICKENS — With leading scorers Jackson Conley and Will Swann forced out of action early due to foul trouble and More »
Ballenger reflects on his career, legacy at Blue Ridge Electric
By Riley Morningstar Special to The Courier PICKENS — After 55 years of dedicated service, Terry Ballenger retired as the More »
Sunset Ceremony honors departed veterans
SIX MILE — As light winter rain fell at 5 p.m. on December 28, families, veterans, and community members gathered More »
County adds nine more virus deaths
COLUMBIA — After weeks of double-digit death numbers, Pickens County added nine confirmed COVID-19 deaths over the past week.
According to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, eight of the nine people who died in the six-day period from last Wednesday to Monday were elderly, while one was middle-aged.
Pickens County hasn’t gotten any better in the COVID-19 rate
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750-plus students quarantined in SDPC
COUNTY — Although the number of positive COVID-19 cases around the School District of Pickens 
County was down slightly last week, more than 100 staff members and more than 750 students were quarantined to prevent spread of the disease.
According to weekly figures released on Friday by the district, 78 students and 24 staff members tested positive for the virus last week, down from 81 students and 30 staff members the
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SDPC bus driver killed in collision
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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PICKENS — A longtime School District of Pickens County bus driver was killed in a car wreck last 
week.
Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley identified the victim as Treasa Carol Norton, 56, of Pace Bridge Road in Marietta.
The collision took place at 2:40 p.m. Thursday on S.C. Highway 186 near Rhymes Lane, three miles north of Pickens, according to Master Trooper Brandon Bolt of the South
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Easley house fire claims man, 98
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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EASLEY — An elderly Easley man died in a house fire Saturday.
Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley identified the victim as Charles Hamilton, 89, of 302 N. 1st St.
Hamilton was pronounced dead at the scene, she said.
The Easley Police Department, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, the South Carolina Fire Marshal’s Office and the Easley Fire Department Origin and Cause Team are investigating the
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No changes to mask ordinance in Easley
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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EASLEY — Easley officials warn they may have to make the city’s face coverings ordinance stricter if 
COVID numbers keep rising.
City council discussed the face covering ordinance during its Jan. 11 work session and regular council session.
Mayor pro tem Brian Garrison presided over the meeting, as Mayor Butch Womack was out with COVID-19.
Council adopted the face covering ordinance at its Dec. 14 meeting, city administrator Stephen
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Liberty teams win big on senior night
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
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LIBERTY — The Liberty High School basketball teams held their senior night on Friday night, and 
all four seniors went home happy after dominant wins over the Greenville Tech Charter High School Warriors.
The girls kicked off the action on the night and put up arguably their best performance of the season in a 55-21 win.
“That’s probably one of the best games we’ve played,” Liberty girls’ head coach Greg Thomas said. “We played as a team and as a group. We have some things we have to clean up, but overall I think they played really well.”
The Red Devils got out to an early lead in the first
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Pickens girls split region games
PICKENS — The Pickens Lady Blue Flame basketball team played two region opponents last week, defeating Walhalla for the first time in recent memory and losing to Westside.
The Pickens girls defeated Walhalla 43-35 on Jan. 12 and lost 62-33 to Westside on Jan. 13. Both contests were played in the friendly confines of Coach Peggy Harden Anthony Gymnasium.
“The girls are building amazing
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Pickens Rec spring volleyball and soccer signups underway
PICKENS — Spring soccer and volleyball registration is being taken now through Jan. 29 at the Pickens Recreation Center on Sangamo Road in Pickens.
Financial assistance is available for those who qualify and will only be taken the first three weeks of the registration period, Jan. 4-22.
In soccer, the following coed age divisions are offered: 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12. Depending on size of
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On the receiving end of a miracle
If it hadn’t been for a text message from a friend, we wouldn’t have known. That’s how we found out that we could register to get the COVID-19 vaccine at Ingles in Pickens. So, I registered us both 
online and then waited.
After a few days went by and we hadn’t heard anything, I began to think that maybe the registration hadn’t been received, so I drove to Ingles in Pickens to see. There were people in line at the pharmacy, and I wasn’t
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Is our democracy indeed in danger?
I was planning to stand down and try to avoid offending anyone. But in such a time as this, I feel compelled to speak out.
The following is my opinion only and not necessarily that of the Pickens County Courier.
Like most Americans, I watched in horror two weeks
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