Two accused of abusing Easley teen
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Ruff hired as LHS football coach
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Unraveling a mystery
When you give to the needy,” the Lord told his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount, “do not let 
your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret.”
That admonition seems to have been followed very well 30 years ago when two groups of volunteers from Pickens independently journeyed to the tiny Sumter County town of Dalzell to provide much-needed food and supplies to the previously overlooked victims of Hurricane Hugo living there.
There were no news stories at the time trumpeting the mission of mercy the people of one small Upstate town undertook to help the people from one small Midlands town in the fall of 1989. There was too much horrible news in the aftermath of the biggest natural disaster to strike South Carolina in a generation to give public praise to all those who sacrificed their time, efforts and material blessings to help the thousands left destitute in the wake of the storm.
But the residents of Dalzell never forgot the kindness that was shown to them — even though the
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Pickens falls short against Bobcats
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
ANDERSON — After beating eventual tournament champion T.L. Hanna just days before, the Pickens Blue Flame varsity baseball team entered Friday’s matchup with the Seneca Bobcats in prime position to continue their winning ways in their final game of the preseason Shock City Invitational.
However, the Blue Flame bats just couldn’t get going as Seneca pitcher Carson Smith went all seven innings in a 4-1 win.
“I’ve got to give credit to Seneca’s pitcher,” Pickens coach Matt Smith said. “He came out throwing strikes. We competed hard, but giving up four runs in the first few innings (hurt), and we just couldn’t get anything more than a couple hits going.”
Unlike Seneca, the Blue Flame had some early mound trouble that set the pace for the game. Starter Tanner Tinsley only made it through two innings as he struggled with
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Rodeo draws big crowds
The T. Ed Garrison Arena hosted the Clemson IPRA World Championship Rodeo last Friday and Saturday, with great attendance for both events. Above, Kameron Merck of Easley rides a bull on Saturday.
Daniel boys take first at Liberty track scrimmage
LIBERTY — The Daniel High School boys and the Powdersville High School girls placed first among five area teams at a scrimmage track meet at Liberty High School on March 3.
The Daniel boys took first place, followed by Powdersville and host Liberty. Walhalla and Pickens rounded out the pack, finishing fourth and fifth, respectively.
For the girls, Powdersville reigned supreme, with Daniel finishing second. Walhalla, Liberty and
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Green Wave lose tourney title game despite no-hitter
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
ANDERSON — With the tying runner on third, Bennett Simon came up to the plate for the Easley 
Green Wave with the inaugural Shock City Invitational tournament on the line.
The Green Wave, 3-0 in tournament play, trailed region foe and tournament host T.L. Hanna 1-0 with two outs in the bottom of the seventh and needed the offense badly.
However, a base hit was a big ask for either team on a night where Easley had only managed one hit and held the Yellow Jackets to zero, but it was now or never for the Green Wave.
The hit never came, though, as Simon grounded out to end the last-second rally, allowing Hanna to become the first-ever Shock City Tournament champions in a 1-0 win.
“There’s a lot of different ways to win baseball games,” T.L Hanna head coach Daniel Crenshaw said. “Luckily
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Arnolds gives back
Part of Arnolds Restaurants’ philosophy is giving back to the community. This month, Arnolds of Liberty donated a check for $1,000 to Liberty Elementary School to help all kids be able to afford field trips. Next month, the restaurant will be donating to Liberty Recreation Department. Above, Liberty Elementary principal Lowell Haynes, left, accepts the donation from James Sims, managing partner at Arnolds of Liberty.
You get a $100 SC tax refund, and you get a $100 refund, and you … don’t
Imagine the power company decided it had too much money, so it was giving $100 credits to its customers. But there’s a catch: Only people with a power bill of at least $100 would get the credit.
We don’t mean people who owed less than $100 wouldn’t get the full credit. We mean they wouldn’t get any credit at all. So someone with a $99 bill would still owe $99 that month, while someone with a $100 bill would pay nothing. And someone with a $199 bill would pay $99 — the same as someone who used half as much electricity.
Pretty crazy, right?
Well, that’s what House budget writers want to do with our tax money: Give $100 tax credits to everybody who has an income tax bill of $100 or more — and nothing to those whose tax bill is $99
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Death of a rooster
The rooster was a Rhode Island Red, and he was a thing of beauty. When the sun shone on his feathers in the morning, he looked incandescent.
Although a handsome fowl, he was without a doubt one of the meanest roosters we’ve ever had, and gathering eggs or scattering feed was a risky business.
He didn’t have a name. Our first nameless rooster, but he knew who he was. He was a sneaky devil, a demon and a rooster with a mission.
Every living thing that moved was his sworn enemy, apart from his lovely ladies, the flock of hens.
He was old for a rooster. Most chickens don’t live beyond eight years. We’d had him a while, a gift from a friend who thought he was a pullet. But as he matured, it became clear he was another gender altogether.
He enjoyed greeting the dawn and would crow from atop an upturned bucket.
Two days ago, he didn’t crow. It has become such a part of morning routine we didn’t make note of
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Let go of hate and choose to forgive
How much grace does it take to love someone who has hurt us or offended us? Well, that’s a good question. Tragedies are occurring all around us, and it’s true we are concerned, but what happens 
when it involves us personally and our family is harmed?
I admit that I do not always have the character of Christ when I’m being threatened or provoked to anger. Many times, my first reaction is to retaliate, because that’s a strong part of our human nature. I also agree that people need to be punished for their evil deeds and acts of violence, but we must resist the temptation to embrace resentment.
Life is filled with challenges and situations that attempt to lure us into bad attitudes, but for the
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Courier Obituaries 3-11-20
FURMAN DOUGLAS VICKERY
CENTRAL — Furman Douglas (Doug) Vickery, 77, husband of Norma H. Vickery, died on Sunday, March 1, 2020.
He was a son of the late Furman Dodd and Pauline Harris Vickery.
Doug served eight years in the U.S. Army Reserve. He received an AA degree from Anderson College and a BS degree from Clemson University. His textile industry career included work with M. Lowenstein Co., first at the Rockingham, N.C., Aleo plant, then at Anderson Wamsutta I and II plants, and at J.P. Stevens’ Clemson plant, where he was distribution manager.
In later years, Doug worked with his brother Jerry D. Vickery at the Easley Progress newspaper. During retirement years, he enjoyed designing and fabricating farm equipment. He also enjoyed participating in teamwork projects to assist missionaries in Utah and Canada.
He was a member of University Baptist Church and also attended Welcome Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife of 59 years, Norma Holliday Vickery;
