Two accused of abusing Easley teen
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com ANDERSON COUNTY — Two men are each charged with sexually abusing a teen girl, More »
Ruff hired as LHS football coach
By Bru Nimmons Staff Reporter bnimmons@thepccourier.com LIBERTY — Coming off one of the most successful stretches in school history under More »
Brotherly love leads to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll
Pickens County family finds ties to Elvis Presley PICKENS — It’s amazing sometimes what you might discover when you start More »
Duke Energy gives tips to save energy during the winter months
UPSTATE — As winter temperatures hit the Upstate, Duke Energy says it is committed to helping customers manage energy costs More »
Pickens looks to rebound
PICKENS — The Pickens High School women’s basketball team dropped two games to region foes at home last week, and the Lady Blue Flame will seek to rebound this week in region games against Daniel and Palmetto.
On the regular season, the Lady Blue Flame stand at 5-6 overall and 0-2 in the region. The Pickens girls dropped a Jan. 14 home game to Wren, 57-37, then lost at home Friday to Walhalla, 43-36.
“I believe that we learn and keep getting better every game individually and as a team,” Blue Flame coach Rikki Owens said. “We are going to focus on our energy on the court and continue
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Signups now open for soccer, volleyball
PICKENS — Registration is now open for the spring soccer and volleyball seasons at the Pickens Recreation Center on Sangamo Road in Pickens.
Financial assistance is available for those who qualify, and applications will only be taken through this Friday, though registration will be open through Jan. 31.
For soccer, the following coed age divisions are offered — 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12. Depending
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Courier Obituaries 1-22-20
Ruby Christine Esuary Nabors
PICKENS — Ruby Christine Esuary Nabors, 99, wife of the late Fred Esuary, passed away Sunday, Jan, 19, 2020.
Arrangements are under the direction of Robinson Funeral Home and Crematory-Downtown, Easley.
ELOISE STEWART REECE
SIX MILE — Eloise Stewart Reece, 82, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Pickens.
Born in Pickens, she was the daughter of the late Wayne Stewart and Minnie Powell Stewart and wife of the late Charles Jimmy Reece.
She was a member of Antioch Baptist church and served as a custodian at Cannon Hospital.
Survivors include one son, Jerry Lee Reece and his wife Diann of Pickens; and a daughter,
WHY WE CELEBRATE
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America. We commemorate as well the timeless values he taught us through his 
example — the values of courage, truth, justice, compassion, dignity, humility and service that so radiantly defined Dr. King’s character and empowered his leadership. On this holiday, we commemorate the universal, unconditional love, forgiveness and nonviolence that empowered his revolutionary spirit.
We commemorate Dr. King’s inspiring words, because his voice and his vision filled a great void in our nation, and answered our collective longing to become a country that truly lived by its noblest principles. Yet, Dr. King knew that it wasn’t enough just to talk the talk, that he had to walk the walk for his words to be credible. And so we commemorate on this holiday the man of action, who put his life on the line for freedom and justice every day, the man who braved threats and jail and beatings and
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REMEMBERING DR. KING
Each January, Americans remember and reflect on the life of a man who stood up for his rights 
and the rights of millions of American citizens. Martin Luther King Jr. ultimately lost his life fighting for the rights of black Americans, and his courage is celebrated every year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
King was a Baptist minister and a social rights activist who helped shape the American Civil Rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. King seemed destined for greatness at an early age and studied medicine and law at Morehouse College. However, he chose to follow in his father’s footsteps and make a career out of his beliefs and religion. According to History.com, King entered Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania, where he earned a Bachelor of Divinity degree, won a prestigious fellowship
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Pickens Revitalization Association names Main Street Challenge finalists
PICKENS — The Pickens Revitalization Association recently announced the finalists for the Main Street Challenge, an entrepreneurial start-up competition for the purpose of generating additional retail occupancy in Pickens.
Pickens Revitalization Association will award two cash incentives in the amount of $5,000 or one cash incentive in the amount of $10,000 for start-up businesses or new concepts, which must then open a new location or introduce their new concept in Pickens by May 1, 2020. The money offered to the winner(s) will take the form of a potentially forgivable loan, determined
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Winter Bluegrass Jubilee set for this weekend in Pickens
PICKENS — The Young Appalachian Musicians (YAM) will hold its annual indoor music festival, the Winter Bluegrass Jubilee, this Saturday at Pickens High School.
This year’s band lineup includes Sister Sadie, Carolina Blue, ETSU Bluegrass Pride Band, West End String Band, New Dixie Storm, Young Appalachian Musicians school groups, Sweet Potato Pie Kids, Ella and Mary, and Luke Deuce.
Doors will open at 10 a.m. with the singing of the national anthem by Ansley Burns. Workshops currently include a banjo workshop with Gena Britt, a fiddle workshop with Deannie Richardson, music in education with the ETSU Bluegrass Pride Band, the traditional
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Courier Community Calendar 1-22-20
• Annual wellness fair set for Library
The second annual wellness fair is planned at the Sarlin Community Library in Liberty on Saturday, Jan. 25. The even will have information and representatives from the YMCA, Ingles Pharmacy, Central-Clemson Recreation Center and more.Attendees will be entered into a prize drawing from a local business.
• Baha’is set to host ‘Light of the World’
Baha’is of Pickens County will host a viewing of “Light to the World.” The public is invited to watch the film at Easley’s Hampton Memorial Library on Sunday, Jan. 26, from 3-4:30 p.m. The film offers an overview of the life of Baha’u’llah and the history and current progress of the Baha’i Faith around the world.
More than one way to cook greens
By Olivia Fowler
For the Courier
ofowler@thepccourier.com
Sometimes I fall into a rut in the kitchen and stick with the tried-and-true methods of cooking certain foods. That’s not a bad thing or a good thing.
But I may be missing out on a new wrinkle when it comes to foods that are so familiar.
All of these recipes have some things in common. They also have some elements that are very different. But they are all good.
You may prefer one over another, but until you step out of the box and try them, you’ll never know how good collard greens can be.
Now open in Pickens
A ribbon-cutting was held at dtbd.Nails on Jan. 11. Surrounded by friends and family, owner Joanna Tillies opened her nail salon at 502N Ann St. at the Towne Creek Center in Pickens. Pictured are Lisa Turnick of the Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce, Corey Maness, Joel Rice, Mary Perry, Faith Fowler, Richard Tillies, Darian Scipio, Joanna Tillies, Isaiah Scipio, Rosalynn Rice, Earnestine Scipio, Pickens Police Chief Travis Riggs and Pickens Mayor Fletcher Perry. With the dtbd standing for “dare to be different,” the salon offers a wide variety of nail services, including manicures, gel nails, acrylic nails, pedicures (regular, deluxe and gel), paraffin and hot oil treatments. Call (864) 507-3160 for an appointment.
