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 »
SCDOT working on road projects across county
PICKENS — The South Carolina Department of Transportation’s 10-year strategic plan to rebuild South Carolina’s roads and bridges is making strides in Pickens County in its third year.
Crews are out in full force working to make roadways smoother and safer for the traveling public, according to a news
release from the department. The plan is funded by an annual 2-cent increase in the state’s gas tax for six years. The tax increase began on July 1, 2017.
SCDOT marked the beginning of the third year of the plan on July 1.
“We are currently at our highest level of activity on South Carolina’s roadways,” SCDOT spokeswoman Lauren Roeder said in the news release. “The four programs in
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US attorney, Upstate solicitors tackling gun crimes
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
GREENVILLE — The federal government and area solicitors are teaming up in an effort to secure longer prison terms for gun charges.
U.S. Attorney Sherri Lydon and several Upstate solicitors announced the partnership Thursday morning at the Greenville County Courthouse.
“Reducing violent crime in South Carolina is a top priority of the United States Attorney’s Office,” Lydon said.
She said one of her biggest shocks after taking office was “just how many shots are fired on the streets of our communities.”
“Because of advances in technology, we now have equipment that can tell us how many shots are being fired in a
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Lady Flame play for Upper State crown
PICKENS — During second- and third-round action of the Class 4A state volleyball playoffs last week, the Pickens 
High School Lady Blue Flame took down Region I foe Wren and then defeated Orangeburg-Wilkinson to reach the Upper State championship.
Pickens defeated Wren for the third time this season in straight sets in second-round action of the state volleyball playoffs Oct. 29 in the Peggy Harden Anthony Gymnasium at Pickens High School. The Region I-4A champion Lady Blue Flame downed Wren 25-14, 25-14, 25-10.
The Lady Blue Flame defeated Orangeburg-Wilkinson in three sets in the third
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Liberty girls cap perfect season
LIBERTY — The 10-and-under Liberty Lady Devils softball team have wrapped up a historic season.
The Lady Devils dominated their opponents throughout the regular season, finishing 12-0 and winning every game by three runs or more.
Still, the Liberty girls faced stiff competition as they went for the Tri-County Championship over the weekend.
The first stop for the Devils was against the Clemson Purple team on Friday. Liberty shellacked the team from Tiger
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Motorcyclist dies day after hitting deer
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — An Easley man died Wednesday, one day after striking a deer with his motorcycle.
Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley identified the victim as Harold Thomas Hammond Jr. of Frontier Drive.
Kelley said Hammond hit a deer on Latham Road at 3 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29.
He was pronounced dead at Prisma Health Greenville Wednesday evening, she said.
Hammond died from a head injury, Kelley said. He was 23.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating
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Appreciate your right to vote
I wasn’t around 100 years ago, but I can imagine what discussions about the radical notion of allowing women to vote must have sounded like around here in the year 1919.
“Well, you know we’ll be on the road to ruination if we let these ladies vote,” Jasper P. Goodbody might have said, snapping the strap on his suspenders for emphasis.
“Yeah, they’ll even try to elect a woman president one of these days and make a law requiring men to help out with the cookin’ and cleanin’,” his buddy Willie T. Melonhead might reply, spewing a stream of tobacco juice out the corner of his mouth to punctuate his disdain for the dystopian future he imagined women’s suffrage would bring about.
I’m sorry, ladies, but our Founding Fathers didn’t think y’all were smart
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An ode to Cynthia’s ‘leaves’
Oh how majestic a tree may be
It fills one with inspiration
When Cynthia sees the leaves a-fallin’
They fill her with anticipation
When the ground is covered to the hilt
It makes her want to wilt
With nary a leaf left on a tree
They make her want to flee
But with rake so true and head so somber
She proceeds to give them all a number
Ah one, ah two, ah three
Aw, that’s too boring for thee
Methinks I shall name them
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Courier Letters to the Editor 11-6-19
In memory of Harward
Dear Editor,
I was shocked and hurt to hear about Lucy Harward passing away. She was a very special, smart, kind lady who shared her talents with others at the Pickens Senior Center.
She founded the Fiber Arts Center there, where she taught fiber arts skills and actively volunteered. Her special creations are displayed there. She was recognized many times for her quilts and designed the quilt square for the
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Quilt show this weekend
PICKENS — “Quilted With Joy,” the 2019 biennial judged quilt show sponsored by the Upcountry Quilting Guild, will be held this Friday and Saturday at Pickens View Wesleyan Church on S.C. Highway 8 between Pickens and Easley.
More than 100 quilts will be on display, including traditional, modern art and wearable art and challenge quilts, from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is $5, and children under 12 are admitted free. No food will be served. Free and ample parking will be
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Save-A-Lot helps PHS
In the 10 years that the Pickens Save-A-Lot store has been opened, it has made many donations for the Pickens High School athletic department. The latest donation Save-A-Lot has made was with the help of its customers. At the beginning of September, the store had signs telling its customers that they could purchase a Gatorade for 99 cents that would go to the athletic department at PHS. The customers stepped up, buying 375 Gatorades in a month. Save-A-Lot went on to donate 25 more to make it an even 400. David Gravely with Little Debbie also donated 10 cases of water. Save-A-Lot wants to thank its wonderful customers for helping Pickens High School. Pictured are Blue Flame football players Lawson Maxey, Brady Batson and Jacob Nagle, along with Pickens head coach Chad Smith receiving the donation.
