Local councils take part in state leadership training
COLUMBIA — City council members from the City of Liberty and the City of Pickens spent last week in Columbia More »
Hot-shooting Hillcrest keeps Easley winless in region play
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com EASLEY — Holding a 60-57 lead entering the fourth quarter of their matchup against More »
LWVOP receives empowerment grant to expand local voter education efforts
UPSTATE — The League of Women Voters of Oconee and Pickens Counties (LWVOP) is excited to announce that it has More »
PC Native Plant Jubilee returns on May 2
LIBERTY — The Pickens County Native Plant Jubilee will return for its second year Saturday, May 2, bringing together gardeners, More »
Pickens boy steps up to help friend’s family after tragic loss
PICKENS — Lending a hand in times of tragedy is a sign of true friendship, and for one Pickens boy, that friendship shone bright following the untimely death of a school friend.
On Aug. 8-10, 10–year old Wayne Bennett, son of Dewayne and Renee Bennett, with help from family and friends, organized a snow cone fundraiser in honor of classmate Shakyra Young, who passed away on Aug. 3.
When Wayne heard of her passing, he immediately wanted to do something to honor his friend and help
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Courier Community Calendar 8-28-19
• Annual Ross reunion scheduled for Sunday
The annual Andy R. and Bessie Shelton Ross reunion is planned for 1 p.m. this Sunday, Sept. 1, at Kings Grove Baptist Church near Six Mile. Plates and cups will be provided.
• Jones Hill set to host Chinese auction
Jones Hill Church of God will host a Chinese auction on Saturday, Sept. 21. Located at 1014 Dalton Road in Marietta, the event will include hot dog and bake sales and drawings for the auction.
Ticket and hot dog and bake sales will begin at 11 a.m. Auction and drawings will begin at 1 p.m.
• Gilstrap reunion planned for Sept. 7
The Gilstrap reunion will be held at Antioch Bapstist Church fellowship building on Highway 11 on Sept. 7. Bring a
Courier Obituaries 8-28-19
JOHNNY F. HOLCOMBE
EASLEY — Johnny Foster Holcombe, 78, of Mary Ann Street, passed away on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019.
Born in Pickens County, he was a son of the late Richard D. Holcombe and Eva Mae Forister Holcombe.
Johnny was retired from Creative Builders in Greenville after 21 years of dedicated service. He was also employed with R.T. Murrell and Bivens Construction erecting steel buildings, banks and apartment complexes. He was a lifetime member of Arial Baptist Church and a member of the Bible Fellowship Sunday School Class. He had a passion for and enjoyed repairing and remodeling tractors, especially John Deere.
Johnny was a man of great character and a humble Christian man who loved and was loved by all he met.
Surviving are his wife, Patricia Lance Holcombe of the home; a daughter, Tammy Porter (Randell) of Simpsonville; stepdaughters, Evetta Madden of Mars Hill, N.C., Diane Brown of Simpsonville and Stephanie Maynard; seven grandchildren, Matt Holcombe (Stephanie), Jessica Burroughs (Steven), Butch Brown, Jessie Holcombe, Trisha Morris, Andrea Naassan and Damion Maynard; 13 great-grandchildren, Jordan Wise, Danielle, Iszebelle, Hannah and Zae Standifer, Jerred Holcombe, Maggie Burroughs, Jonathon Holcombe, Jamie-Rae Bryant, Macey Reese, Mackeira Morris, Harvey Huntley and Hydeia Brown; a sister, Joan Gilstrap (Marshall) of Easley; many nieces, nephews and their families that he adored and loved; and his beloved pets, Jasper and Simon.
In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his second wife, Beatrice Timms Holcombe; a son, Barry Holcombe; a grandson, B.J. Holcombe; sisters, Jean Ouzts and Frankie Brooks; and brothers, Jack Holcombe and J.T. Holcombe.
Funeral services were held on Aug. 27 at Arial Baptist Church, with burial following in Greenlawn Memorial Park in Easley.
Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to Arial Baptist Church Bus Fund, 618 Rice Road, Easley, SC 29640 or arialbaptistchurch.org
Condolences may be expressed online by visiting robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown, which is assisting the family.
BETTY DALTON CARTER
EASLEY — Mrs. Betty Jean Dalton Carter, 84, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019.
Born in Pickens County, a daughter of the late Arthur Dalton and the late Melissa Hendricks Dalton, Betty was retired
Pickens falters in second half after
By John Robert Ayers
Courier Sports
EASLEY — It was a tale of two halves on Friday night, as the Easley Green Wave extinguished the Pickens Blue Flame, 31-14, for their first win under new head coach Caleb King.
The Flame jumped out to a 14-0 lead after their first two possessions
and took a 14-7 advantage into halftime before giving up 24 unanswered points in the second half.
“We gave out,” Pickens coach Chad Smith said. “I blame myself for that. Our conditioning was not at a level that it needed to be.”
Following a late kickoff due to the game’s inclusion in the Great America Rivalry Series, Pickens won the opening toss and elected to receive.
Jamorea Keith fielded the ball at the 13-yard line, bringing it out to the 26 to start the first possession of the season. Keith and Brennan Perkins split the majority of the carries on the opening drive as Pickens marched the ball downfield. The biggest play of the drive was a 30-yard run by bruising fullback Zach Hollman all the way down to the Easley 23-yard line. Keith finished the drive with a six-yard touchdown, and Mason LaMance’s PAT made it 7-0 Blue Flame with 8:05 left in the first.
The Blue Flame defense took the field after LaMance’s kickoff was returned to the 35. Easley junior quarterback Kasten Harvey opened his season with a six-yard pass to
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‘Still a lot of wins on the table’
By Clay Counts
Special to The Courier
claycounts21@yahoo.com
LIBERTY — High School football has made its return to Pickens County, but week zero proved to be a struggle for the Liberty Red Devils.
Coming off of a successful season, the Red Devils knew the Daniel Lions would present a major challenge, and Friday’s matchup proved even tougher than Liberty envisioned as the Lions v
isited Red Devil Stadium and left with a 44-0 season-opening victory.
While not the result they wanted, the challenge gave the Red Devils the opportunity to knock off some cobwebs and get their feet wet for another year of football.
Although it is always difficult opening with a top-tier opponent and the result was far from ideal, Liberty coach Kyle Stewart was still optimistic following the game.
“We’ve got to get some good guys ready to go,” Stewart said. “We’ve known depth was an issue and we’d get a little worn down, but I thought our guys played hard against a quality
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Green Wave come back to beat Pickens and kick off King era
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
news@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Coach Caleb King’s first win at Easley will be talked about for some time.
It will be remembered for a tremendous second-half comeback, as the Green Wave rallied from a 14-0 deficit thanks 
to a decisive third quarter to beat rival Pickens 31-14 in the teams’ season opener on Friday night.
It was the ninth in a row in the series for Easley dating back to a 2010 Pickens win, the last game in the rivalry at Bruce Field.
“It feels good.” King said of the win. “I’m more proud of our seniors and those guys for fighting and conditioning like we did. It’s an incredible group of young men to come in with as many new starters as we have, to be able to put up 31 points and have a lot more room for growth.”
Pickens scored on its initial two drives and Easley fans may have wondered if it was going to be a long night. But a few defensive adjustments, a huge turnover before halftime andYou must be logged in to view this content.
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Daniel cruises past Red Devils in shutout to open season
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — The 2019 football season is officially underway, and for the Daniel Lions, it began with more of the same dominance they showed last season in a 44-0 shellacking of the Liberty Red Devils on Friday.
“More than anything, I wanted to see us get off the bus,” Daniel coach Jeff Fruster said. “I don’t think we got off the bus last week against Brookland-Cayce (at the Easley Green Wave Jamboree) and there were a lot of problems to be fixed. It was very important for me to see this team come out ready to play, and I thought they did a good job of that.”
Offensively, the Lions saw an impressive performance from junior tailback Jordan Grayden in his first start. Grayden scored the first two touchdowns of the contest and was overcome with emotion after the game.
“Man, this feels wonderful,” Grayden said. “I can’t explain how good this feels after the hard work this summer. This is all part of God’s plan.”
“Jordan has been really good for us this offseason,” Fruster added. “He’s always ready to go when called on, and that’s one of his most endearing qualities.”
Meanwhile, on the defensive side of the ball, Daniel snuffed out any and every chance the Red Devils had, shutting Liberty out while giving up less than a yard per carry to the run-dominant Red Devils.
“This was very reminiscent of last year,” Fruster said of his team’s defensive efforts. “The kids love to achieve milestones, and anytime you can keep an opponent from scoring, that just puts a testament to the work they’ve put in on being good on defense.”
The Lions received the opening
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Top-ranked Tigers take aim at another crown
By Alex Maminakis
Courtesy The Journal
alex@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — Two national championships in the past three years.
Four straight ACC titles.
Eight consecutive 10-plus-win seasons, with four straight College Football Playoff appearances, including a perfect 15-0 campaign last season.
It’s been quite a run of success on the gridiron in recent years for the Clemson Tigers — historical, in fact — and there’s no reason to believe the Tigers will be slowing down any time soon.
Head coach Dabo Swinney said the day after Clemson’s 44-16 romp over Alabama in the national championship game in January that his program was “a long way from a dynasty.”
But with the Tigers ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press preseason poll for the first time in program history and continuing to stack up highly ranked recruiting classes, the dawn of the Clemson dynasty may be on the horizon.
Swinney, however, is more focused on the present than anything else, with the defending national champions set to kick off the 2019 season Thursday night against Georgia Tech, and he and the Tigers are hungry for much more, without ever resting on their
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Courier Legal Notices 8-28-19
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All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on Form #371ES with the Probate Court of PICKENS COUNTY, the address of which is 222 MCDANIEL AVE., B-16 PICKENS, SC 29671, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented
