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Culpepper named PHS principal

Culpepper named PHS principal

Neuner, Plyler named principals of DES, FAE By Bru Nimmons Staff Reporter bnimmons@thepccourier.com COUNTY — The School District of Pickens More »

SCDOT seeking comment on 183-178 intersection

SCDOT seeking comment on 183-178 intersection

By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com PICKENS — Officials are seeking public comment on a proposed “road diet” along portions More »

Cannon Church breaks ground on new building

Cannon Church breaks ground on new building

By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com CENTRAL — Construction of a $2 million addition to the grounds of Cannon Church More »

Lady Lions take down county foe Pickens for 18th straight victory

Lady Lions take down county foe Pickens for 18th straight victory

By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com CENTRAL — After blowing by county foe Pickens in their first matchup this season, More »

Red Devils go cold against top-ranked High Point

Red Devils go cold against top-ranked High Point

By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com LIBERTY — Hosting top-ranked High Point on senior night, the sixth-ranked Liberty High School More »

Deep Winter Blues Festival returns

Deep Winter Blues Festival returns

PICKENS — The soulful sounds of the blues will once again echo through the hills of the Upstate as the More »

 

Lions drop Upper State to Seneca

CENTRAL — Down 1-0 in the Upper State championship series against rival Seneca, the Daniel High School baseball team hosted the Bobcats on Thursday hoping to force a third game in the series.

Both sides fought to pull ahead with things knotted at 1-1 after five innings, only for the Bobcats to pull ahead by scoring two runs in the sixth inning. Daniel looked to respond but left two runners stranded at the corners to end the inning and fared no better in the

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Flame return to Bruce Field for Spring Game

By Chad Keith
Special to the Courier
news@thepccourier.com

PICKENS —Pickens High School held its annual Spring football game on Thursday night at Bruce Field.

The historic venue was home of the Blue Flame for 60 years (1950-2010).  It is currently used for football games by the Pickens Recreation Department. Among the notable teams who played on the field are the Rudy Hayes/Doug Grant teams of the early 1950’s (including the 1952 State

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PCSO: Man who died after chase suspected in Liberty man’s killing

By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com

COUNTY — Authorities say a Pickens man who died of a self-inflicted gunshot after a high-speed chase that ended in a crash in Clemson last week was a suspect in the shooting death of a Liberty man whose body was found in Pickens on Sunday.

According to the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, 68-year-old Steve Crawford Whitmire went missing on Wednesday, May 14. Whitmire’s remains were found in a wooded area about 30 feet off the roadway Massingill Memorial Drive on Sunday evening, and a PCSO news release issued Tuesday

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Remembering their sacrifice

SDPC graduation set for Saturday

CLEMSON — More than 1,100 Pickens County high school seniors will cross a stage into their future at graduation ceremonies at Clemson’s Littlejohn Coliseum on Saturday.

The 312 members of Pickens High School’s Class of 2025 will open the day with their commencement at 9 a.m. Led by valedictorian Kaylen

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Semper Fi Barn to host Memorial Day service

SIX MILE — The Semper Fi Barn, a sanctuary dedicated to honoring military veterans,will host a Memorial Day church service at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 25, to pay tribute to those who have died in service to the United States.

Pastor James Williams of Kings Grove Baptist Church in Six Mile will lead the service, which will honor the 1.3 million American service members who have died in wartime, as well as the 85,000 who remain missing.

Located off Smith Memorial Highway near Six Mile, the Semper Fi Barn serves as a

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Motorcycle wreck kills Easley man

By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com

PICKENS — An Easley man died last week after a motorcycle crash in Pickens.

Pickens County Coroner Andrew Wilson identified the victim as 27-year-old Cody Ryan Crenshaw.

The accident occurred at 8:26 p.m. May 13 on Allgood Farm

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Easley man facing charges in Upstate church burglary

By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com

NEWBERRY — An Easley man has been arrested in connection with the burglary of a church in Newberry County.

On April 7, the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office posted that a break-in had just

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Music, Food and Fun and the Issaqueena fest

Chastain to be guest speaker at Carolina Day in the Upcountry

EASLEY — The Pickens County America 250 Committee is inviting the public to a special presentation on Revolutionary War history, set for 3 p.m. on Friday, June 28, at the Captain Kimberly Hampton Memorial Library in Easley.

The event will feature a rare slideshow presentation by local historian Dennis Chastain, who will shed light on lesser-known

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