It was a beautiful day last Saturday as the Pickens High School Class of 1976 hosted its 50th class reunion at the Hagood Mill Pavilion in Pickens on May 9. The event gave Blue Flame alumni a chance ...

By Mike Pulley Special to the Courier [email protected] PICKENS — The Pickens County Planning Commission denied a ...

Saitta responds to resignation requests Dear Editor, You may have heard or read the leaders of the Save The Greenville Pickens Speedway effort are demanding I resign from the county council. Simply ...

EASLEY — The School District of Pickens County earned 35 state awards for communication excellence this year, the most of any school district in South Carolina. The awards were presented May 1 during ...

By Jason Evans Staff Reporter [email protected] PICKENS — Building demolitions in Pickens will allow more parking space to be created for the Pickens County Courthouse. Last year, the county pur ...

By Jason Evans Staff Reporter [email protected] PICKENS — Pickens city leaders have been asked to formally endorse the South Carolina Department of Transportation’s proposed plans for a “road ...

By Jason Evans Staff Reporter [email protected] PICKENS — A display of some of the nation’s founding documents will be installed at the amphitheater property in Pickens. During their special ...

UPSTATE -- Friends of Lake Keowee Society (FOLKS) is proud to announce the 2025 -2026 scholarship for high school students who show a strong interest in natural resource conservation and the ...

By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor [email protected] EASLEY — Heading to bat with two outs in the bottom of the sixth ...

We are all philosophers, which simply means we all have opinions and worldviews about most everything. Since the birth of the internet and social media, we’ve seen just how true this is, and I’m sure, ...

Dr. David Albert Cook was born on March 23, 1950, in Lansing, Mich. He passed away peacefully on April 26, 2026, in Easley. In 1962, his family moved to Cochran, Ga. There, he met the love of his life ...