🌱 Patch AM: Easley and Pickens County families remember several beloved community members

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• Easley and Pickens County families remember several beloved community members

Today's riddle: What did the hammer say after getting an A on a test? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 72 and low of 45 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy, temps: high: 65, low: 54.
• Friday: Warm with low clouds, with a high of 67 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Courier Obituaries 1-7-26 (yourpickenscounty.com) — Several local families are mourning loved ones with strong ties to Easley, including residents like Delma Roper and relatives of Easley families such as Tina Moore and Teresa Ramey. These obituaries share details of their lives, careers, faith, and surviving family members, along with recent or upcoming funeral and memorial arrangements in Pickens County communities.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday January 7

• Preschool Storytime
  Pickens County Library System - Village Library - Pickens , 124 N Catherine St , Pickens
  10:30 am
• Varsity Boys Wrestling Home Mod. Quad vs Easley & TL Hanna (with JL Mann)
  Greenville Senior High School , 1 Vardry St , Greenville
  5:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Stories & Snacks - Village Branch Library
  Pickens County Library System - Village Library - Pickens , 124 N Catherine St , Pickens
  11:00 am
• BINGO THURSDAYS (1)
  The Market at the Mill , 225 Pumpkintown Hwy , Pickens
  11:30 am
• Connections CafĂŠ - The Railroad History of Greenville
  Upcountry History Museum , 540 Buncombe St , Greenville
  2:00 pm
• Pickens Middle vs Edwards Middle
  Pickens Middle School , 140 Torch Dr , Pickens
  5:30 pm

Friday January 9

• Blacksmithing Bushcraft: Railroad Spike Tomahawk Class
  Hagood Mill Historic Site , Hagood Mill Foundation , 138 Hagood Mill Rd , Pickens
  9:00 am
• Y Mentor Training (Pickens YMCA) 1/9/2026
  Pickens YMCA , 2223 Gentry Memorial Hwy , Pickens
  9:30 am
• JV Boys Wrestling at Area 2 Qualifier
  Liberty High School , 124 Red Devil Dr , Liberty
  4:00 pm
• C-Team Boys Basketball vs Easley
  Greenville Senior High School , 1 Vardry St , Greenville
  5:15 pm
• Varsity Girls Basketball at Easley
  Easley High School , 154 Green Wave Blvd , Easley
  6:15 pm
• JV Boys Basketball vs Easley
  Greenville Senior High School , 1 Vardry St , Greenville
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Anyone missing this sweet girl??
  She appears healthy, good weight, nails clipped, no ticks. We suspect someone dropped her off on N Ballard Dr. behind our home in Easley, we’re off… (Nextdoor Millstone)
• LOOKING INTO A LEAD AT THE DOODLE TRAIL IN EASLEY TODAY.
  There was a potential sighting of my 15-year-old dog Flip who has been missing since last Tuesday. He was last seen on Robert P Jeanes Rd behind… (Nextdoor Turpin Drive)

• Sam's Club posted a job opening for Merchandise and Stocking Associate in Easley. Apply here.
• Home Depot posted a job opening for Kitchen Designer in Easley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Easley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Liberty

• Vote for Upstate Ingles girls Athlete of the Week (greenvilleonline.com)

Pickens

• William Dayton (wgog.com)

Greenville

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-- The Patch AM Team

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