COUNTY — After weeks of controversy over candidate eligibility, the June primaries are nearly here, with South Carolina voters going to the polls next Tuesday, June 12.
Although many races were originally up for grabs in next week’s primaries, the number dwindled dramatically with last month’s state Supreme Court decision ruling nearly 200 candidates statewide ineligible for the election.

A black bear cub caused a bit of a stir in Pickens Tuesday afternoon, crossing Main Street and climbing the large tree in front of the Blue Ridge Coop offices, where it sat for some time, attracting a large crowd of onlookers before DNR officers arrived and shot it with a tranquilizer dart. Once the bear fell asleep, officers caught it in a tarp before placing in a trailer to transport.

COUNTY — SDPC board trustee Ben Trotter and the remarks he has been accused of making concerning special needs students in the district were the topic of conversation once again during the citizen input portion of the May 29 school board meeting.
Several audience members offered their public support of Trotter at the meeting.

PICKENS — The city of Pickens will help provide the Senior Citizens of Pickens, Inc., with a portion of the needed funds to receive a $100,000 grant to help continue renovations of the Pickens Senior Center on Hagood Street.