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Flame advance to state title game
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — With a trip to the Class 4A state championship on the line, the Pickens High School volleyball team hosted Wren on Tuesday night, looking to return to the state championship after winning it all in 2024.
The Blue Flame took care of business in dominant fashion, sweeping the Hurricanes 3-
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ElringKlinger to create 294 jobs in Easley
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — A company that announced it was coming to Pickens County last summer already plans to expand its local operations.
Automotive supplier ElringKlinger announced a $68.5 million investment that will create 294 new jobs.
ElringKlinger Group CEO Thomas Jessulat said last week “what we’ve started together last summer has taken shape in an impressive way and will continue to grow following
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Area groups discuss SNAP
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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COUNTY — Nearly 20 dozen area organizations and groups met last week to discuss 
and coordinate response to the stoppage of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits due to the ongoing shutdown of the federal government.
Although recent judicial rulings could see SNAP benefits restored this month, it remains to be seen if and when that will occur in November.
In a Facebook post following the meeting, Rep. Neal Collins
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Former Easley mayor faces ethics complaint
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
STATE — The South Carolina Ethics Commission held a hearing last month about an 
ethics complaint filed against former Easley Mayor Butch Womack in 2022.
A panel of SCEC chairman Xavier Starkes, commissioner Bryant Caldwell and commissioner Helen Munnerlyn was held Oct. 16 in Columbia.
“The purpose of the hearing today will be to hear allegations … and to allow the respondent to present any
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Municipal elections set for Tuesday
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Election Day is right around the corner, with voters set to return to the 
polls on Tuesday to decide municipal races in the cities of Easley, Liberty and Pickens and the towns of Central, Norris and Six Mile.
In Pickens, three city council seats are up for grabs. Challengers Danny Adams, Jonathan Baker, Jeff Derrick, Youssef Kobach and Jessica Merrill and incumbents John McManus and Cameron River will
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SCDOT closes more bridges in Pickens County
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — The South Carolina Department of Transportation last week closed two more bridges in Pickens County until repairs can be made.
A news release issued Oct. 21 by SCDOT officials said Riggins Bridge Road over Twelve Mile Creek was closed for repairs following a routine inspection.
The bridge will remain closed until repairs can be made, the release said.
A detour has been set up.
“Please note that Riggins Bridge Road will be open to local traffic only, except at the bridge site,” the release said. “SCDOT asks that drivers slow down and pay attention to signs and crews when driving through the area.”
Those traveling eastbound on Riggins Bridge Road will be directed to take Bolding Road south and turn left on Praters Creek Road. They’ll then turn left onto Stewart Gin Road and follow it until they reach Gilstrap Road and turn left, bringing them back to Riggins Bridge Road.
Westbound traffic on Riggins Bridge Road will be directed to take Gilstrap Road south and turn right onto Stewart Gin Road. They’ll follow Stewart Gin Road and turn right onto Praters Creek Road and then take another right onto Bolding Road. This will bring them back to Riggins Bridge Road.
In a separate release issued Friday, SCDOT said the Rice Road bridge over Rices Creek in Pickens was closed that same day and will remain closed until repairs can be made.
Rice Road is open to local traffic only, except at the bridge site, and drivers are again urged to slow down and pay attention to signs and crews in the area.
A detour has been set up.
Drivers traveling northbound on Rice Road are directed to take Gentry Memorial Highway (S.C. Highway 8) west and turn right onto Cedar Rock Church Road, which will bring them back to Rice Road.
Those driving southbound on Rice Road are directed to turn right onto Cedar Rock Church Road, then turn left onto Gentry Memorial Highway, bringing them back to Rice Road.
The public is encouraged to check with SCDOT social media and scdot.org for updates on bridge closures and repairs, both releases said.
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County leaders eye CATbus expansion
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Members of the Pickens United group discussed the possibility of seeing the Clemson Area Transit system, known as CATbus, expand to serve other areas of 
Pickens County.
Pickens United met in Easley on Sept. 29.
After her update to the group about council matters, Pickens County Councilman
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