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Mile Creek house fire claims Pickens man

By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com

PICKENS — Several agencies are investigating a man’s death following a structure fire Monday morning.

Pickens County Chief Deputy Coroner identified the man as Robert Dwayne O’Bryant, of Mile

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Easley resident killed in accident

By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com

EASLEY — An Easley man died after a single-vehicle accident Sunday.

Pickens County Deputy Coroner Tommy Page identified the victim

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Daniel girls take down Easley in PKs

By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com

EASLEY — After numerous close calls and 90 minutes of goalless action, the Daniel High School and Easley High School girls’ soccer teams needed penalty kicks on Thursday night to decide a winner.

With two of the best goalkeepers in the Upstate in their respective nets, Daniel all-state keeper Beth Anderson gave her team the upper hand with consecutive saves to clinch a 3-0 advantage in the penalty shootout.

“Our girls really took advantage of (their opportunities) in PKs,” Daniel head coach Chad Perry said. “Beth made some big saves, and we got the win. It’s a good momentum builder for

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Liberty recognizes State Champ wrestlers

By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com

LIBERTY – City officials celebrated the Liberty High School wrestling team for bringing a state championship home for the second year in a row.

At the start of Liberty City Council’s March 11 meeting, Mayor Erica Romo Woods read a

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CU breaks ground on new forestry building

By Lauren Pierce
Courtesy the Journal
lpierce@upstatetoday.com

CLEMSON — Clemson University broke ground Friday on a new multi-million-dollar home for its Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation.

The 85,000-square-foot, four-story building on the northeast corner of Cherry and Perimeter

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KidsFest coming to Hagood Mill this Saturday

PICKENS — KidsFest is a cherished collaboration between the Hagood Mill Historic Site and the Young Appalachian Musicians, two beloved nonprofits in Pickens County.

Hagood Mill Historic Site will host a fun-filled day this Saturday, March 16, featuring performances from all the participating YAMs programs in Pickens County. In addition to the

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School district announces new leadership roles

By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com

COUNTY — The School District of Pickens County will see plenty of fresh and familiar faces in new roles in the coming months after five leadership position changes approved by school board trustees last week.

Brad Blackston (director of adult education), Chris Brewington (principal, East End Elementary School), Carrie Gregory (director of health services) and Lenette Hernandez (director of multilingual services) will begin in their new

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Thomas among Upstate’s best real estate agents

PICKENS — Megan Thomas of Thomas Realty in Pickens was recently honored as one of the top real estate agents in the Upstate.

Out of almost 10,000 local agents, Thomas ranked in the top 100 residential real estate agents from the 2023 real estate year.

Thomas’ results put you in the top 1 percent of residential real estate agents out of the GGAR MLS and the Western Upstate MLS from last year (based on 2023 on-market local sales within the county).

Thomas made a significant impact on Upstate South Carolina and its communities. She will be presented her award and honored at the “Upstate Real Producers Choice Awards” on March 20 in Greenville.