PICKENS — Each October, the hills and hollers around the Hagood Mill Historic Site in Pickens come alive with storytellers sharing the weird and wonderful, mountain funnies, memories of yesteryear and tales of mystical places in Appalachia.

This year marks the 16th anniversary of the Hagood Mill Storytelling Festival, and the public is invited. The event is set to run from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Oct. 21.

Back by popular demand, the host for this year’s shindig is author and storyteller Johnny Thomas Fowler. The veteran showman is guaranteed to delight listeners with his music,

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