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Pickens man faces 10 counts of sex exploitation of a minor
PICKENS — A Pickens man was arrested last week on 10 counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, according to S.C. Attorney 
General Alan Wilson.
Investigators allege Gabriel Charles Hostetler, 39, possessed files of child sexual abuse material.
Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Pickens
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United Way spotlights supporters
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — The theme of United Way of Pickens County’s recent 2022 annual meeting and celebration was “United We Grow.”
The support of the organization’s donors, staff and volunteers has allowed the organization to grow through tumultuous times.
United Way of Pickens County oresident Julie Capaldi asked attendees to “picture
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Central High School Class of ‘55 holds 67th reunion
NORRIS — The Central High School Class of 1955 celebrated its 67th year reunion at the fellowship hall of First Baptist Church Norris with a brunch, with two members of the class — Jean Gillespie and Kathlyn Albertson — preparing the food.
There were 44 students in the graduating class. There are 27 who are deceased. A table was set up with individual pictures of the deceased, along with a candle lit at the beginning of the reunion by Gwen Gilstrap in memory of the lost classmates.
Throughout the class’ school years, four scrapbooks were made beginning with pictures when the classmates were babies or small children.
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Courier Community Calendar 10-12-22
• Veterans invited to American Legion
Veterans in the Liberty area are invited to the next meeting of American Legion Post 67 in Liberty. The Legion meets on the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Scout Hut, circle off North Palmetto Street. All veterans are invited.
• Senior info sharing set at Hagood Center
The Hagood Community Center at 129 Schoolhouse Street in Pickens will host the second installment of the monthly senior information
Details on early voting released
COUNTY — The Pickens County Voter Registration and Elections Office has released early voting information for local residents planning to cast ballots in the November election.
Any registered voter interested in voting early for the upcoming elections may do so from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, Oct. 24 through Nov. 5. There will be no Sunday voting.
Early voting is open to all registered Pickens County voters. All address and name changes must be processed at the main Pickens County
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Bridge being replaced at mill
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Hagood Mill remains open while a nearby bridge is being replaced.
County administrator Ken Roper discussed the bridge replacement during his update to Pickens County Council at its Oct. 3 meeting.
“The bridge over the Hagood Mill creek there is one that is in a floodplain,” Roper said. “It has some peculiarities that makes it harder to replace than the standard bridge packages you see us
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‘Disturbing trend’: Local Dem leader, author react to book ban
PICKENS — While there was little opposition to the move by the Pickens County School Board to ban two books from the district’s classrooms and libraries, two notable local figures voiced their disapproval over the move last week.
“Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You” by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky were formally yanked out of circulation, roughly a month after a parent alleged the first book violated a state budget rule that
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Pickens skunk positive for rabies
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — A skunk found near Runnymeade Road and Homeland Road in Pickens has tested positive for rabies, according to a release from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
No people are known to have been exposed to the skunk, the release said.
The skunk was one of four wild animals submitted to DHEC’s public health lab for rabies testing on Sept. 26 and
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Resiliency in facing life’s challenges
I was having a conversation with a good friend the other day, and he was telling me how life is becoming more difficult now that he is in his 80s.
When he was young he loved to jog and walk a couple of miles a day, and now he can hardly make it to the kitchen. I’m about 20 years younger, but I can 
definitely relate to my body and mind going through some changes.
I’ve always heard the lack of activity does not do us any favors, as it seems the less we do, the less we can do. My mother is 84, and she stays active by going to church, shopping, eating out and walking around Walmart. It’s
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Storing food when there’s no space
During the past two years when I stocked up on grocery staples, I ended up with canned foods and dry goods stored in three different places around the house.
I’d have to check all three places to be sure I grabbed the green beans with the nearest expiration date. Pasta was the same. Worse was when I discovered that I 
wasn’t having spaghetti for dinner after all because I’d used the last of the pasta and only thought I had one
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