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Garden club honored
At the September monthly Board meeting of the Pickens County Historical Society, the Pickens Garden Club was presented with a plaque of appreciation for its decades of caring for the Rose Garden at the historic Hagood-Mauldin House and Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts, a cultural centerpiece of the Pickens community. Pictured, from left, are Garden Club members Ann Bowen, Anne Hall, president Mary Hardin, Historical Society president Ken Nabors and Cindy Wood.
Courier Community Calendar 9-21-22
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Amazing Grace Fellowship schedules homecoming Oct. 2
Amazing Grace Fellowship is set to celebrate homecoming at 229 Pearl St. in Pickens on Oct. 2, with special singers Edify from Travelers Rest starting at 10 a.m. and Rev. Doug Saylors as the special speaker for the 11 a.m. worship hour.
Lunch will follow in the fellowship building. Amazing Grace pastor
Rev. Roland Bearden welcomes everyone to come worship on the church’s special day.
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Easley Presbyterian craft fair this week
Easley Presbyterian Church, located at 200 S. 1st St., will be hosting a craft fair this week Thursday through Saturday.
Handmade items such as baby gifts, knitted pieces, home décor, jewelry, paintings, garden, ornaments, holiday decorations and upcycled goods will be sold.
SLED charges ex-detention officer
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — A former Pickens County Detention Center officer faces multiple charges after an investigation into allegations he had an inappropriate relationship with an inmate.
Chester Pierce Ouzts, 58, of Pickens, is charged with misconduct in office, misconduct in office by a public official and first-degree sexual misconduct with an inmate, according to a release issued Monday by Renèe Wunderlich,
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Clemson police investigate gas station death
CLEMSON — Clemson police detectives are helping the Pickens County Coroner’s Office with a death investigation after an unconscious person was found at a 
gas station.
Clemson Police Chief Jorge Campos sent out a news release saying officers responded to a 7-Eleven on Old Greenville Highway at approximately 2:29 p.m. Monday for a report of an unconscious person in the store.
Officers attempted to give lifesaving aid to the person, but were unable to revive them.
No other information was available at press time Tuesday.
Easley woman dies from wreck injuries
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — An Easley woman died Saturday from injuries she suffered in a wreck last month.
Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley identified the victim as Kathie Lindsey, 72, of Innis Brook Drive.
The three-vehicle collision occurred Tuesday, Aug. 30, on S.C. Highway 8 near Tinsley Drive, two miles south of Easley, according to South Carolina Highway
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SC Old Time Fiddlers Convention planned Saturday at Hagood Mill
South Carolina State Fiddling Championship will be decided
PICKENS — As autumn approaches and the leaves turn their brilliant colors, it signals the time for fiddle music in the mountains.
This Friday and Saturday, old-time music will fill the hills and hollers around Hagood Mill as the historic site hosts the S.C. Old Time Fiddlers Convention. 
Some of the best musicians from around the Southeast will gather to compete in a variety of categories, with the top fiddler being named South Carolina’s state fiddling champion. The traditional contest goes back to the 1920s, when Clemson University opened the doors of stately Tillman Hall to the local musicians of the nearby South Carolina mountains for a music competition.
The S.C. State Fiddling Championship will take place this Saturday, Sept. 17, beginning at
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Courier Community Calendar 9-14-22
• UWC set to host fall market on Sept. 17
All are invited to a fall fest, vendor fair, craft show and bake sale this Saturday, Sept. 17, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The event will be at United Wesleyan Church, located at 738 Rice Road in Easley, in the church’s Lifeline Building, with free admission.
The market will feature a variety of local vendors, door prizes, raffles, bake sale and breakfast and lunch items available to purchase.
All proceeds will go to the church’s Operation Christmas Child shoebox ministry.
• Upstate Parkinson’s group hosts meetings
The Upstate Parkinson’s Society (UPS) will host a Parkinson’s challenged/caregiver discussion group at Pickens County-Hampton Memorial Library, located
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SCEMD leader discusses state’s COVID response
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
STATE — The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a different type of destruction than the disasters the South Carolina Emergency Management Division has responded to in recent years, according to its director.
“There were no infrastructure and residential damages associated with COVID that we normally see in hurricanes and tornadoes and floods,” Kim Stenson said. “However, the impact on our citizens was certainly significant — let’s say probably catastrophic — in terms of deaths and economic instability.”
Stenson spoke recently at a press conference the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health held about the release of its latest report “Lessons Learned from COVID-19: Contagious Disease Outbreak Planning
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Bakery has new owner
With pumpkin spice season in full swing, Martha’s Marvelous Munchies in Pickens has a new owner, Ashley Brantley. Brantley has bounced right into Martha’s Marvelous Munchies after previous owner Martha Ellenburg decided to retire. The bakery will be keeping its previous hours, Wednesday through Friday, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., and looking to expand to Saturday in the future. Brantley wants to uphold what Ellenburg has done and expand the business into local stores for more access to the delicious treats. The bakery will carry delicacies from biscuits to cakes to cinnamon rolls to pimento cheese and more. Looking forward, Brantley will be adding her personal recipes once the heat of the holidays cools off.
Pinnacle Veterinary Group earns AAHA accreditation
CLEMSON — Pinnacle Veterinary Group announced recently that it has achieved the highest level of veterinary excellence following evaluation by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA).
Pinnacle Veterinary Group earned AAHA accreditation after a rigorous review of the hospital’s practice protocols, medical equipment, facility and client
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