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Renaming ceremony planned at Pickens Rec
PICKENS — If you or a loved one has ever participated as a player, coach, cheerleader, camper, volunteer or fan in any Pickens Recreation Department 
program, then the Pickens Youth Athletic Corporation and the city of Pickens invite you to attend the ceremony renaming the
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PHS Scholar-Athletes
On Friday, March 25, Pickens High senior Garrett Beaty and sophomore Sarah Cooper were named the school’s Scholar-Athletes of the Week. Beaty is the son of Randy and Michelle Beaty and was nominated by Tina Hudgens and coach Brittany Kelley as a result of his dedication to the PRIME students and Unified programs at PHS. Beaty is a member of the PHS golf team. Cooper is the daughter of Allen and Susan Cooper and is a member of the varsity soccer team. Sarah was nominated by Lorna Williams, who said she “… exemplifies all that a Blue Flame should.”
Community Calendar 4-6-22
• Legion to host flag retirement April 16
The American Legion Post 52 in Easley will be performing a flag retirement ceremony at 11 a.m. on April 16. The ceremony will be at the Pope Field Recreation field in Easley.
• Open house set for McKinney Chapel
Everyone is invited to visit the historic McKinney Chapel at the Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards, located at 655 Cleo Chapman Road in Pickens County.
Who are they?
Officials at the Clayton Research Room at the Southern Wesleyan University Library have a collection of original pictures that they are attempting to identify. We at the Pickens County Courier thought our readers might be able to help. The two pictures include people from the Pickens County area. If you can identify any of these people, contact Mildred H. Brewer at wycar@aol.com or claytonroom@swu.edu with the name and image number under the picture.
Police investigating fatal Liberty shooting
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a woman’s claims of self-defense following a deadly shooting in Liberty early Monday morning.
The shooting occurred at 5924-B Moorefield Memorial Highway shortly after midnight Monday, according to a
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Courier reporters win SCPA awards
COLUMBIA — Two Pickens County Courier staff members were honored with individual awards from the South Carolina Press Association earlier this month.
The SCPA presented the winners of the 2021 news contest at its annual meeting on March 11 in Columbia, recognizing last year’s best in newspaper journalism from around the Palmetto State, including awards for Courier staffers Ron Barnett and Bru Nimmons.
Barnett, a longtime newspaper veteran who serves as a columnist and reporter for the Courier, received a second-place award in the news feature writing category among weekly newspapers with a circulation between 3,500 and 6,500.
Barnett’s award-winning story — titled “The hand of God” — was about the day in February 1960 when a military plane crash landed in the city of Liberty, causing no major damage or injuries. The story, which ran in the Courier last April, featured interviews with witnesses who recounted the wreck and its aftermath on the day
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Election filing coming to close
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — As the two-week filing period for the November general election comes to an end this week, upcoming battles for local seats are starting to come into focus.
With incumbent Pickens County Council members Ensley Feemster and Trey Whitehurst not running for reelection, three candidates have put their name in the hat for the open council seats.
In District 1, which covers the Clemson area, Claiborne Linvill is the only candidate who had filed to replace
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DHEC: Calf may have exposed 13 people to rabies
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
CLEMSON — Thirteen people were referred to their health care providers after potentially being exposed to a rabid calf near Clemson earlier this month, according to the South Carolina Department of Environmental Control.
A calf raised near S.C. Highway 28 South in Clemson tested positive for rabies, according to a DHEC release issued Friday.
The calf was part of a rabies-vaccinated herd, but was too young to have been vaccinated against rabies itself, the
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Homeschooling parents invited to presentation
PICKENS — The Prevention Department of Behavioral Health Services of Pickens County is inviting homeschooling parents to attend a special presentation 
next week.
The talk will be held from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, at Café Connections in Pickens. The topic is “Safe Medication Storage in the Home.”
Coffee and cake will be served, and attendees will have a chance to win a medication lockbox.
The event is free, but registration will give the presenters a head count.
To register, search “Safety at Home Homeschool Event” at eventbrite.com.
Café Connections is located at 319 E. Main St. in Pickens.
Main Street water tank in ‘very bad shape’
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Pickens officials last week approved undertaking a report that will tell them if a part of downtown’s landscape can remain standing.
During a special called Pickens City Council meeting March 21, Massie Hughes with American Tank Maintenance presented officials with options concerning the inactive empty water tank that overlooks Main Street.
The company assessed the tank prior to the presentation, and Hughes said the company recommends council approve an engineering structural analysis of the tank “before we
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