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Garrett named new principal at Liberty
LIBERTY — After Liberty High School principal Josh Oxendine was chosen to fill the same post at Easley High last month, it didn’t take long for School District of Pickens County officials to find Oxendine’s successor at LHS.
On Monday night, the Pickens County School Board approved SDPC superintendent Danny Merck’s recommendation to hire Johnny Garrett as the next principal at Liberty High, beginning July 1.
Garrett is currently an assistant principal at Easley High, where Oxendine will take over as principal at the end of the 2021-22 school
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County working to help pastor restore stockade for ex-inmates
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
goliver@upstatetoday.com
PICKENS — Pickens County officials said they want to work with Central Town Councilman Joe Moss, a local pastor, in refurbishing the former county stockade on Prison Camp Road into a center for inmates in need of job or 
life skills training after being released from prison.
But they admit there are a number of county matters they are dealing with at the
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Pre-K applications and 5K registration open for future Pickens County students
COUNTY — The Pre-K application process and 5K registration is now open for the 2022-23 school year.
The School District of Pickens County is committed to its mission of providing quality educational experiences that prepare all students to be successful beyond the classroom.
The SDPC encourages all to visit the district’s
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DAR chapter sends love to residents at veterans home
ANDERSON — The Daughters of Fort Prince George Chapter DAR loaded up baskets with gifts during their February chapter meeting and then surprised the residents of Richard Campbell Veterans Nursing Home with a Valentines for Veterans celebration.
The 95 gifts included an assortment of Little Debbie cakes, cookies, applesauce, pudding cups,
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Community Calendar 3-2-22
• Scout Troop 51 to host annual can drive
Scout Troop 51 and Cub Scout Pack 51 are set to host a community can drive on Saturday, March 5, for the local food pantry. Scouts will be collecting canned goods in the parking lot of the Pickens Amphitheater between 9:30 and 11 a.m. in conjunction with their award ceremony. The amphitheater is located at 114 W. Main St. in Pickens. All local churches and organizations are invited to participate, and the organization who donates the most cans will receive the second annual Golden Can Award. Financial
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Clemson man shot to death
By Norm Cannada
Courtesy The Journal
ncannada@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — Clemson police are continuing to investigate a shooting that left a 24-year-old man dead at an apartment complex early 
Saturday morning.
A 911 call came in at 1 a.m. Saturday that a white man was “possibly shot and lying on the ground in the Village Green Apartment Complex,” at 1108 Tiger Boulevard, according to a Clemson Police Department news release.
An incident report obtained by The Journal on Monday listed the incident types
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Family pleads for help to find missing man
By Rocky Nimmons
Publisher
rnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — A Pickens family is asking for the community’s help in finding a loved one reported missing earlier this month.
Boyce Anthony “B.A.” Morris Jr. left his home on Reece Mill Road around 5:30 p.m. Feb. 13 on foot, not wearing shoes and without clothes that would aid and protect him in the elements. At the time of his disappearance, Morris had been sick and not been feeling well, according to his mother, Lynn Morris.
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Renaissance Faire coming to Liberty
LIBERTY — Three businesses in downtown Liberty will be expanding their theme and putting on a festival next month.
The Renaissance Faire will be held from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, March 12, in downtown Liberty.
The businesses are Stormrest Games, Taylor’s General Store and The
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Wreck claims Easley man’s life
LIBERTY — A 27-year-old Easley man died after a single-car wreck last week.
Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley identified the victim as Richard Holcombe Jr., of Raines Road.
The accident took place at 7:19 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, on Breazeale
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Clemson updates campus mask rules
By Lauren Pierce
Courtesy The Journal
lpierce@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — Clemson University has changed its face mask requirements once again — lifting a mask mandate for most of campus.
As of Monday, masks were not required in university facilities except on public transportation, in medical facilities and testing sites and in the school’s municipal court, per federal and state requirements.
However, the S.C. Supreme Court announced Thursday face masks in municipal courts will no longer be required
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