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Mother marks 25 years since Clemson student’s disappearance
By David Ferrara and Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
newsed@upstatetoday.com
PICKENS — Last Wednesday marked 25 years since Jason Knapp, a Clemson University sophomore, disappeared after being seen leaving his 
apartment complex on the night of April 12, 1998.
About a week later, the 20-year-old student’s car was found abandoned 30 miles from campus at Table Rock State Park in northern Pickens
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TCTC freezes tuition for 4th year in a row
PENDLETON — Tuition at Tri-County Technical College will hold steady for a fourth year in a row after the college’s commission voted 
unanimously last week to freeze tuition through the 2023-24 school year.
Tri-County president Galen DeHay said making college “accessible and affordable” to
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Special Easley council election Tuesday
EASLEY — Two names will be on the ballot for a special election next week to fill an empty seat on Easley City Council.
David Jones and Gene Patterson are vying to fill the unexpired term for council’s Ward 4 seat in Tuesday’s election.
Former Ward 4 Councilman Terry Moore died at age 73 on Jan. 30. He had been elected to his
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SDPC announces leadership moves
COUNTY — The Pickens County School Board approved three new school district leadership hires at its called meeting on Monday.
Dr. Ashley Anderson-Murray will take over as the School District of Pickens County’s new director of teacher evaluation and coaching, while Andy Holliday will succeed Anderson-Murray as principal at Forest Acres Elementary and Andrew Shipman will be the new principal at Crosswell Elementary, replacing Holliday. The three will assume their new roles at the end of the 2022-23 school year on July 1.
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The rising cost of home insurance
When I got my home insurance bill and it showed a massive payment for my policy renewal, I actually laughed. I flipped the page over, 
believing I’d received someone else’s mail by mistake … probably a neighbor down the street. But when I saw my own name, I wasn’t laughing anymore when I grabbed my calculator and discovered that the new amount was a 45 percent increase over last year.
Still, ever hopeful, I called my insurance company, wondering if someone else’s home had been
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Daniel gets crucial region win over Pendleton in extra innings
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — Down 4-3 with two outs in the 10th inning, Daniel High School freshman Aubrey Hedlund-Hoover stepped to the plate knowing she had to at least drive in Ally Grace Batson if the Lions’ softball team hoped to stay alive against Pendleton last week.
“I was trying not to swing at really bad pitches,” Hedlund-Hoover joked. “I wanted a base hit to make everyone proud.”
Hedlund-Hoover more than delivered, knocking a bloop single to right field that not only scored Batson, but brought Kurtlyn Alexander home from first after an error by Pendleton’s Addison Wilson to give Daniel a 5-4 comeback win on April 11.
Filling in for senior shortstop Kinsley Dunn, Hedlund-Hoover was admittedly nervous going into the game, but she impressed Daniel head coach Cora Downer with her play both in the field and the batter’s box.
“Kinsley’s been my senior leader and lead-off batter,” Downer said. “Aubrey had to come in and play short and bat, which she hadn’t done all year. She stepped up and she won us the game.”
The freshman wasn’t the only standout for Daniel, as Batson went the distance in the circle in the 10-inning contest, overcoming a tough first inning to strike out 14.
After facing an early deficit, Daniel worked to get back into the action starting with a sacrifice fly from Maddie Iams in the second to cut the lead to 2-1.
The Lions faced trouble again in the fourth as Pendleton loaded the bases with no outs. However, Batson masterfully worked her way out of the jam to keep Daniel in it.
“She 100 percent kept us in the game,” Downer said. “I expect nothing less from that kid.”
The Lions finally tied things up in the fifth on an RBI single from Alexander before the two teams’ bats went dry over the final two innings of regulation.
In extra innings, neither side was willing to give an inch, matching the other at every step, including one-run ninth innings from both sides.
An RBI double from Pendleton’s Ella Bryant gave the Bulldogs the advantage in the 10th, but the Lions were able to get runners on the corner with one out in their chance at the bat.
Batter interference on a bunt from Reese Livingston stunned the Lions before Hedlund-Hoover proved to be the hero in the 5-4 win.
The win put Daniel (7-3, 5-3 Western 3A) in prime position for a home playoff game with less than a two weeks left in the regular season.
“We’re sitting well,” Downer said. “If we win out, I love our chances.”
Daniel 5, Pendleton 4
PHS 200 000 001 1 4 9 1
DWD 010 010 001 2 5 7 1
WP: Batson, 10 IP, 2R, 8H, 14K
LP: Wright, 9.2 IP, 3R, 6H, 6BB, 6K
DWD — Hedlund-Hoover 3-4, RBI, BB; Alexander 1-3, RBI, 2 BB, 2 R
PHS — Jennings 3-5, 2B, RBI; Beak 2-4, 2 RBI
