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State funding paying for BHS move to Easley
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Behavioral Health Services of Pickens County executive director Angie Farmer believes the path that led to the agency’s future home in Easley was “divinely arranged.”
Finding one building to house all the departments of the agency — currently spread out among four buildings on Main Street in Pickens — had been a longtime goal of hers.
On Monday afternoon, Farmer and several of the agency’s board members met at the former Alice Manufacturing office at 208 E. First Ave. in Easley to publicly
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Simply The Best
After five unsuccessful trips to the state championship, the Liberty High School wrestling program finally broke through on Saturday, dominating North Central for the state duals title. Red Devils coach Dale Burrell said his squad went to Columbia “for business,” and Liberty took care of the Knights in business-like fashion, picking up pins in 10 of its 12 wins en route to a 66-12 victory. To read more, scroll down below. Photos by Jessica Mackey/Courier
Easley’s West End Hall to be renovated
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — The home of the Foothills Playhouse and United Way of Pickens County will be getting a facelift.
Easley Mayor Butch Womack gave an update on city activities during the Jan. 30 meeting of Pickens United.
The meeting was held at the Carr Center, one of the facilities at West End Hall.
“We’ve just signed a contract with a developer that’s going to come in here and revamp this entire building,” Womack
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Liberty destroys North Central for first state wrestling championship
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — Five times before Saturday, the Liberty Red Devil wrestling team went to the state championship, only to fall short of their ultimate goal.
According to Liberty head coach Dale Burrell, he knew that when the 2023 squad took on North Central for the Class 2A-1A state duals championship on Saturday, it wouldn’t happen again.
“We’ve said all year, ‘Work hard and you’ll earn your trophy. They’re just going to present it to you when you get there,’” Burrell said. “We’ve come close so many times and fallen short. This time we weren’t
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Liberty Middle girls’ basketball makes history
LIBERTY — The 2022-23 basketball season at Liberty Middle School was one to remember, and the program’s coach said it is just a starting point for where the team is headed.
This year’s team was the first in school history to be named AOP Division 3 conference champion, and it finished the season winning second place overall in the final
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Deep Winter Blues at Hagood Mill Saturday
PICKENS — It has been cold and bleak outside, so why not heat things up this weekend?
Bring your special someone and enjoy a day of music and memories this Saturday, Feb. 18, as the Hagood Mill presents “Deep Winter Blues.” The site is set to be open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Upcountry South Carolina is a historical Mecca for the blues. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the streets of Laurens County, Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson
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