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Inaugural Waffle Fest a succes for Liberty
The City of Liberty hosted the inaugural S.C. Waffle Festival presented by the U.S. Waffle Company on Saturday. Citizens from around the Upstate were able to enjoy the free festival which featured live music, a kid zone and many waffle-based contests.
The Clemson bus driver who talks smiles
By Grace Dumit
Special to the Courier
gdumit@g.clemson.edu
CLEMSON — On a weekday morning, Clemson University students rushed to board the Blue Route Tiger Transit bus at a remote commuter parking lot to get to class on time. The doors swung open to reveal the warm, inviting smile of their bus driver, Arthur Lynn Collins. Jr.
Students affectionally call him “Mr. Lynn.” He welcomes every passenger who steps on his bus with that inviting smile, no matter the time of day. The students also encounter his signature bowl of candy and rows of colorful rubber ducks that line the bus’s dashboard.
“I’m just a simple, quiet person most of the time, and when I get around here, I feel I may be offering a little bit
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Young innovators shine at the science fair
CENTRAL — Southern Wesleyan University proudly hosted the 2025 South Carolina Region 1 Science Fair welcoming over seventy bright young scientists from Anderson, Abbeville, Laurens, Greenville, Greenwood, Oconee, and Pickens counties. Students in grades 3 -12 showcased their innovative research and competed across 22 STEM categories.
The event celebrated the hard work and creativity of the next generation of STEM leaders, offering scholarships, prizes, and opportunities to advance to national and international competitions, including the Regeneron International Science
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More than 1,000 acres burned as fire continues to rage at Table Rock
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — A fire at Table Rock had consumed more than 1,100 acres as of Monday night, according to the S.C. Forestry Commission.
On Friday, March 21, the fire at Table Rock State Park was reported to the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office’s communications center by law enforcement officers who were searching for Stephanie Womacks, a Georgia woman who has been missing for several weeks after last being seen at White Oak Campground, according to a county update.
The fire’s location trapped deputies and a number of hikers for a period of time before emergency personnel with the
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SC Waffle Fest set for Saturday
LIBERTY — The city of Liberty will host the first-ever S.C. Waffle Fest presented by the U.S. Waffle Company on Saturday. The festival will take place on March 29 on South Commerce and West Front Street in downtown Liberty from 10 a.m. to 4 
p.m.
Admission is free, and the festival will feature a variety of family-friendly activities, including a kids’ zone sponsored by Potters Clay Fellowship. Kids can enjoy face
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BHSPC opens new location
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Staff of an organization whose longtime motto is “…where change begins” welcomed community partners last week to help them celebrate a change that has been long in the works.
Once located in four buildings on two sides of Pickens’ Main Street, Behavioral Health Services of Pickens County (BHSPC) now has most of its staff under one roof at 208 E. First Ave. in Easley.
The agency held an open house Friday morning, hosting tours of the renovated and reworked building that was once the Alice Manufacturing office. The festivities kicked off with a Greater
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National Vietnam War Veterans Day | March 29
How can you honor Vietnam veterans in your community?
The Department of Veterans Affairs notes that approximately 2.7 million Americans served in the Vietnam War. There was strong domestic opposition to American involvement in the conflict, and many veterans returning from the war were treated poorly and unfairly. That made it difficult for Vietnam veterans to adjust to life at home, a problem compounded by the trauma of the war.
Although it is impossible to reverse time and remedy the poor treatment of Vietnam veterans, there are ways that the public can honor those veterans who sacrificed their safety and health in service of their country. These ideas can
The Clemson bus driver who talks smiles
By Grace Dumit
Special to the Courier
gdumit@g.clemson.edu
CLEMSON — On a weekday morning, Clemson University students rushed to board the Blue Route Tiger Transit bus at a remote commuter parking lot to get to class on time. The doors swung open to reveal the warm, inviting smile of their bus driver, Arthur Lynn Collins. Jr.
Students affectionally call him “Mr. Lynn.” He welcomes every passenger who steps on his bus with that inviting smile, no matter the
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