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Pickens girls win state golf championship
HARDEEVILLE — After nearly a decade, the Pickens High School girls’ golf team reached the top of the mountain once again last week, taking home the Class 4A state championship.
Led by head coach Lem Blackwell, the Blue Flame took first place in the state tournament at the Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes on Oct. 25, finishing 23 strokes ahead of the next highest finisher, defending state champion May River.
Natalie Turner shot a 155 and Ashton Moseley fired a 161 to lead the Blue Flame, earning all-state selections for their performances. Evie Harkins (163), Emily Hall (177), Ashley Anderson (98) and Rylee Reid (107) also competed for Pickens in the championship win.
The win marked the second state championship in program history, with the first coming in 2013.
The Blue Flame will lose Hall and Harkins to graduation this spring, but with both all-state performers returning, expectations should remain high for Pickens as it defends the title in 2023.
Supporters hold rally for city’s historic water tower
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Local historian Barry Crawford believes the water tower that stands above Main Street in Pickens is “worth saving for future generations to enjoy.”
“That’s the best billboard you could ever have for a town,” he said. “The best marketing tool you could ever have for a town.”
In March, Pickens City Council received an assessment of the empty tower that said the tower “was in very, very bad shape,” with issues that included high levels
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Residents sound off on SDPC book ban
By Andrea Kelley
Courtesy The Journal
akelley@upstatetoday.com
EASLEY — Eighteen people showed up last week to speak out against the Pickens County School Board’s decision to ban two books from district schools.
During the more than 45-minute public comment session at the Oct. 24 board meeting, parents and teachers voiced their concerns to trustees about the removal of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” by Stephen Chbosky, and
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Devils sweep Ninety Six to return to Upper State finals
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — After losing all-state players Chantzli Fowler and Kendall Meinders to graduation, it was easy to temper expectations for the Liberty High School volleyball team heading into the 2022 season.
“There was a lot of doubt going into the season,” Liberty senior Teagan Owens said. “From losing Kendall and Chantzli, it seemed like everyone thought there was going to be a dropoff.”
Those beliefs have proven to be anything but true, as the Red Devils took down former region foe Ninety Six 3-0 in the third round of the playoffs last
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Red Devils rally late in regular-season finale against Chesnee
By Ryan Davenport
Special to the Courier
news@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Among the more common refrains in coaching is “You will make mistakes, but it is how you respond after those mistakes that means the most.”
The Liberty High School football team was a textbook case of that old adage during Friday night’s 49-41 win over the visiting Chesnee Eagles (2-8), with the Devils’
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Easley NJROTC drone team ties for 2nd at competition
EASLEY — Easley High School’s Navy JROTC drone team competed in its first competition of the new year on Saturday, Oct. 8, at St. Stephens High School in Hickory, N.C., tying for second place out of 16 teams.
With the Naval Education and Training Department embracing STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) for the Navy JROTC units, it has
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Historic Soapstone Baptist Church and grounds permanently protected
PICKENS — The six-acre property home to the historic Soapstone Baptist Church in Pickens County has been permanently protected through a conservation easement.
In addition to the church’s leadership, partners instrumental in the important conservation project include the South Carolina Conservation Bank, Upstate Forever and the Upstate Land Conservation Fund.
Soapstone Baptist Church was established more than 150 years ago in Liberia, a small community settled by formerly enslaved African
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Early voting now available
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — With early voting now open and Election Day quickly approaching on Nov. 8, Pickens County voters have plenty of decisions to make at the polls.
Democrat Claiborne Linvill and Republican Brad White will square off in a race to decide who fills the seat of Ensley Feemster, who decided
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