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Sorority gives to The Parenting Place
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — The efforts of members of the Clemson chapter of the Kappa Delta sorority and their supporters resulted in a donation that will help The Parenting Place continue helping families.
The Parenting Place’s mission is to provide services, resources and support to prevent all forms of child abuse and neglect
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Remembering ‘a rock star among cats’
I here are many controversies I could write about today: critical race theory, abortion or the causes of inflation and the rollercoaster stock market.
I’m sorry to disappoint you, but I’m not going to wade into those waters today.
This is a story about a cat.
Well, two cats. Or three.
And a squirrel.
This week marks one year since my cat Smokey spent the last of her nine lives and left me behind.
I never thought I’d care much about a cat, but that one became a friend and a comfort to
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Rec center named for longtime director
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — After a year and a half of work, the Pickens Recreation Center opened on Sangamo Road in the spring of 2005.
The state-of-the-art 21,000-square-foot complex has since been home to many of the brightest young athletes of the city and now, 17 years later, it has been renamed the Cheri Terrapin Anthony Recreation Complex in honor of the city’s longtime recreation director.
Anthony, who began working at the Pickens Recreation Department in 1995 and became director in 1998, was honored Saturday at the recreation center
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Pickens WWII vet receives French honor
PICKENS — Nearly 80 years after risking his life on French soil during World War II, a Pickens resident was presented last week with the highest decoration bestowed by France for his heroic efforts.
Raymond Dawkins, 96, was awarded the French Legion of Honor by Vincent Hommeril, Consul General of France for the Southeastern United States. Dawkins is now a Chevalier (knight) in the Legion of Honor.
Dawkins joins the ranks of other American recipients of the award, including President
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Lions smash Lower Richland to open playoffs
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — Nearly a year removed from its Class 3A state championship game appearance against Brookland Cayce, the Daniel High School boys’ soccer
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Pickens Carolina One volleyball team wins bronze in Phoenix
PICKENS — The Pickens Carolina One 18 Elite volleyball team won bronze at the USA Volleyball Girls’ 18s Junior National Championships in Phoenix, Ariz.
The Pickens Carolina One club volleyball team, which goes by the name “Pride,” won four matches and lost four matches during the April 22-24 tournament,
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Middle school draws criticism for plans for student meetings
By Riley Morningstar
Courtesy The Journal
rmorningstar@upstatetoday.com
PICKENS — A local middle school has drawn attention after a speaker was reportedly invited to come talk to minority students “about how to cope with being a student in a predominately white school.”
Libs of TikTok, a Twitter account with a following of nearly 1 million accounts, published a letter on Sunday night sent to certain parents from Pickens Middle School principal James King dated April 11 about what the profile described as “racially segregated lunch meetings.”
The letter said Adrienne Young would hold a virtual presentation for students April 15, and a special lunch would be
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