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Farley: Locally made products found all over the world
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — When Alliance Pickens executive director Ray Farley travels, he usually
finds products made in Pickens County at his destinations.
Farley, who has been in his role for 23 years, gave remarks Aug. 12 at the Greater Easley Chamber of Commerce’s Manufacturers Council Luncheon.
“We’ve seen a lot of changes in that time period,” he said.
Farley was gifted tickets to attend the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., this
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Blue Ridge Electric celebrates 85 years serving Pickens County
PICKENS — Today, Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative celebrates 85 years of powering rural communities through quality service and reliability. Over the next year, the co-op will reinvest in our local community by supporting public school teachers and 
launching an energy efficiency grant program to benefit residential members.
Under the “Built on Service. Wired to Deliver.” campaign banner, the co-op will also share legacy stories of employees and historical moments across social media. Members will have the opportunity to win energy-efficient programmable thermostats and other prizes through targeted events.
On January 7, 1941, Blue Ridge energized its first section of power line. The co-op served 1,680 members and 486 miles of power lines at the time. Today, the co-op serves over 74,000 meters and maintains 7,500 miles of power lines. Blue Ridge
Advocates urge SDPC to educate students involved in camp assault
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — In a news conference held on Friday afternoon, Pastor’s United for Action, 
the Pickens County NAACP, local pastors and other community leaders came out in support of the “Daniel 4,” requesting that the students involved in an alleged assault that happened at a
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Easley officer’s portrait now among other area fallen heroes
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
GREENVILLE — The portrait of a young Easley police officer who died while helping a 
woman in a mental health crisis now hangs among those of area other law enforcement members who died while serving the public.
A ceremony was held Thursday morning at the Rupert Huse Veterans Center in
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Exotic cat stolen from Liberty animal sanctuary
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Authorities are searching for an exotic cat they say was stolen from an area 
animal sanctuary by a former employee last month.
According to an Aug. 6 release from the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, investigators with the agency’s Animal Control Unit charged Bennett Van Every, 20, a former employee of Izzie’s Pond Animal Rescue and Sanctuary, with grand larceny.
Investigators allege Van Every snatched an African serval cat
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Deputies lauded for lifesaving actions
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Two members of the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office have been hailed for 
actions this summer that saved lives, including the life of a child.
Both men were recently recognized on the agency’s Facebook page.
On Aug. 4, Six Mile Elementary School resource officer Robert Timmons was performing his campus safety duties in the school cafeteria when a teacher told him a
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‘It is our history’: Family reunion honors legacy of strength, survival
By Lynda Abegg
Special to the Courier
news@thepccourier.com
CLEMSON — More than 100 members of the Pickens family traveled from ten states to attend the Pickens family reunion. They gather to reconnect, share memories, and create new bonds of fellowship. These family members are descendants of African Americans who were once enslaved by the Pickens’ family.
One of the highlights of the reunion is a visit to Hopewell Plantation in Clemson. Hopewell was built on land owned by Gen. Andrew Pickens. During the Revolutionary
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Doing the right thing
How many of us are continuing to do things we feel we should, even if we don’t want to?
A neighbor bemoaned the fact that her husband had signed them up for yet another line 
dancing class at the senior center. “And I don’t want to go,” she said. “I’m tired of learning new dances. I’d like to just enjoy the ones I already know.”
Like many of the people at the senior center, my
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