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***ONLINE EXCLUSIVE *** Blue Flame head to Columbia in quest for 17th State Championship
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — For the first time since 2021, the Pickens High School volleyball team is headed to the 
Class 4A state championship after defeating Camden in straight sets on Tuesday.
The Blue Flame started the season slow, failing to win the region championship for the first time in over a decade but have gone on an absolute tear over the last month winning nine straight matches.
While nine straight wins are impressive enough, the Flame have accomplished the feat without dropping a single set in that frame including matchups with three of the Upper State’s top four seeds.
The Blue Flame (25-15) will have a chance to finish the season with the ultimate prize on Saturday as they travel to Dreher High School to take on the May River Sharks (25-10) for the Class 4A state championship. The match is set to begin at 10 a.m.
Prisma to build hospital in Easley
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Prisma Health plans to build a new $138 million inpatient behavioral health hospital in Pickens County that it says will take a significant step forward in addressing the region’s growing need for enhanced access to cutting-edge behavioral health services.
Prisma officials hope to begin site work in spring 2025, pending certificate of need approval. Construction is expected to take approximately two years.
According to a news release, the hospital will be supported with $100 million in state funds appropriated to the S.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) by the state’s General
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Blue Flame roll past rival Daniel to advance in Class 4A playoffs
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — After dropping two five set battles to rival Daniel in the regular season, the Pickens High 
School volleyball went into Thursday’s third round playoff match with the Lions looking for redemption and a trip to the Upper State Championship for the first time under third year head coach Mellie Crumpton.
Ultimately those regular seasons results mattered little, as the Blue Flame pulled out three close sets in succession to stun the Lions and move on to the Class 4A Upper State Championship.
“Our thing was to keep it simple and to play ball like we know how to
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Swearing in
Members of the Pickens County’s Legislative Delegation take the oath of office on the Pickens County Courthouse steps in Pickens on Tuesday afternoon. From left are Neal Collins (S.C. House District 5), Davey Hiott (S.C. House District 4), Phillip Bowers (S.C. House District 3) and Rex Rice (S.C. Senate District 2) being sworn in by Judge Karen Roper.
This week in FOOTBALL FRENZY only in PICKENES COUNTY COURIER
LIONS OVERCOME SLOW START AGAINST SENECA TO WIN SIXTH STRAIGHT REGION TITLE; EASLEY DROPS FINALE TO GREENVILLE; RED DEVILS FALL TO CLINTON; PICKENS PUMMELS BEREA; CLEMSON SURVIVES VIRGINIA TECH; all this and more in this week’s FOOTBALL FRENZY, sponsored by Mountain View Funerals and Cremations available only in the Pickens County Courier.
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Selugadu set for this weekend at mill
PICKENS — Every November, the Hagood Mill Historic Site observes Native American Heritage Month by holding the Native American Celebration.
The beloved third weekend event is also called Selugadu. Selugadu translates into cornbread (Selu, meaning corn and gadu, meaning bread) in the Tsalagi Gawonihisdi (Cherokee) language. The
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Pickens council races head to runoff
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Four years after a record-breaking turnout for the 2020 election, Pickens County voters 
smashed that record once again as they cast ballots to select representatives at the local, state and national levels.
All told, Pickens County had a turnout of 60,606 out of 76,308 registered voters (79.4 percent) breaking the record of 72 percent from 2020.
While voter turnout was at an all-time high, there is still a lot to be decided, with city council elections
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This week in FOOTBALL FRENZY only in PICKENES COUNTY COURIER
Flame bounce back with shutout win over; Daniel takes region lead; Wave comeback falls short; Liberty earns home playoff game; Easley falls to Hanna, Greenwood; all this and more in this week’s FOOTBALL FRENZY, sponsored by Mountain View Funerals and Cremations available only in the Pickens County Courier.
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