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AnMed earns ‘A’ grade for hospital patient safety from Leapfrog Group
UPSTATE — AnMed has earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a 
national nonprofit watchdog organization.
The distinction serves as independent certification of the comprehensive health system’s efforts to minimize risk and
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Take the Ag+ Art Tour around Pickens County this weekend
COUNTY — Pickens County will be joining the statewide Ag + Art Tour for the first time this year. It will take place this Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and 19, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. The South Carolina Ag + Art Tour is a free, self-guided tour of farms and markets featuring local artisans at every stop. During the tour, visitors are able to see first-hand where their food comes from, take farm tours,You must be logged in to view this content.
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Hare inducted into LE Hall of Fame
Easley officer was killed in the line of duty in 2023
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — An Easley Police Department officer killed in the line of duty last summer was inducted into the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame last week.
During the early morning hours of Aug. 2, Officer Matthew Hare was assisting in the search for a missing and suicidal woman.
Cellphone tracking helped officers find the woman, who was lying on active railroad tracks in the 200
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Volunteers revitalize old Soapstone schoolhouse
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Volunteers were working over the weekend to renovate the one-room schoolhouse on the grounds of historic Soapstone Baptist Church.
For more than 150 years, the church has been a cornerstone of Pickens’ Liberia community, founded by freed slaves after the Civil War.
The schoolhouse, which is nearly 100 years old, has been adopted by Greenville-based Harper
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Six Mile opens new pavilion named for former Mayor Stoddard
By Lauren Pierce
Courtesy The Journal
lpierce@upstatetoday.com
SIX MILE — Tuesday afternoon was a momentous occasion for the town of Six Mile as the community watched former mayor Roy Stoddard cut the ribbon for the new pavilion that was named in honor of him.
The town officially broke ground on the state-of-the-art park pavilion off Main Street near the end of last year when Stoddard was still the mayor. It was formally dedicated the “Capt. Roy C. Stoddard Pavilion” Tuesday under the new leadership of Mayor James Atkinson in front of several
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Wave advance to district finals
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
news@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — The Easley baseball team is now just one win away from a berth in the 4A Upperstate championship series following a 5-3 win over Indian Land Friday.
Easley (24-4) scored five runs in the second inning and three pitchers secured the win in the winner’s bracket game.
Easley now only needs one win, while
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Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive planned for Saturday
COUNTY — This Saturday, May 11, will mark the 32nd anniversary of one of America’s great days of giving — the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.
Letter carriers walk through the community every day, often coming face to face with a sad reality for too many — hunger.
So, each year on the second Saturday in May, letter carriers across the country collect nonperishable food donations from customers. The donations go directly to
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