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This week in the PICKENS COUNTY COURIER’s FOOTBALL FRENZY
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Blue Flame set school record with 70 points in blowout win over Walhalla.
Lions Drop Home Opener to Knights; Wave can’t stop Wren; Liberty lashes Southside; Clemson offense sputters against LSU; 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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Young at Heart Senior Center opens in Easley
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Pickens County Meals on Wheels executive director Kim Valentin said bringing a senior center back to Easley was “way overdue.”
A day long in the works finally arrived as officials cut the ribbon Thursday morning on the Young at Heart Senior Center, part of the Easley YMCA at the McKissick Campus.
“We’ve been working on this since, I want to say it was around COVID times,” Valentin said. “We’ve been working on the plan for quite some time and working out all the details, and then of course acquiring the funding.
“Our portion of it ended up being about $880,000, and thanks to the city of Easley and grant money that was secured from Sen. (Thomas) Alexander and from the PIP grant
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Residents share thoughts on Abernathy Park redesign
CLEMSON — A beloved park in Clemson will soon be getting a facelift but first, the city is asking its residents what it would like to see in its transformation.
Residents were given two opportunities earlier this week to share their thoughts on the
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Hope in hard times: The story of a small family business that made the most of a global pandemic
PICKENS — Most of us remember the shutdowns, the masks, the mandates … the uncertainty.
The COVID era was an interesting time that seemed to either pull people together or push them apart. This is a story about a family that decided to pull together and to make the most of uncertain times.
When the shutdown happened, Ben Cade and his wife, Essie, were both forced out of work for more than three weeks. Ben, a licensed optician and lab manager at a major optical chain, was out of work due to mandates
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‘Defined by spirit’
‘State of Six Mile’ highlights growth, community projects
By Rocky Nimmons
Publisher
rnimmons@thepccourier.com
SIX MILE — The annual “State of Six Mile” address drew a strong crowd to the Six Mile Community Building last Thursday evening, bringing residents together for barbecue and updates on the town’s future.
Sponsored by the town of Six Mile and the Clemson Area Chamber of Commerce, the event gave the close-knit community a chance to hear about upcoming projects and the town’s historical roots. Mayor James Atkinson and town council outlined their vision for preserving the charm of Six Mile while planning for smart growth.
One of the biggest announcements of the evening was the planned construction of a
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