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AnMed breaks ground on Central/Clemson facility
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — When its doors open, AnMed Central/Clemson will help reduce travel 
time for those in need of emergency medical care in the area, officials said Tuesday.
Officials broke ground on the facility, set to be located on Eighteen Mile Road off U.S. Highway 123, on Tuesday morning.
“This day has been a long time coming, and there’s been a lot of people who put great effort and vision into it happening,” AnMed Health CEO William Kenley said. “Thank you for being here with us to celebrate. Welcome to the future home of
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One charged after man killed by pellet gun
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — An arrest has been made in connection with the death of a man shot by a 
pellet gun last week.
In a release issued August 13, Pickens County Coroner Andrew Wilson identified the victim as Ryan Douglas Bradford, 26, of Easley.
Wilson said he and deputy coroner Marsha Alexander
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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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