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Cornell Dublilier to be sold
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY – Capacitor manufacturer Cornell Dubilier is set to be acquired by another company, with the $243 million deal expected to close at the end of this year.
Knowles Corporation announced in a press release issued Monday that it has
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Recognized
SDPC reveals award winners
PICKENS — Two employees of the School District of Pickens County (SDPC) were honored for their service earlier this month at the SDPC’s 2023 Support Employee and Teacher of the Year Banquet.
Kim Wilson, a teacher at Ambler Elementary, and Chris McConnell, Coordinator of Grounds for the Operations department in the SDPC, 
were announced as the winners of the 2023-2024 School District of Pickens County Teacher of the Year and SDPC Support Employee of the Year at the banquet on Monday, Sept. 11.
According to a release from the District, Wilson is a valuable member of the
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Second annual Barn, Boots and Brew scheduled for next week
EASLEY — Family Promise of Pickens County is set to present its annual Barn, Boots and Brew and Silent Auction on Sept. 26.
The event will be held at Arabella Farm, located at 125 Buck Ridge Road in Sunset, and is sponsored by Cornell Dubilier, Jack’s Parlour and Sealevel Systems.
The event will include appetizers, Nashville-style BBQ, dessert and beverages, including a cash bar. Highlights of the evening will be line
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2023 South Carolina State Fiddling Championship winners announced
PICKENS — The hills were alive with the sounds of traditional Appalachian Mountain music at Hagood Mill in Pickens, SC on September 15 and 16. This year’s annual Old-Time Fiddling Convention and the South Carolina State Fiddling Championships didn’t skip a beat and were held outdoors on this lovely 52-acre historic site.
Awards were given out to Youth (16 and under) and Adults which included cash prizes, ribbons, and plaques. The top three SC Fiddling Champions were also awarded beautiful first, second and third place trophy cups.
Winners for the event included: Adult Fiddle and SC State Champions, first place
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NEVER FORGET
The City of Easley held a 9/11 remembrance service to honor those 3,000 plus souls lost on Sept. 11, 2001. The Easley Police Department, Easley Fire Department, American Legion Post #52, and the Easley community came together to remember the selfless sacrifices that were made on that horrific day, 22 years ago.
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PC Career Center earns rare honor
By Andrea Kelley
Courtesy The Journal
akelley@upstatetoday.com
EASLEY — The Pickens County Career and Technology Center is set to become the newest Gene Haas Center, an honor conferred on only three other high schools in the country.
Director Ken Hitchcock approached the School District of Pickens County board at its Monday
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Surplus county fire trucks now serving other areas
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — An overhaul to the way Pickens County funds its fire service is providing benefits to another South Carolina community and another country.
County administrator Ken Roper discussed surplus fire equipment during county council’s Sept. 5 meeting.
“County council passed a couple years ago a sustainable funding mechanism for our fire system,” he said. “We now have a path and a funding
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Annual Barn, Boots and Brew set for Sept. 26
EASLEY — Family Promise of Pickens County is set to present its annual Barn, Boots and Brew and Silent Auction on Sept. 26.
The event will be held at Arabella Farm, located at 125 Buck Ridge Road in Sunset, and is sponsored by Cornell Dubilier, Jack’s Parlour and Sealevel Systems. The event will include appetizers, Nashville-style BBQ, dessert and beverages, including a cash bar. Highlights of the evening will be line dancing with a dance caller, a wine pull with unique wines and a large silent auction. Highlights of the silent auction are
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