On Friday February 2, Freddie Frei cut the ribbon at Dusty Rose Coffee Roasters. A locally owned and operated coffee bean roasting company. The new business’ moto is “Roasting coffee with a cause – Rescuing horses one cup at a time.” You can learn the full story at www.drcroasters.com. DRCR offers coffee beans from Colombian, Mexico and Ethiopia. They have whole bean or ground, medium, medium dark or dark roast and sold retail or wholesale Picture are Tim O’Briant, Danny Adams, Allie Winter, Owner Freddie Frei, Floyd Rogers, Brittany Chapman, Bryan Owens. The new business is open 9am – 4pm Wednesday – Saturday and located in Warehouse 1, booth P30 in the Market at the Mill, 225 Pumpkintown Highway, Pickens. For more information call (864) 780-3878.

The City of Pickens Police Department would like to thank the Pickens Rotary Club for a donation of $1,000 dollars to purchase Narcan for their officers. The donation allowed for the purchase of 44 doses of Narcan, a life saving medication that can reverse an overdose from opioids, including heroin, fentanyl, and prescription opioid medications when given in time. PPD appreciates Rotary continued support and the work the club does in our community.