COUNTY — Not a single person signed up to speak regarding the School District of Pickens County’s 2012-2013 General Fund Budget (GFB) during a public hearing at Monday night’s scheduled SDPC board meeting.

EASLEY — Two people are dead following a head-on collision on S.C. 183 Sunday morning.
Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley said that Darrell Foster McCoy Sr., 52, and Nancy Marie Seal, 65, were both pronounced dead at the scene from blunt force trauma. Both victims were from Easley.

Seniors from all four Pickens County high schools received their diplomas Saturday in graduation ceremonies at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson. For a complete list of graduation classes, honors and awards for each school, check out the Courier’s annual Graduation section inside this week’s paper. To view or purchase many more photos from all four ceremonies, visit www.boltonphoto.com.

EASLEY — The city of Easley will again host participants in the Wounded Warrior Program’s annual trip to Keowee Key next week.
Members of the group, from Camp LeJeune, N.C., will be at the J.B. “Red” Owens Recreation Complex around 2 p.m., Monday, June 18, and will depart at 3 p.m.

Pickens hosted its second Cruise-In & Music on Main event last Saturday night, with motorcycles from around the area featured lining the street. In addition to the music and fun for families, a Poker Run was held to raise money for MARY’s House. At left, Jesse Holcombe of Holcombe Cycles presents Ann Durham of MARY’s House with a $400 check. The event continues this Saturday night with classic cars.

LIBERTY — The city of Liberty will soon begin collecting curbside recyclables in the city of Pickens.
After a 3-2 vote on Monday, with Mayor Michael Sheriff and Councilman Rick Clark not in attendance, council voted to accept an agreement with Pickens.

PICKENS — Music in the Mountains 2012 will continue this Saturday with the Hagood Mill hosting a special “Sugar in the Gourd, Dancin’ on a Board” concert with the Weasel Creek String Band.

COUNTY — After weeks of controversy over candidate eligibility, the June primaries are nearly here, with South Carolina voters going to the polls next Tuesday, June 12.
Although many races were originally up for grabs in next week’s primaries, the number dwindled dramatically with last month’s state Supreme Court decision ruling nearly 200 candidates statewide ineligible for the election.