PICKENS — The annual Alcohol Enforcement Team awards banquet will be held on Thursday, Sept. 12, at 11:30 am. The event will be held at First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 406 East Main St, Pickens.

For the past six years, Greenville and Pickens Counties have jointly created Alcohol Enforcement Teams throughout the 13th judicial circuit to prevent the negative effects of underage alcohol use in the upstate. Law enforcement

PUMKINTOWN — The 35th annual Pumpkin Festival on Oct. 12 will be giving away a quilt depicting the Oolenoy Community Building.

The building was originally the Oolenoy Schoolhouse and was built in 1918. In 1957, when rural schools were consolidated, the building became a community center. It now hosts the annual Pumpkin Festival and many other community events, such as weddings and reunions.

The quilt was designed by Susie Flowers and quilted by Ann Stowe. Tickets for this year’s quilt will be available at various locations in the Pumpkintown area for the next few weeks, and will also be available in the Community Center the