Daily Archives: 07/12/2022
2 more Liberty council members resign seats
City now down to 3 on council
LIBERTY — After replacing five city council members over the past year, the city of Liberty is still struggling with turnover among its elected officials following the resignations of Peggy Edwards and John Hayes at Monday’s 
council meeting.
The city confirmed their resignations with a statement on its website.
“Effective yesterday, July 11, 2022, Peggy Edwards (Ward 2)
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Body of missing Pickens man, 80, found near home
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — The search for a missing 80-year-old Pickens man came to a tragic end when his body was found Thursday evening, more than a week after he was last seen.
Francis Alward was last seen around 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 29.
Alward, who suffered from dementia, was the subject of multiple searches in the
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‘What dreams are made of’
SC7 kicks off monthlong expedition across state
By Lauren Pierce
Courtesy The Journal
lpierce@upstatetoday.com
STATE — A campaign from the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor will run throughout the month to get
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Arrest made in Easley killing
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — A man has been charged after a fatal shooting in Easley last week.
Cordarrell Tashawn Gray, 31, is charged with voluntary manslaughter and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, according to a news release issued Friday by the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office received a 911 call at 4:48 p.m. July 2 about a shooting that left a man injured, Chief Deputy
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Man charged with exploiting minor
COUNTY — A Pickens County man was arrested last month and is charged with sexually exploiting a minor, according to a release from the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office.
Daniel Ray Bayne, 25, is charged with three counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, the release said.
Special Victims Unit detectives with the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office received
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Juneteenth now Clemson holiday
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
goliver@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — Clemson city employees have nine paid holidays a year and, thanks to council, can now add another after council unanimously approved the addition of Juneteenth.
“I am thrilled with the decision,” said Councilwoman Alesia Smith, who initially proposed adding the holiday. “The city is committed to ensuring our community is welcoming and inclusive and council’s decision is a true testament
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Local police warn of scams
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Several area police departments are warning the public about scams that claim to be raising money for 
those departments.
The Easley and Pickens police departments addressed scam texts on their Facebook page.
“The police department has received numerous notifications regarding
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Clemson holds in-state tuition
By Riley Morningstar
Courtesy The Journal
rmorningstar@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — For a third year in a row, Clemson University is freezing tuition rates for South Carolina residents.
At a special called meeting of the school’s board of trustees Friday, officials voted not to increase in-state or graduate school tuition, but did increase out-of-state rates by 2.5 percent. The average housing rate will increase by 3
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DHEC: Omicron strain brings new subvariant of COVID-19
By Andrea Kelley
Courtesy The Journal
akelley@upstatetoday.com
STATE — Omicron has made a reappearance for the summer holidays, and it has brought a new subvariant along with it.
Omicron is the only strain of COVID-19 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had listed as a variant of concern as of Friday.
The CDC said it was of concern because of its potential for increased transmissibility and
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What’s happened to America the Beautiful?
O beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain. For purple mountains majesty above the …
#blood in the streets
#killer on the rooftop
#pandemonium at the parade
…fruited plain.
I’m sorry; I wanted to write a stream of consciousness piece about the supreme irony of a guy using the freedom won by our patriot forefathers and
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