Daily Archives: 04/23/2024
Welcome to the 40th annual Azalea Festival
When the Azaleas are blooming in Pickens, South Carolina, the little town celebrates!”
For over 40 years, Pickens has celebrated spring by throwing an arts and entertainment based and family-friendly celebration, the Pickens Azalea Festival.
Each April, the Azaleas bloom, artisans and crafters come out, and the community joins together to celebrate spring in the city of Pickens.
Celebrating is exactly what they do! Presented by the Pickens Azalea Festival Committee and hosted by area nonprofit and civic organizations, the Pickens Azalea Festival boasts the largest gathering of crafters, artisans and entertainers in the county, and quite possibly the Golden Corner!
The Azalea Festival is also somewhat of a large family reunion, giving people who have been away too long the chance to return and to visit with old friends and family. The streets are filled with local artists and crafters, exciting and varied food vendors and quaint little shops and eateries. Strolling downtown Pickens during the festival is certainly an exciting and fun-filled activity.
The festival gives those who have never visited an opportunity to experience this great area during one of the best times to explore and experience all Pickens County has to offer!
National, regional and local musical artists entertain, while local artisans and crafters inspire. Foodies will enjoy regional favorites, and the kids will laugh as they partake in the children’s ride area. Come browse one of the largest cruise-ins in the area and enjoy all that Pickens has to offer! For those who are interested in more physical activity, the annual Pickens Women’s Association 5k is held annually in conjunction with the Pickens Azalea Festival. History buffs will enjoy self-guided tours through historic Pickens or enjoy a short drive to the many historic places in and around Pickens County. There is something for everyone to enjoy each spring at the Pickens Azalea Festival.
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SDPC budget passes second reading
By Andrea Kelley
Courtesy The Journal
akelley@upstatetoday.com
EASLEY — A budget topping $178 million cleared its second reading Monday at the School District of Pickens County.
Chief financial officer Matt Owens presented the fiscal year 2024-25 general fund budget — which does not include a millage increase — to the Board of Trustees and said the revenues were based on the state House of
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PCMOW head fears mailer may mislead donors
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — The executive director of Pickens County Meals on Wheels worries that those responding to a recent solicitation letter from another organization may mistakenly think they are donating to PCMOW.
Writing to the Courier, Kim Valentin said that an Oconee County organization “has sent a mailer out requesting donations for their organization that has and will cause further confusion with several
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Prescription Take Back Day to be held on Saturday
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS COUNTY – An event this Saturday gives Pickens County residents an opportunity to get rid of unwanted, 
unneeded and expired prescription drugs.
The Drug Enforcement Administration sponsors two National Prescription Drug Take Back Day every year, in April and October.
The Spring 2024 event will be held from 10am-2pm,
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Robson named next West End Elementary principal
EASLEY — The School District of Pickens County has found a replacement for long-time East End Elementary Dr. Angie Garrison from within the district.
The School District of Pickens County Board of Trustees approved the Superintendent’s recommendation for Mrs. Kimberly Robson to become the next principal of West End Elementary School, starting with the 2024-2025 school year earlier this month.
This appointment follows the retirement of Garrison, who has
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UHQT 300th quilt presented to Central Railway Museum
CENTRAL — The Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail’s 300th quilt was presented to the public on April 13 at The Central Railway Museum in Central. The quilt was a commissioned work by local quilter Linda Bell by the Central Railway 
Museum. When museum volunteer, Jackie Bacon, took a barn quilter painting class at Urban Central, offered by UHQT, she chose the Ohio Star pattern for her block and red, white, and blue as the colors. She was
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CU Academic Cornerstone partners gift $2.5 million to Clemson Student Affairs
CLEMSON — Bo and Donna Gossett are Clemson University’s latest academic cornerstone partners, gifting the university $2.5 million to help pave the way for students’ success.
The couple’s donation is the first cornerstone gift exclusively dedicated to the Division of Student Affairs, according to a news release from the university, which added that more than 28,000 undergraduate and
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‘Galloping Grant’ and rocketing Roadsters
The perception that men tend to speed, tailgate and make rude gestures at other drivers has been confirmed by data gathered by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Women, it seems, have a tendency for running red lights when 
they are late for an appointment.
In 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the U.S., was caught speeding in his horse-drawn carriage. He was
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The armor of God and the belt of truth
Have you considered that most individuals are convinced that what they believe is true, and all who disagree with them are not as wise as they are? What is your personal view about this?
May I ask, where did you discover your truth? Did God speak truth to you, or were you just persuaded by what someone else believes? If knowledge was passed on to you from those you respect, how do you
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Couier Letters to the Editor 4-24-24
Open letter to the Pickens Co. Planning Commission
Dear Pickens County Planning Commission
c/o Chairman Gary Stancell,
In regards to the Blue Valley RV Park on Mile Creek Road, the county conference room was so packed, the March meeting had to be moved. Ultimately, there were no seats left, but only standing room.
Despite having the right to speak our individual thoughts, we were asked not to repeat what others had already said. We, gracefully, respected that request. It seems, though, we needed to repeat ourselves since some commissioners
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