Daily Archives: 01/08/2025
Old Pickens Middle set for renovations
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Local residents will soon see some changes going on at the former site of Pickens Middle School.
Pickens County School Board vice chair Karla Kelley gave an update on the district during the Dec. 30 meeting of Pickens United, held at the Easley YMCA.
“We’re taking the former Pickens Middle School and we’re renovating that,” she said. “We’re going to add some new life to the Pickens area, hopefully put in some
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Preserving the Music
The Winter Bluegrass Jubilee, currently the only annual fundraising event for Preserving Our Southern Appalachian Music (POSAM) is set for Saturday, Jan. 18 at Pickens High School from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. This year, the jubilee will highlight award winning IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) artists, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out and the Grammy nominee Darren Nicholson, and Band. Other local bands, made up of previous Young Appalachian Musicians alumni (YAM) will be performing. POSAM serves over 350 students each year in the elementary schools of Pickens and Oconee County. The students are introduced to the instruments of traditional bluegrass (guitar, banjo, mandolin, and fiddle).
