The 17th annual Blue Ridge Fest brought thousands to Pickens on Friday night to enjoy the Upstate’s largest classic car cruise-in and beach music from Lloyd Price, The Tams, and Jim Quick and Coastline. The festival, hosted by Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative at its headquarters on Main Street in Pickens, has

Blue Ridge Fest 2014

raised more than $1.5 million for Upstate charities since its beginning in 1998. (Kerry Gilstrap/Courier)