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EPD: Man fired gun at officer
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — An Easley man is charged with attempted murder after authorities said he 
fired a gun at Easley police officers during a pursuit last week.
Timothy Lee Samples is charged with attempted murder, violation of a court order of protection, stalking, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, violation of a restraining order, failure to stop for a blue
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Roper speaks on county’s animal shelter
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Pickens County administrator Ken Roper took to Facebook Live on Friday 
to discuss the work of the Pickens County Animal Shelter.
“Several years ago, the animal shelter here was more just a dog pound — a dog pound and a cat pound,” he said. “It was where animals came and it was where animals never left.”
If Animal Control seized an animal somewhere in the
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More volunteers needed for The Wall That Heals
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Additional volunteers are still needed for the Wall That Heals, a replica of 
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial that will be stopping in Liberty next month.
Nearly 30 years ago, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) unveiled a replica
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Easley Spring Fling provides family fun
The city of Easley hosted its annual Spring Fling over the weekend. Featuring live music, a bustling marketplace, delicious food from local food trucks and a lively kids-zone for the whole family to enjoy, the event drew a large crowd into downtown Easley.
Kerry Gilstrap/photos
Azalea Festival is April 25 and 26
Festival committee to donate to Pickens High Backpack Program
PICKENS — The Pickens Azalea Festival gives back to the Pickens community each year once the festival is over. The 
Pickens Azalea Committee typically chooses a local organization to support with a monetary donation. This year, the group chose to provide assistance to the Pickens High School Backpack Program.
According to PHS senior guidance counselor Ansley Cudd, the Pickens High School Backpack Program began years ago
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Misseijer wins annual Azalea Fest art contest
PICKENS — The Pickens Azalea Festival uses student artwork each year for all print advertisements and on the offical Azalea Festival t-shirts.
This year’s winner of the Azalea Festival art contest is Pickens High School junior
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Courier Community Calendar 4-9-25
• LOWV set to meet April 15 in Clemson
“How to Run a Troll Farm: The Evolution of Disinformation,” a program of the League of Women Voters Oconee and Pickens Counties, is set to be held at 4 p.m. April 15 at the United Methodist Church at 300 Frontage Road in Clemson.
The presenters will be Darren Linvill and Patrick Warren, co-directors of the Clemson University Watt Family Innovation Center Media Forensics Hub. They will describe the changing nature of how foreign states attempt to influence Western politics. Discussion will include specific tactics countries like Russia and China use to manipulate social discourse, using real-world examples. This program is open to the public.
• Dacusville Lions to host monthly bingo
The Dacusville Lions Club will be hosting Bingo night on the second Thursday of each month at the Lions Building in Dacusville, located at 1384 Thomas Mill Road.
The next Bingo session will be Thursday, April 10. There are set to be 10 games beginning at 7 p.m., and proceeds will go
Sheriff: missing camper likely ‘still on mountain’
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Pickens County Sheriff Tommy Blankenship believes a missing Georgia woman last seen at Table Rock State Park is still somewhere in that area, nearly a 
month after her disappearance.
Stephanie Ann Womacks, of Temple, Ga., was last seen at approximately 6 p.m. Monday, March 3, at her campsite in the White Oak camping area of Table
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Officials praise fire response
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Area officials praised the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and other 
responders battling the highest priority fire in the county.
The Table Rock Complex Fire was discussed during the quarterly meeting of the Pickens United group, held Monday in Pickens.
“Anybody that has not thanked a
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