• Café Connections to host prayer rally

First responders in the Pickens area are invited to Café Connections for a special appreciation breakfast on Aug. 4. The event is a way to show the community’s appreciation for the service they provide and to set the stage for a public prayer rally.

PICKENS — Pickens High School football will make its return to historic Bruce Field as the Blue Flame’s annual Blue/White game is scheduled for Monday May 23, at 6 p.m.

• Soapstone set to host fundraiser

Soapstone Church invites everyone to a special fundraiser at the church, located at 296 Liberia Road in Pickens, this Saturday, May 21.

• New Granger Fiber art activities set

Granger Fiber Arts meets in the Pickens Community Center, 129 Schoolhouse St., Pickens. The goal of Granger Fiber Arts is to bring together those who wish to learn or improve skills in a particular area with those who have knowledge in that area of interest. Granger Fiber

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On Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 6:00 p.m., Alliance Pickens will host a STEM “Evening of Celebration” at the Pickens County Career and Technology Center (CTC) in Liberty to celebrate students who have distinguished themselves in the subject areas of STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

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Alliance Pickens developed the Scholar Technician® initiative to encourage students to consider STEM manufacturing technical careers and to create a highly-skilled, technically trained workforce that would both support existing companies and attract top-notch manufacturing firms to Pickens County. This initiative has been very successful, and Pickens County industry and students are benefiting from the applied technical training students are receiving at a young age.

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By Jason Evans

Staff Reporter

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CENTRAL — Residents are pitching in to help the Central Police Department assist a family in need.