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Ray Wilson is running for seat on Pickens City Council
PICKENS — Pickens Resident, Ray Wilson, has announced his candidacy for Pickens City Council. He is running to fill the 36 Month Unexpired Term.
Wilson and family have lived in Pickens County since 2000 and moved into the city of Pickens in 2021. Wilson and wife, Stephanie, combined have two sons, one daughter and two grandsons. Wilson is originally from West Virginia. In 1995 Wilson was promoted to Operations
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DAR, fire department mark Bells Across America
By Lynda Abegg
Special to The Courier
news@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Housed in the county’s old jail building, the Pickens County Museum of Art and History got a bit noisy when the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) started ringing their bells, then the Pickens Fire Department joined in with a few blasts from its fire engines.
Bells Across America is an annual celebration of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. On Sept. 17, people
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Amazing Grace to host homecoming
PICKENS — Amazing Grace Fellowship, located at 229 Pearl St. in Pickens, will be hosting its annual Homecoming on Oct. 6.
The event will feature Isaac’s Well from Hendersonville, N.C., as the special singers. Singing will begin at 10:15 a.m.
Former AGF pastor the Rev. Tim Williamson will be speaking during the worship hour. Lunch will follow in the fellowship building.
The Rev. Doug Saylors extends a special invitation to all who would like to join in for this time of worship and fellowship.
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• C.E.R.M to host historical event
The Columbus and Edith Rogers Mansell (C.E.R.M.) Foundation invites the community to “Tying our Past with our Future.”
The historical event will include music and reflections by the Mansell and Rogers youth. Special speaker will be Edna Knight-Batie of Dayton, Ohio. The event will be held at 2 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Pickens First Baptist Fellowship Building, located at 406 E. Main St. in Pickens. Adults will be admitted for a $50 donation. Youth and teens are free. All donations will go toward the building construction funding. THe mission of C.E.R.M. is to “Build Up, Lead and Celebrate” the heritage and the future potential of Pickens County and its historically underserved communities.
• Pickens class of 1979 to hold reunion
The Pickens High School Class of 1979 will hold a 45-year reunion in Pickens on Saturday, Oct. 26. Also invited are members of the classes of 1977, 1978, 1980 and 1981. It will be a casual affair at Fred’s Back
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Major SC 183 detour delayed
PICKENS — Local drivers have a little more time to enjoy their usual commute before road work shuts 
down a key portion of S.C. Highway 183 for a year.
Work was set to begin this week on two S.C. 183 bridges between Six Mile and Pickens, but digital signs near the work area now say the work is scheduled to start on Oct. 7.
“We are finalizing the necessary permits and expect work to begin in early October,” S.C. Department of Transportation spokeswoman Hannah Robinson said Tuesday.
Officials say the work will result in the closure of S.C. 183 between Allgood Farm Road and Penrose Circle. The closure will last approximately a year, with a detour in place for the duration, according to a post on the Pickens County Facebook page.
Holder set to make run for vacant Pickens Council seat
PICKENS — Pickens resident Jonathan Holder has announced his candidacy for Pickens City Council. He is running to fill the seat recently vacated by the resignation of Danny Adams.
Holder, born and raised in Pickens, attended Pickens schools, graduated from Pickens High School, and graduated from Presbyterian College in 2015. After graduation, Jonathan interned at Property and Environment Research Center, a non-profit research
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Liberty police chief resigns
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Liberty Police Chief Adam Gilstrap resigned last week.
In a release issued Sept. 4, Liberty Mayor Erica Romo Woods said that Gilstrap “will no 
longer be serving with the City of Liberty Police Department” as of that same day.
“The City of Liberty would like to thank Adam Gilstrap for his
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Pickens meeting set for residents with water questions
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Pickens City Council’s recent decision to withdraw the city from the Pickens Regional Joint Water System and its plans to build a water treatment plant on Lake Keowee continues to draw comments and questions from residents.
Pickens officials will hold a town hall meeting about water issues in the city at 6 p.m. next Monday, Sept. 16, at the Hagood Community Center in Pickens.
Jessica Merrill wants fellow Pickens residents to have a chance to
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Barn, Boots & Brew coming in two weeks
EASLEY — Family Promise of Pickens County will present its third annual Barn, Boots & Brew and Silent Auction on Sept. 24.
The event will be held at Arabella Farm — located at 125 Buck Ridge Road in Sunset.
The event will include appetizers, pulled pork and brisket
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McManus making run for Pickens City Council seat
PICKENS — Pickens resident John McManus has announced his candidacy for Pickens City Council, running to fill the unexpired term of Robert Nealy.
McManus and his family have lived in the Pickens area since 2001, moving into the city proper in 2023. McManus and his wife, Kym, have a son and a daughter who both attended Pickens schools and graduated from
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