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Police: Woman killed newborn
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — An Easley woman has been charged with murder after police say she stabbed her newborn baby to death as she gave birth on Friday.
“I have been doing this for two and a half decades and I have never seen anything this gruesome,” Easley Police Chief Brandon Liner said during a news conference on Tuesday afternoon. “I’ve never seen anything this bad.”
An T. Ngo, 31, has been charged with murder/homicide by child abuse.
An arrest warrant alleges Ngo stabbed the newborn repeatedly with a metal letter opener during and after the
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Roper answers fire questions from residents
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — With the state still under a burn ban as of Friday morning, firefighting in Pickens was on 
the minds of residents.
Pickens County administrator Ken Roper answered questions from residents during a Facebook Live update posted Friday morning, with county communications director Jamie Burns posing the questions to him.
A resident asked what their fire fee was being used for.
“So the fire fee was done away with a few years ago,” Roper said. “We had 13
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GCSO: Deadly force justified against Easley robbery suspect
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
GREENVILLE — The use of deadly force in a confrontation between Greenville County Sheriff’s Office deputies and the suspect in a Pickens County armed robbery earlier this year has been deemed justified.
On Sunday, March 9, the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office released a briefing about the deadly officer-involved shooting of 45-year-old Sean Scates.
On Jan. 23, Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Brett Barwick issued a news release about an armed robbery that took place that morning at the Shell Station at 4931 Old Easley Bridge Road in
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KidsFest and YAMs coming to Hagood Mill on Saturday
PICKENS — KidsFest is coming to Hagood Mill Historic Site on Saturday, March 15.
The event, held in partnership with the Young Appalachian Musicians (YAMs), is a family-friendly event featuring performances from local YAMs students, a traditional talent show
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CMHA Harden Scholarship applications now accepted
PICKENS — The Cannon Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a graduating high school senior or a member of the community who is entering or furthering a career in a medical 
field.
The John Harden Scholarship was established in memory of Dr. John
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Sheriff warns of crypto scam
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Pickens County Sheriff Tommy Blankenship wants residents to be aware of a scam that 
attempts to use his agency’s name to rip off its victims.
In a video posted on the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page on Feb. 27, Blankenship said his agency is seeing “a lot” of calls about scammers who
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Medical event leads to woman’s death in vehicle
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Pickens County Coroner Andrew Wilson said a Liberty woman found dead after her car collided into her home is believed to have died of natural causes.
In a release issued Feb. 25, Wilson said he and deputy coroner Marsha Alexander responded to a home on North Freeman Road in Liberty at 11:45 a.m. that day “in reference to a motor vehicle collision that
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Economist: US residents pay cost of tariffs
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — As the Trump administration makes good on threats to levy tariffs around the world, 
consumers in the United States bear the costs, according to a Clemson University professor.
The Greater Easley Chamber of Commerce held its annual “State of the Economy” luncheon on Feb. 20 at the Easley campus of Tri-County Technical College, with Clemson economics professor Scott Baier as the
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Soapstone preservation effort receives huge boost
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — An effort to preserve a historic African American church for generations to come recently 
received a huge vote of support from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
The trust’s African American Culture Heritage Action Fund (AACHAF) recently announced it is awarding $250,000 to the Soapstone Preservation Endowment, which seeks to secure
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A Classy Touch Photography earns two prestigious awards
LIBERTY — A Classy Touch Photography is proud to announce its latest recognition in the wedding 
industry, having been honored with The Knot Best of Weddings 2025 and the WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Award 2025.
These prestigious awards celebrate the highest-rated wedding professionals, as reviewed by real couples, and
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