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BASF sites join Make-A-Wish to make a child’s wish come true
UPSTATE — BASF sites in South Carolina joined together with Make-A-Wish 
South Carolina to make one child’s wish come true.
Team members from BASF’s sites in Mauldin, White Stone (Spartanburg), Seneca and Central
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Online Guardian ad Litem training scheduled June 24
PICKENS — The Cass Elias McCarter Guardian ad Litem Program, a division of the South Carolina Department of Children’s Advocacy, is offering free online training to those interested in 
becoming a volunteer Guardian ad Litem (GAL) in Pickens County.
GALs advocate on behalf of abused and neglected children
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We are so very proud of you Annah Wilson and we love you so much! Can’t wait to see what the future holds for you.
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Awarded
The Charles F. Rogers Scholarship Committee recently announced that Hannah Campbell is the 2024 recipient of the Charles F. Rogers Scholarship Award. Campbell will receive a $1,000 scholarship to put toward her college education. “Congratulations to Hannah for representing the Blue Flame basketball program and for her perseverance to achieve success on and off the court,” the committee said in a news release.
Rosa Grayden receives community leader award
CLEMSON — Rosa Grayden, chairwoman of the board of directors of the Shaw Center in 
Clemson, received the first Dianne Haselton Award at the annual meeting the League of Women Voters of Oconee and Pickens Counties on Tuesday, May 14.
Grayden, who retired from Clemson University in 2021 as manager of the Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice Department, is a longtime community leader
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Courier Community Calendar
• Dillard/Hillcrest to restart H.O.P.E.
Dillard Memorial Funeral Home and Hillcrest Memorial Park have announced the renewal of its H.O.P.E Ministries program.
The program, which helps others through programs and the exchange of ideas and information, will host its next meeting on June 11. “We are pleased to offer this as a support system for families in our community and surrounding areas who have experienced a loss, said Tanya Gravely,
Man charged with Easley murder
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — A man has been charged with murder after a body was found in the yard of an Easley home last week.
According to a release from the Easley Police Department, officers were notified at 5:30 a.m. May 14 about a person lying in the front yard at
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Disturbance near Pickens school causes lockdown
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Pickens Elementary School was briefly placed on lockdown last week after an 
incident at a nearby apartment complex.
Lt. Chris Griffin with the Pickens Police Department said in a release that officers received a call at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 16, about a domestic violence incident at the Pickens Gardens Apartments, which is beside the elementary school.
Griffin said the suspect, identified as James Michael Holder, fled the incident location and
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School District of Pickens County to offer free meals
EASLEY — The School District of Pickens County will once again be doing its part to deliver free 
meals to the youth over the summer, the district announced on Tuesday.
Through its Seamless Summer Food Program, the school district will offer “free, healthy” meals to Pickens County children who are 18
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Nix reunion set for Sunday at Northside
PICKENS — The descendants of Ulysses and Lou Annie Monroe Nix will gather for the annual Nix reunion this Sunday, June 2.
The reunion is set to be held at Northside Baptist Church, located at 421 Sangamo Road in Pickens. Lunch will be at 1 p.m.
Plates, cups and ice will be furnished, and family members are asked to bring covered dishes, desserts and drinks.
