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Dale Holloway running for District 6 county council seat
DACUSVILLE — Dale Holloway has announced his candidacy for District 6 on the Pickens County Council. District 6 runs along the eastern 
part of the county from Crosswell above Easley and the Dacusville area.
Holloway is a life-long resident of Dacusville, and knows the community has been good to him, his children and grandchildren. He lives on the family farm with his wife, Tamara Holloway, who is a teacher at Crosswell Elementary School and has worked for the Pickens
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Scott Lang announces bid for District 4 county council seat
LIBERTY – Scott Lang is a candidate in the June 11 primary for District 4, the council seat which covers Liberty, Norris and western Easley.
Lang is a conservative Republican, stressing conservative first and foremost. “I am a citizen patriot like you – a believer, a husband and a father who feels the country is heading in the wrong direction,” Lang said. “We need new leadership at all levels.”
“There is no Democrat party to speak of in Pickens County, so liberals, moderates and
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Sweet Potato Pie Kids to play at Rhythm on the River event
PIEDMONT — Music from talented bands, a kids zone experience for the entire family, more than 15 food trucks and 30 craft vendors will bring out the community to AnMed Rhythm on the River May 4 at Dolly Cooper Park in Powdersville.
The action will run from noon-8 p.m. on the bank of the Saluda River. Admission is free.
“We love this event not just because we’re community members
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Courier Community Calendar 5-1-24
• GGWC to host ‘Day of Prayer’ event
There will be a National Day of Prayer event at 6:30 p.m. this Thursday, May 2, at Golden Grove Wesleyan Church, located at 7997 Moorefield Memorial Highway in Liberty.
The event will begin in the church sanctuary, with the option of moving to various prayer stations in the church during the prayer hour. Emphasis will be on this year’s theme, “Lift Up the Word. Light Up the World.” and the Scripture theme from 2 Samuel 22:29-31. All
SDPC budget passes second reading
By Andrea Kelley
Courtesy The Journal
akelley@upstatetoday.com
EASLEY — A budget topping $178 million cleared its second reading Monday at the School District of Pickens County.
Chief financial officer Matt Owens presented the fiscal year 2024-25 general fund budget — which does not include a millage increase — to the Board of Trustees and said the revenues were based on the state House of
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Prescription Take Back Day to be held on Saturday
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS COUNTY – An event this Saturday gives Pickens County residents an opportunity to get rid of unwanted, 
unneeded and expired prescription drugs.
The Drug Enforcement Administration sponsors two National Prescription Drug Take Back Day every year, in April and October.
The Spring 2024 event will be held from 10am-2pm,
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Robson named next West End Elementary principal
EASLEY — The School District of Pickens County has found a replacement for long-time East End Elementary Dr. Angie Garrison from within the district.
The School District of Pickens County Board of Trustees approved the Superintendent’s recommendation for Mrs. Kimberly Robson to become the next principal of West End Elementary School, starting with the 2024-2025 school year earlier this month.
This appointment follows the retirement of Garrison, who has
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UHQT 300th quilt presented to Central Railway Museum
CENTRAL — The Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail’s 300th quilt was presented to the public on April 13 at The Central Railway Museum in Central. The quilt was a commissioned work by local quilter Linda Bell by the Central Railway 
Museum. When museum volunteer, Jackie Bacon, took a barn quilter painting class at Urban Central, offered by UHQT, she chose the Ohio Star pattern for her block and red, white, and blue as the colors. She was
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CU Academic Cornerstone partners gift $2.5 million to Clemson Student Affairs
CLEMSON — Bo and Donna Gossett are Clemson University’s latest academic cornerstone partners, gifting the university $2.5 million to help pave the way for students’ success.
The couple’s donation is the first cornerstone gift exclusively dedicated to the Division of Student Affairs, according to a news release from the university, which added that more than 28,000 undergraduate and
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Pickens man killed in mowing accident
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — A Pickens man died Friday after his lawnmower overturned last week at his home, according to officials.
Pickens County chief deputy coroner Andrew Wilson identified the victim as Jimmy Freeman, 76,
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