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Six Mile ‘Feast-o-Plenty’ is Nov. 23
SIX MILE — Six Mile Baptist Church will host the 17th annual “Feast-o-Plenty” from 1l a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23.
Last year, approximately 200 people joined the church for the dinner, and this year officials are hoping to share with
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Member of the Month
The Greater Pickens Chamber Member of the Month for October is T-Mobile Pickens. The cellular business is located at 2829 Gentry Memorial Highway and offers the latest in 5G technology. The store is filled with mobile experts dedicated to superior sales assistance and service. “To elevate your communication with the best devices and accessories, call us today at (864) 507-5541,” the business said. Pictured are chamber ambassadors Hugh Latimer, Meechi Green and Brittany Chapman, T-Mobile Pickens store manager Francisco Perez, and chamber board members Bryan Owens, Melisa Sedler and Jessica Callahan.
Wall that Heals visit postponed
LIBERTY — The Liberty visit from the Wall That Heals, originally scheduled for Nov. 8-11, has been postponed.
The event, hosted by Pickens County Veterans Affairs office, would have brought the preeminent replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the area for Vietnam veterans, family
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PYAC to host annual Trunk or Treat Oct. 26
PICKENS — With Halloween drawing nearer, it’s time to start to planning for the holiday.
The Pickens Youth Athletic Corporation will be hosting its annual Trunk or Treat from 6-8 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 26, at Bruce Field, located at 310 Planer St. in Pickens.
The event will be a free event with music, candy and lots of fun.
For more information on getting involved in the event, call or text Kala Ward at (864) 518-1867 or Cheri Anthony at (864) 884-4090.
Iconic game warden Gravely to be remembered
By Greg Lucas
Special to the Courier
news@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — A remembrance for legendary game warden Franklin Gravely will be held Wednesday, Oct. 23, in northern Pickens County. The public is invited to attend the program.
The remembrance, an oral history, will begin at 9 a.m. in the parking lot of Holly Springs Country Store at 6491 S.C. Highway 11 is Pickens. Holly Springs Country Store is at the intersection of S.C. 11 and U.S. Highway 178. The remembrance will start in the upper parking
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Tigerama to be held on Friday
CLEMSON — At 7 p.m. this Friday, Oct. 18, Clemson University will host the 68th annual Tigerama celebration, welcoming the greater community into Memorial Stadium for a high-
energy block party, pep rally, fireworks show and in-stadium concert featuring X Ambassadors.
The event, which normally coincides with the university’s
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County to begin debris removal
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Pickens County residents may have already begun seeing crews working to remove debris left behind by Hurricane Helene.
Work was set to begin this week, according to a release from county public information officer Jamie Burns.
The county coordinated with the South Carolina Department of Transportation to contract storm debris removal services following the hurricane, the release
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Ed Leese making run for Pickens City Council seat
PICKENS — Ed Leese, a resident of Pickens since 2014, is running for a 12-month seat on Pickens City Council. Leese is a loving husband, father of four sons and proud grandfather.
He volunteers his time with a local unit of the U.S. Navy’s official youth program, earning the “Officer of the Year” award for the Southeast region (Washington, D.C., to Key West.)
Leese is a board member of the Upper South Carolina Council
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Wall that Heals visit to Liberty postponed
LIBERTY — The Liberty visit from the Wall That Heals, originally scheduled for Nov. 8-11, has been postponed.
The event, hosted by Pickens County Veterans Affairs office, would have brought the preeminent replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the area for Vietnam veterans, family
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BBQ set to ‘Bridge the Gap’ at Legacy Home date changed to Nov. 9
PICKENS — The Legacy Home of Recovery’s first-ever BBQ fundraiser that was originally set for Oct. 5 at the Mill Church, located at 158 Woodrow St. in Pickens, has been postponed until
Nov. 9 in light of the recent devastation to the area by Hurricane Helene.
Those who need refunds for their tickets are asked to contact the organization.
“We will be glad to accommodate,” the organization said in a news release. “We pray everyone
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