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McManus, Wilson win Pickens runoffs
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Voters in the city of Pickens returned to the polls one final time this election cycle to fill two open city council 
seats in Tuesday’s municipal runoff election.
Ray Wilson and John McManus took the open seats on council as 17 percent of registered voters within the city took to the polls to make their voice known.
Wilson will finish the final 36 months of the term for an unexpired council seat previously held by Danny Adams after getting 200 votes compared to opponent Jonathan Holder’s 145 votes.
Meanwhile, McManus took down opponent Ed Leese 179 votes to 164 votes to finish the final 12 months of the term for the seat previously held by Robert Nealy.
The two new members will join sitting council members Cameron Rivers, Floyd Rogers and Allie Winter, while Councilman Donnie McKinney remains suspended from office after being indicted on a charge of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor in December 2022.
Election results are unofficial until being certified Thursday.
Blue Flame win 17th volleyball state title
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — Down 24-19 in the third set of Saturday’s Class 4A state championship with May River, the Pickens High 
School volleyball team looked to be in serious danger of falling behind 2-1 in the crucial swing set.
The Blue Flame had trailed for the entirety of the third set, and with the Sharks one point away from taking it, Pickens head coach Mellie Crumpton’s message to her team was clear.
“I told my setters that (Kaylon Chapman) was on,” Crumpton said. “We need to feed her. That’s our team’s thing. If we have
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County volleyball players named all-state
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — The S.C. Coaches Association for Women’s Sports (SCCAWS) announced its 2024 All-State volleyball teams earlier this month and Pickens County was well represented with four athletes being selected for the team.
Daniel High School’s Zara Russell and Sarah Ulrich, Liberty’s Payton Miller and Pickens’ Kaylon Chapman were all selected for their respective classifications.
Russell and Ulrich were essential to the Lions this season as they won their third consecutive region
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Hagood-Mauldin House gets major renovations
PICKENS — The major restoration work at the Hagood-Mauldin House and Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts in uptown Pickens is nearing completion.
The two-year project has included a new roof, complete exterior painting, carpentry and foundation repair and a total redesign of the gardens, among other things. The extensive work was funded by generous private donations and an accommodations tax grant from
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***ONLINE EXCLUSIVE *** Blue Flame head to Columbia in quest for 17th State Championship
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — For the first time since 2021, the Pickens High School volleyball team is headed to the 
Class 4A state championship after defeating Camden in straight sets on Tuesday.
The Blue Flame started the season slow, failing to win the region championship for the first time in over a decade but have gone on an absolute tear over the last month winning nine straight matches.
While nine straight wins are impressive enough, the Flame have accomplished the feat without dropping a single set in that frame including matchups with three of the Upper State’s top four seeds.
The Blue Flame (25-15) will have a chance to finish the season with the ultimate prize on Saturday as they travel to Dreher High School to take on the May River Sharks (25-10) for the Class 4A state championship. The match is set to begin at 10 a.m.
Prisma to build hospital in Easley
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Prisma Health plans to build a new $138 million inpatient behavioral health hospital in Pickens County that it says will take a significant step forward in addressing the region’s growing need for enhanced access to cutting-edge behavioral health services.
Prisma officials hope to begin site work in spring 2025, pending certificate of need approval. Construction is expected to take approximately two years.
According to a news release, the hospital will be supported with $100 million in state funds appropriated to the S.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) by the state’s General
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