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Scipio discusses State of Pickens
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Mayor Isaiah Scipio wants residents to know that he’s doing “everything in my power to do what’s right for the city of Pickens.”
“That’s what I ask myself every time I have to make a decision — is this best for our little town?” Scipio said in a State of the City address posted 
to the city Facebook page on Friday.
“When I first became mayor, I found out that we had a lot of things that we needed to address,” Scipio said.
One of the main issues was water, he said.
“We’ve had a lot of dirty water,” Scipio said. “We had a meeting and we talked about it, and the main thing was having clean water and trying to
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2 face theft, drug charges
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Two people face multiple charges following a Pickens County Sheriff’s Office investigation into property crimes and illegal drug activity, according to a news release issued last week.
Chandler Allen Crawford and Lisa Michelle White, both of Liberty, were taken into custody on Feb. 5 following the execution of two search warrants at a home on Liberty Highway, the Feb. 11 release said.
Detectives and members of the agency’s Community Action Team recovered two stolen motorcycles and
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Pickens recognizes residents for service
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — The Feb. 10 meeting of Pickens City Council included a special recognition of several residents.
Hard work, dedication and unity “abounds” in Pickens, Mayor Isaiah Scipio said.
“There’s something special about this little town of Pickens,” he said.
Rep. Davey Hiott was the first person recognized during the mayor’s special presentation.
“He made the announcement that he’s going to be retiring real soon,” Scipio said of Hiott. “Look at this
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Devils clinch playoff spot with win over BMC
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Down leading scorer Kendrick Jackson, the Liberty High School boys’ basketball team hosted Brashier Middle College last Tuesday for Senior Night looking to bounce back after two 
consecutive losses and clinch a playoff spot.
While the Devils had some early issues initiating offense against the Bengal zone, senior Logan Smith (14 points) and junior Chris Mable (17 points) provided enough offense to help the Red Devils pull out a 55-49 win.
“I think we compete in the toughest region in 2A,” Liberty head coach Brenden Marcell said. “Any time you can come away with a win, no matter how many points it is, it’s a good win.”
After a tight first quarter that saw the Devils jump out to an 11-8 lead, the Bengals managed to battle back and the game with a pair of free throws from Andrew Hutchens. Mable took over from there for the Red Devils scoring seven straight points to help the Red Devils take a 24-14 lead at halftime.
“My thought process was to let the team do what they’re doing well and just play my part when they needed me to,” Mable said.
Mable and Smith continued to power the Red Devil attack keeping the Bengals at bay, but seven third quarter points from Hutchens cut the lead to 42-35 heading to the fourth quarter.
The Bengal cut the lead back down to one in the final quarter only for Mable, Smith and Zachary Welborn to lead an 8-0 that helped put enough distance between the two teams leading to a 55-49 Liberty win.
“Winning short-handed definitely speaks volumes to our bench, depth and team character,” Marcell said. “I’m super proud of our group for getting this accomplished.”
The Red Devils were set to open the Class 2A playoffs on Tuesday at Fairfield Central with results unavailable at press time.
The continuing importance of Black History Month
No one has played a greater role in helping all Americans know the black past than Carter G. Woodson, the individual who created Negro History Week in Washington, D.C., in February 1926. Woodson was 
the second black American to receive a PhD in history from Harvard—following W.E.B. Du Bois by a few years. To Woodson, the black experience was too important simply to be left to a small group of academics. Woodson believed that his role was to use black history and culture as a weapon in the struggle for racial uplift. By 1916, Woodson had moved to DC and established the “Association for the Study of Negro Life and Culture,” an organization whose goal was to
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KidsFest and YAMs coming to Hagood Mill on March 15
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 and interactive games and activities.
Attendees can enjoy hands-on experiences like Paint the
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Pickens County landfill catches fire
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Pickens County Emergency Services director Billy Gibson was hopeful Tuesday morning that the day’s rains would put out a still-smoldering fire at the county landfill.
Gibson told the Courier on Tuesday that a call came in about the fire around 5:50 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6.
“We had units on the scene until about 4:30 Friday morning, fire units,” he said. “Landfill personnel
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Easley Bargain Hunt to close
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Easley’s Bargain Hunt store is set to close by the end of the month.
The entire Bargain Hunt chain will cease operations, and “going out of business” sales have already begun, according to a news release issued last week by Hilco Consumer — Retail, which is co-managing the sales along with Gordon Brothers
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Red Devils fall at Upper State
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — One win away from advancing to the Class 2A state wrestling championship for the second time in three years, the Liberty High School wrestling team hosted Chester on Wednesday night.
The Red Devils fell behind early in the match but were able to make up ground with two late pins from Brian Reed and Nathan Harris cutting the deficit to 34-24. However, Eris Steele was able to secure a
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