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Blue Flame roll past rival Daniel to advance in Class 4A playoffs
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — After dropping two five set battles to rival Daniel in the regular season, the Pickens High 
School volleyball went into Thursday’s third round playoff match with the Lions looking for redemption and a trip to the Upper State Championship for the first time under third year head coach Mellie Crumpton.
Ultimately those regular seasons results mattered little, as the Blue Flame pulled out three close sets in succession to stun the Lions and move on to the Class 4A Upper State Championship.
“Our thing was to keep it simple and to play ball like we know how to
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Swearing in
Members of the Pickens County’s Legislative Delegation take the oath of office on the Pickens County Courthouse steps in Pickens on Tuesday afternoon. From left are Neal Collins (S.C. House District 5), Davey Hiott (S.C. House District 4), Phillip Bowers (S.C. House District 3) and Rex Rice (S.C. Senate District 2) being sworn in by Judge Karen Roper.
This week in FOOTBALL FRENZY only in PICKENES COUNTY COURIER
LIONS OVERCOME SLOW START AGAINST SENECA TO WIN SIXTH STRAIGHT REGION TITLE; EASLEY DROPS FINALE TO GREENVILLE; RED DEVILS FALL TO CLINTON; PICKENS PUMMELS BEREA; CLEMSON SURVIVES VIRGINIA TECH; all this and more in this week’s FOOTBALL FRENZY, sponsored by Mountain View Funerals and Cremations available only in the Pickens County Courier.
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Selugadu set for this weekend at mill
PICKENS — Every November, the Hagood Mill Historic Site observes Native American Heritage Month by holding the Native American Celebration.
The beloved third weekend event is also called Selugadu. Selugadu translates into cornbread (Selu, meaning corn and gadu, meaning bread) in the Tsalagi Gawonihisdi (Cherokee) language. The
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Pickens council races head to runoff
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Four years after a record-breaking turnout for the 2020 election, Pickens County voters 
smashed that record once again as they cast ballots to select representatives at the local, state and national levels.
All told, Pickens County had a turnout of 60,606 out of 76,308 registered voters (79.4 percent) breaking the record of 72 percent from 2020.
While voter turnout was at an all-time high, there is still a lot to be decided, with city council elections
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This week in FOOTBALL FRENZY only in PICKENES COUNTY COURIER
Flame bounce back with shutout win over; Daniel takes region lead; Wave comeback falls short; Liberty earns home playoff game; Easley falls to Hanna, Greenwood; all this and more in this week’s FOOTBALL FRENZY, sponsored by Mountain View Funerals and Cremations available only in the Pickens County Courier.
Do not miss a single issue by grabbing a copy at a convenience, grocery or drug store near you. You can also subscribe and have your Pickens County Courier delivered each week right to your mailbox for only $36 per year (in Pickens County).
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Flame take down TR in round one
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Winners of five straight matches heading Thursday’s first round matchup with Travelers 
Rest, the Pickens High School volleyball team hoped to keep its momentum going against the Devildogs.
The Blue Flame took the win streak to six as they dominated their region foe 3-0 to advance to the second round of the Class 4A playoffs.
“We’ve worked so hard preparing for playoffs and we’ve been preparing for it since week one,” Pickens head coach Mellie Crumpton said. “Now it’s like it is our time to shine and put it all together and I think this was a good start tonight for us.”
Pickens senior Kaylon Chapman believes
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Organizations team up for ‘Fighting Fentanyl’ event
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Several organizations came together last week to educate the community about the deadly dangers of fentanyl.
Foothills Fentanyl Fight, Behavioral Health Services of Pickens County, the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, the Youth Learning Institute and Summit Academy teamed up for the “Fighting Fentanyl” event held Oct. 29 at the Dream Center
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