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County Council approves recreation funding and litter ordinance changes
By Evan Smoak
Courtesy The Journal
evan@upstatetoday.com
PICKENS — Pickens County Council met Monday for its mid-month meeting.
The council approved the second reading of an ordinance that would amend how the county allocates money from its recreation funds.
The seven rules that are included in the amendment are: Must be for a recreational activity,
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Red Devil comeback falls short against Pendleton
LIBERTY — Coming off a brutal extra-inning loss to Landrum to open region play last Tuesday, the Liberty High School baseball returned to the diamond hoping to get back on track against the ninth-ranked Pendleton Bulldogs.
The Devils fell into a 7-0 hole in the contest but rallied to cut the lead to 7-4 in the fifth inning. However, Liberty was unable
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Singleton named to SC Athletic Administration Association HOF
CHARLESTON — Former Daniel High School football coach and athletic director Dick Singleton was inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Administrators Association Hall of Fame over the weekend.
Singleton was the football coach and athletic director at Daniel from 1960 through 1989. He coached 335 games with a
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WE Can Build IT
Habitat for Humanity revives ‘Women Build’
EASLEY — Pickens County Habitat for Humanity (PCHFH) revived its Women Build event on International Women’s Day, during both Women in Construction Week and Women’s History Month earlier this month.
This special occasion marked the return of Women Build after more than a decade, with the last event held in 2010. The day 
brought together 48 dedicated participants, including groups from Arthrex and students from Clemson’s Phi Kappa Tau fraternity.
The revival of Women Build highlights PCHFH’s commitment to empowering women through hands-on learning and community collaboration.
Volunteers came together to raise the first wall—an important
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Happy Birthday
Happy 16th Birthday to Georgia Brewer on March 24. The most beautiful girl that ever lived in Easley.
Fruster steps down after 9 seasons as DWD head coach
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — For the first time in nearly a decade, Daniel High School is in search of a new head
football coach after the School District of Pickens County announced that Jeff Fruster stepped down
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Officials: Ga. woman still missing at Table Rock
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — A Georgia woman last seen at Table Rock State Park has been missing for more than a week.
Search efforts were initiated when the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a missing camper, according to a release from Chief Deputy Brett Barwick.
Stephanie Ann Womacks of Temple, Ga., was last seen at approximately 6 p.m. Monday, March 3, at her campsite in the White Oak camping area of Table Rock
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Area woman takes solace in preserving ancestor’s grave
EASLEY — When Dianne Stevens decided to move to Pickens County from Massachusetts, she did so without the knowledge that she had roots in the very area she was to make her new home.
Little did she realize the profound impact that knowledge would soon have on her life. Stevens came to 
find out from a distant cousin in a letter that her great-great-great-great grandmother had lived in the area and raised a large family.
Her name was Jane “Jean” Campbell Cannon, and she was born in 1756 in Rich Hills, Charles County, Maryland. She later moved south, eventually ending up in Pickens County, where she married Russell Cannon in 1781. The couple had
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