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Lions win county golf tournament
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — For the first time in more than 10 years, The Rock Golf Club and Resort hosted the 
Pickens County girls’ golf championship on Oct. 10, with athletes from all four Pickens County high schools participating.
Daniel High School took home the county championship with a team score of 354. The
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FAVOR Upstate opens center in Easley
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — An area nonprofit now has a center in Pickens County to assist those with substance
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use disorders in finding and sustaining recovery.
Already established in five Upstate counties, FAVOR Upstate recently opened its Pickens County center in spaces at Brushy Creek Baptist Church in Easley.
CEO Lesley Pregenzer is in long-term recovery from substance use disorder.
“It’s only because of my sobriety that I’m able to serve as CEO of FAVOR Upstate,” she said. “FAVOR Upstate exists to provide everyone in the Upstate a fighting chance at recovery.”
FAVOR does that by focusing its work in three
Local residents, businesses provide aid to neighbors, WNC after Helene
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Following the destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene, many people in the Pickens County area have stepped up and offered a helping hand to their neighbors.
In addition to county and municipal responses to the storm and its aftermath, individuals, businesses, organizations and churches have been offering their assistance.
Social media has been a boon in the days since Helene made landfall late last month, helping people
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This WEEK in FOOTBALL FRENZY
Swinney becomes ACC’s winningest coach in road victory over FSU; Wave announce 2024 Hall of Fame class and Red Devils elect four for Athletic HOF all this in this week’s FOOTBALL FRENZY, sponsored by Mountain View Funerals and Cremations available only in the Pickens County Courier.
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SCHSL approves changes to prep sports calendar
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — With high school sports around the state thrown into disarray over the last two weeks due to Hurricane Helene, the South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) Executive Committee met 
on Tuesday to determine its course of action for the final two months of the fall athletics season.
After debate over how many weeks could be added to the schedule and whether the number of playoff rounds should be affected, the
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Courier Letters to the Editor 10-9-24
Hurricane help from local citizens
Dear Editor,
Since early last Friday morning, I have seen some of the best from our Pickens County residents. As I traveled to work through many detours, I saw local heroes out cutting trees and placing warning cones at intersections without power. Highway 123 coming out of Clemson was at a standstill, with a pine tree that had fallen over the entire eastbound lane. I was heading toward Clemson and was getting ready to stop and offer help when I saw a man cutting up the tree as his truck was pulled into the median with hazard lights on. I was stopping to get out and help remove the sections of the tree from the highway when I saw four or five people getting out of their cars that were eastbound to offer assistance.
On Sunday, I took some gas to a friend in the Dacusville area for their generator and saw a
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This Week In FOOTBALL FRENZY!
Tigers take care of business against Stanford; Daniel still waiting for region opener; Wave looking to turn things around; Liberty faces toughest task yet and Flame hoping for consecutive wins 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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Hurricane Helene leaves path of destruction throughout county
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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COUNTY — Despite leaving much of Pickens County in an area of devastation, the county had had no deaths attributable to Hurricane Helene on Monday, according to county administrator Ken Roper.
Roper gave county council members an overview on the county’s response and the storm’s impact to
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