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Pickens native Gantt plays the Grand Ole Opry
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Local musician and singer Jake Gantt of Pickens got to live a dream once again on Dec. 9 when he took the stage at the Mecca of county music, the Grand Ole Opry.
The appearance marked the fourth time that Gantt was asked to perform on the most prestigious stage in country music.
Gantt plays lead guitar and band leader as well as sings vocal harmonies for Country Music Association international
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Spirit of Christmas
Congratulations to The Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce 2024 Best Christmas Decorated Storefront winner Finders Keepers Antiques and Collectibles. The store is located at 127 W. Main Street in Pickens. Finders Keepers specializing in the hard to find antiques, oddities, vintage, primitives and more. The are open on Wednesdays 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m., on Thursdays and Fridays 10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. and on Saturdays 11:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Pictured are Nathan and Amanda Gamble, Brent Fisher, Dakota Gamble and Jacquelyn Gamble.
Marker documents bank building’s history in Six Mile
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
SIX MILE — For much of its existence, a building on Six Mile’s North Main Street has served the community as a bank.
That service is reflected on a historic marker on the building that was unveiled on Dec. 17.
“Back in 2016, the town of Six Mile dedicated this site as a historic landmark,” Six Mile Mayor James Atkinson said outside the bank, which today operates as a branch of Pickens Savings and Loan.
The Bank of Six Mile was chartered on Aug. 12, 1919, he
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Flame outlast Tigers in OT
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Taking a 12-3 lead in the opening minutes of its matchup with Southside on Wednesday, the Pickens girls’ basketball team seemed to be on its way to a big win when the offense went stagnant.
Slowly, the Tigers inched closer and closer until they took their first lead in the fourth quarter and had Pickens on the ropes with 15 seconds to go, up 37-34. With lead guard Gabi Sanchez fouled out, the Blue Flame quickly pushed the ball down the
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Jackson nabs first win with Devil girls
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — After a first half slugfest, the Liberty High School girls’ basketball team came out of the locker room with a 
purpose as it attempted to pick up its first win of the season in its region opener against Greenville Tech last Tuesday.
A Reagan Swofford three-pointer opened the quarter as the Red Devils went on a 13-3 run on the strength of their defensive intensity putting them out of reach of the Warriors and allowing them to pick up a 36-29 victory, their first under head coach Pat Jackson.
“We’ve been battling this and that, but I have an awesome coaching staff that told me to just hold on, it’s coming,” Jackson said after the win. “All those losses before, they hurt but we played hard, and we battled. My favorite saying is ‘Let’s go put on for the city’ and I said let’s go put on for Liberty.”
The Red Devils did just that, taking the lead in the opening quarter on a putback by eighth grader Madison Henderson and never relinquishing the lead the rest of the way despite multiple comeback attempts by the Warriors.
While Kameria Paul led the Devils in scoring on the night with 11 points, it was the play of senior guard Trinity Garrett that made arguably the biggest difference for Liberty. The senior guard finished with eight points, four rebounds, four assists and five steals, including back-to-back, coast-to-coast layups off steals all while battling numerous injuries.
“I was super proud of how Trinity Garrett stepped up,” Jackson said. “She’s been dealing with a bunch of issues with her ankle and shoulder, but she played hard.”
With the win, the Devils (1-6, 1-0 Region 1-2A) got off on the right track in region play and had a chance to keep it going on Friday against Blacksburg with results unavailable at press time.
