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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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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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Robinson to serve as president of the National Funeral Directors Association
BROOKFIELD, Wis. — During its 2024 International Convention and Expo, held Oct. 20-23 in New Orleans, Christopher P. Robinson, CFSP, CCO, of Easley, was officially installed as the 2024-25
president of the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA).
Robinson, a funeral service veteran with deep familial roots in the funeral profession, is the fourth funeral director from South Carolina
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Teenager shot dead in Easley
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office and the Pickens County Coroner’s Office are investigating a shooting at an Easley motel that left a teenager dead.
Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley identified the victim as 17-year-old Robert Preston Crawford.
According to a news release issued Monday by Chief Deputy Chad Brooks, the shooting
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‘A true friend’
Tinsley remembered as friend, mentor
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — A fixture in the automotive and banking fields in Pickens County died earlier this month.
Jack Dupree Tinsley died Oct. 20. He was 98.
A 1944 Easley High School graduate, Tinsley worked at Cassells 5 and Dime store and later worked as president of Tinsley Crane Chevrolet for 54 years.
Tinsley was married for 77 years to Carla Jean Crane Tinsley, who served as vice president and secretary of Tinsley Crane
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