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School District of Pickens County superintendent Danny Merck presents West End Elementary School teacher Debra Harris with a $500 check after she was named the district’s teacher of the year on Monday.

By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal

goliver@upstatetoday.com

EASLEY — Although teachers reported Thursday, the School District of Pickens County officially welcomed them back for a new school year Monday at Easley High School with words of encouragement from a state representative and the return of a former student who served as keynote speaker.

While State Rep. Neal Collins and former student Tommy Preston were

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