Jayme Styles and Thackston Nickell of Scout Troop 51 in Pickens were awarded their Eagle Scout badge, the highest rank in scouting, at a ceremony on Aug. 23. Styles is the son of Cyndi Hooper and Dennis Styles and has been involved in scouting since 2013. During his scouting career, he earned 27 merit badges, served in many troop leadership roles, was a member of the Order of the Arrow and had more than 90 nights camping. For his Eagle project, Styles planned, organized, raised funds and completed a landscape project along the disc golf course at Hagood Mill. At the ceremony, Jayme also received his Bronze Eagle Palm. Styles is currently enrolled as a freshman at Tri-County Technical College. Nickell is the son of Amanda and Josh Nickell and has been involved in Boy Scouts since 2013, but was also a member of Cub Scout Pack 51, where he earned his Arrow of Light, the highest rank in Cub Scouts. During his scouting career, he earned 32 merit badges, served in many troop leadership roles, was a member of the Order of the Arrow and had more than 100 nights camping. For his Eagle project, Nickell held a fundraiser to stock Gleaning House, the local food pantry. At the recent ceremony, Nickell received his Bronze and Gold Eagle Palms. Nickell is currently enrolled as a freshman at Clemson University.