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Fire destroys Easley home
Easley firefighters work to put out a blaze that damaged most of a home on Robert P. Jeanes Road in Easley Monday afternoon. Easely Fire Chief Butch Womack said the house was a “total loss.” The house is occupied by one person, but the resident was not at home at the time of the fire. There were no injuries reported.
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A small church with an enormous history
PICKENS COUNTY—To many, Soapstone Baptist Church may not stick out, but inside the walls of this structure overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains is a deep history that has gone, for the most part, untold. Born in 1943, Mable Owens Clarke is a decedent of freed slaves that lived in a small community called “Liberia” in northern Pickens County. Clarke was born near the church, and the significance of the site, she said, is greater now than i...
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Jet Toy competition returns to local schools
PICKENS COUNTY—Pickens County students are again competing for top honors during the annual JetToy Challenge Fifth Grade design teams and their balloon-powered toy cars were to compete Tuesday at the 2013 School District of Pickens County JetToy Challenge on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at the Pickens County Career and Technology. “Students use principles that professional engineers use,” said Dr. Barbara Nesbitt, Coordinator of Elementary Education....
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Two escape from residential fire early Thursday morning
PICKENS—Two local residents are safe after a 3 a.m. blaze destroyed a barn-structure in Pickens early Thursday morning. Pickens firefighters were called to a residence on Walhalla Highway Thursday, but most of the damage had already been done by the time they arrived. “Ultimately, it was a total loss,” Pickens firefighter Chris Elrod said. “There were two people actually living there, but the smoke woke them up and they were able to get o...
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Easley leans on alternative revenue sources
EASLEY – “The State of Easley is… pretty good,” said Mayor Larry Bagwell. “Actually it is great if compared to other parts of the state.” Bagwell made his annual address before members of the Greater Easley Chamber of Commerce today at a luncheon at Dunburks in downtown. According to the mayor, the state of Easley leans heavily on development of the city’s identity as a destination for team recreational level sports, despite growing deman...
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Pickens GOP to meet this Thursday in Liberty.
PICKENS COUNTY — The State’s GOP chairman will speak Thursday night in Liberty. SCGOP Chairman Chad Connelly will speak at the Pickens GOP meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Rosewood Center in Liberty. Precinct organization is also on the agenda for the gathering. Pickens GOP Chairman Phillip Bowers said precinct organization is critical to the future of the Republican Party, and achieving real reform at all levels of government. “We hav...
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