LIBERTY — Liberty High School announced on Friday their own Head Football Coach Paul Sutherland has been named the head coach of the South Carolina team for the 2025 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas.
Gavin Thomas was too much for Powdersville in their season opener on Friday night, leading Seneca’s football team to a 56-35 victory over the Patriots at Ferguson Field.
PICKENS COUNTY — The School District of Pickens County (SDPC) recently announced Elizabeth Gunnels, a fifth-grade teacher at Liberty Elementary School, has been named the 2025–2026 District Teacher of the Year and April Heard, Administrative Assistant for SDPC’s Transportation Department, has been named the 2025–2026 District Support Employee of the Year.
EASLEY — You can’t miss him on the sidelines this year for the Easley High School football team. He stands in at 6-foot-6 and weighs close to 235 pounds. He looks like he could still play a couple of snaps, too.
PICKENS — Last year at this time, I covered my first Easley-Pickens football game. It surely lived up to the pregame hype as the Blue Flames pulled out a 47-41 thriller in overtime.
EASLEY — McKissick Academy of Science and Technology (MAST), a Pre-K to 5th grade magnet school in the School District of Pickens County, has officially earned Cognia STEM Certification, joining an elite group of elementary schools in South Carolina and across the nation recognized for excellence in science, technology, engineering, and math education. MAST is now one of only a few elementary schools in South Carolina, and among just over 400 worldwide, to meet Cognia’s high standards for STEM excellence. Cognia’s STEM Certification is awarded only after a rigorous evaluation process, including virtual visits, interviews, and evidence-based reviews that assess a school’s ability to deliver high-quality, integrated STEM instruction across all grade levels.
MARIETTA — On Saturday, September 27, Happy Hooves Therapeutic Equestrian Center will be hosting their 13th annual Wines & Equines fundraising event at Eden Farms located at 4700 Dacusville Highway, Marietta, SC 29661. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Guests will be treated to a barbecue dinner catered by Mutt’s BBQ of Easley, and wine and beer served by Haulin’ Hops of Travelers Rest, while bidding on silent and live auction items in the beautiful setting of Eden Farms.
SOUTH CAROLINA – A bipartisan group of 20 attorneys general filed a brief with the Supreme Court of the United States in support of a veteran who was wounded in Afghanistan as a result of a private contractor’s negligence. The veteran is now fighting to hold the contractor accountable.
CLEMSON — Pickens County Habitat for Humanity (PCHFH) has been awarded a $2,000 Spark Good Local Grant from Walmart.org, funding that will directly support the organization’s annual Homecoming Build in Clemson.
