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Local students lauded at TCTC

Leslie Nicole Sanchez, of Pickens, left, was honored as Tri-County Technical College’s Outstanding Associate in Arts Student at the College’s annual awards ceremony recently. Presenting the award is Sheri Dickson, program director for Art. Lyndsie [...]
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Top of the world

PICKENS COUNTY — The long-awaited observation tower on Sassafras Mountain, South Carolina’s highest point at 3,553 feet above sea level, officially opened to the public on April 22, 2019, Earth Day. “The highest point in [...]
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At risk youth home moving to Upstate

PICKENS COUNTY — Freedom Village USA, the self-proclaimed “premier Christian home for at risk youth,” announced March 8 they were closing their 150-acre complex in Lakemont, N.Y., and relocating their entire ministry to Pickens County. [...]
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Veterans helping veterans

EASLEY — The American Legion is the largest wartime veterans service organization with nearly 2 million members and more than 12,000 posts in communities throughout America. The Legion, established by an act of Congress in [...]
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I don’t need saving

PICKENS COUNTY — If a deer fawn is found alone in the woods, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) says “leave it there.” “Its mother has not abandoned it — she is probably nearby,” [...]

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