Taxpayers Association to Meet

EASLEY, SC - The Pickens County Taxpayers Association will meet at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 21, at the Pickens County main library in Easley. The Captain Kimberly Hampton Memorial Library is located at 304 Biltmore Road in Easley. The phone number is (864) 850-7077.
Aug 19, 2007

Table Rock Book Fair

PICKENS, SC - The Table Rock Book Fair, sponsored by Birchwood Center for Arts and Folklife and Table Rock State Park, at The Table Rock State Park Lodge, Sunday, August 12, from 2:00 until 5:00 p.m.
Aug 10, 2007

Antlerless Deer Tags No Longer Valid in New Game Zone One

The use of individual antlerless deer tags has been eliminated in the new Game Zone One. Game zone consolidation legislation that became law on July 1 reduced the size of Game Zone One in Oconee, Pickens and Greenville counties, a move requested by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources to reduce the antlerless deer harvest in the upper portion of Game Zone One while increasing deer hunting opportunities in the lower portion of the old game zone.
Aug 6, 2007

Applications Available for Youth Dove Hunts

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources will conduct eight youth dove hunts on the opening day of dove season, Sept. 1. The youth dove hunts will be in the following counties: Abbeville, Newberry, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Sumter, Union and York.
Jul 23, 2007

Meet the Pickens County Administrator

PICKENS, SC - Come and meet Pickens County Administrator, Chappell Hurst, at 7 p.m., Monday, July 30, at the Farm Bureau Building on Highway 178, 2.5 miles south of Pickens. He will be updating those who attend on the latest initatives by the Pickens County Government.
Jul 13, 2007

Lake Hartwell Drowning Victim Buried

PICKENS, SC - Rev. Carl W. Jordan was buried June 9 in Smith Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Jordan, 69, of Pickens, died Friday, July 6, while helping his great-granddaughter to shore. The six-year-old, who reportedly did not know how to swim and was not wearing a life jacket, fell overboard while fishing.
Jul 10, 2007

100,000 Trout Stocked in Mountain Streams

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources recently completed stocking more than 100,000 fingerling trout in about 40 mountain streams in northern Oconee, Pickens and Greenville counties.
Jun 19, 2007

Pickens Man Named to Romney Presidential Campaign

PICKENS, SC - Jim Anthony of Pickens has been named a co-chair of the South Carolina Statewide Finance Committee for presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Anthony is the founder, president and CEO of The Cliffs Communities, Inc.
Jun 7, 2007

South Carolina Drought Upgraded

After receiving reports of dry conditions especially in regard to agriculture and forestry, state agency representatives from the Drought Response Committee voted on May 8 in Columbia to upgrade the entire state to "incipient."
May 10, 2007

South Carolina Drought Meeting Today

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources is convening state agency representatives from the Drought Response Committee for a meeting at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 8 in Room 335 (board room) of the Rembert C. Dennis Building, 1000 Assembly St. in Columbia.
May 8, 2007

Duke Energy Carolinas Issues Call for Renewable Energy

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy Carolinas has issued a “Request for Proposals” (RFP) seeking bids for power generated from renewable energy sources, including sun, wind, water, organic matter and others.
Apr 24, 2007

Hazardous Weather Predicted for Tonight

Numerous severe thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and tonight. The primary threats will be damaging winds, large hail and a few tornadoes.
Apr 14, 2007

An Experience To MOO-ve You Into Spring

From juicy peaches to vine ripe watermelons, yellow daffodils to pink azaleas, plump redwww.sc-heritagecorridor.org. Brochures with dates and descriptions of each tomatoes to tender green beans, you can certainly shed away the winter gloom and watch spring burst to life at the farms along the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor (SCNHC).
Apr 14, 2007

HomeTownBandStand.com Contest

Things are heating up FAST at the HometownBandStand.com contest. HomeTownBandStand.com is the most cutting edge music site on the internet. For bands, we offer a radical departure from everything else that exists out there. We have a built-in fan base through HomeTownTimes.com (who currently receive 11 million hits per month), in addition to the growing numbers who flock to this site daily. For fans, you can find bands from across the nation. The experience is mesmerizing - and interactive!
Apr 11, 2007

Red Flag Alert

(Columbia, SC)  The Forestry Commission has declared a Red Flag Fire Alert for all South Carolina counties, effective immediately.   The Alert warns that fire danger is increasing and that outdoor fires may become difficult to control.
Apr 7, 2007