Youth Leadership Academy in Pickens combats the middle school slump
The Youth Leadership Academy in Pickens is not your typical middle school. Students experience a challenging curriculum of math, science,...
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Top 7 Livin’ Upstate stories of 2019
From Pumpkintown and Pickens to Slater and Sugar Tit, we traveled the Upstate in 2019 to give you a glimpse...
Pickens County heritage comes alive at Holly Springs Center’s School of Mountain Arts
As Betty McDaniel sees it, knowing about the past gives us the values and experiences that will help lead us...
41st annual Pumpkin Festival to be held Oct. 12 in Pumpkintown
The weather may not yet scream Fall, but the pumpkins do and there’ll be hundreds of them during the 2019...
A love for Native American culture fuels the artistic expression of Joy Evans’ unique custom jewelry
Art has always been a part of Joy Evans’ life and career, but it’s her love of all things Native...
Soapstone Baptist Church fish fry feeds the soul of the community
Three days before she died at the age of 103, Lula Mae Owens asked her youngest child, Mable Owens Clarke,...
Heart Strings Band is keeping the music of Appalachia alive
Aptly named, the Heart Strings Band plays on your emotions. Emotions that usually come with a little knee slappin’ and...
Celebrate 30 Years of Bluegrass at Oolenoy this Saturday
Regulars at the Friday night jam sessions at Oolenoy Community House in Pickens County say it’s “finger pickin’ good.” This...
Food is the focus of Pumpkintown General Store and Café makeover
After retiring in 2005, Bill Alexander ate breakfast at Pumpkintown General Store and Café every morning for 12 years. “I...
