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Learning to lead by giving
EASLEY — Seasoned chamber of commerce members expressed pleasant surprise Thursday when local high school student described how they had learned leadership through giving. “If this is an example, we are in pretty good shape with kids like this,” said Terry Garrison. He was describing one Easley High School and two Liberty high School 11th graders who are most of the way through the first Junior Leadership Pickens County program. Members of ...
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SWU Day of Service
CENTRAL — Southern Wesleyan University will send approximately 200 volunteers to a dozen sites March 19 providing assistance organizing food pantries, doing landscaping and trail work, and socializing with senior citizens. During this first annual Day of Service, students will discover ways that simple acts of service impact the surrounding community. Organized by Southern Wesleyan’s Student Life office, Day of Service will involve nearly 1...
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Congressman predicts Ryan budget passage
The clock keeps ticking on a U.S. Senate budget bill, one of the things, U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan (R) Laurens notes whenever he speaks in his 3rd Congressional District. He made clear in a series of news media calls last week that reporters in this area knew the calendar has ticked off 1420 days since the last federal budget was passed. “The House has passed one the last three times,” Duncan said in a phone interview Tuesday morning. He expe...
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Town Hall survey results reveal road maintenance concerns
POWDERSVILLE – Road repairs were highest on a list of priorities developed in a survey following last week’s Powdersville Town Hall meeting. Councilman Ken Waters handed out the survey with a list of Powdersville issues including EMS expansion, road maintenance, sewer/wastewater, hospitality tax, transit, capital equipment replacement, and the storm water program. Participants were asked to rank the categories from one to eight with one b...
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