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McLaughlin Body Company establishing new facility in Anderson County, creating 250 jobs
ANDERSON COUNTY—South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley was at the Anderson Civic Center on Monday to celebrate more jobs coming to the upstate. McLaughlin Body Company, a manufacturer of operator protection systems, recently announced it will locate a new manufacturing facility in Anderson County, according to a release from the governor’s office. The $22 million investment is expected to generate 250 new jobs over the next five years. “The se...
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Active Shooter exercise held at Baptist Easley
EASLEY – In conjunction with the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office and the Easley Police Department, Baptist Easley Hospital conducted an active shooter exercise this morning to prepare for possible emergency scenarios. “In ongoing emergency preparedness, Baptist Easley and community partners staged an active shooter exercise at the hospital,” said Allison Greene, public relations manager of Baptist Easley. “The scenario involved an estranged...
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Pickens Garden Club Celebrates 87 Years
PICKENS — Pickens ladies, celebrating 87 years of the Pickens Garden Club, met April 2 to don hats and gloves and dine in the afternoon of the patio of the Hagood-Mauldin Home in downtown. Approximately 50 women from the current garden club roster were in attendance reminiscing about the days since 1926 when eight ladies gathered under the bell tower at Pickens High School to form the group. Those eight ladies attending were born in the l...
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Additional SRO funding up in the air
PICKENS COUNTY—A proposal to add 16 new school resource officers (SROs) to elementary schools in Pickens County has not—as of yet—taken shape in the annual School District of Pickens County budget. The school board has hosted a couple of workshops on the topic, but district officials say an extra 700,000 in funds may not be there. “At this time, we do not have them in our budget for next year,” Pickens County Superintendent Kelly Pew said...
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