Levi Coffin, founder of the "Underground Railroad", born 1798
"Teachers plant the seeds of knowledge; that grow forever"
"I Am"
Unique Event Space
106 N. Pendleton Street
Easley, SC 29640
864-715-9525
405 W. Main Street
Easley, SC 29642
One of the many delicious entree's at the Good Vibes Juice Bar in Easley
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!
Pickens County, SC City Websites Agendas & Meetings Central City Council https://cityofcentral.org/council Clemson City Councilhttps://www.clemsoncity.org/Activityfeed/Myarticles/TabId/197/PID/100/authorid/2/AuthorName/City-of-Clemson/Default.aspx Dacusville City Council http://www.dacusville.org/links.htm Easley City Council https://www.cityofeasley.com/government/city_council/council_meetings_new.php Liberty City Council https://www.libertysc.com/government/board-commission-meetings/ Pickens City Council https://pickenssc.govoffice3.com/index.asp?SEC=93D0A42E-DD10-4F4B-A4E5-F97BC80EEDDF&Type=B_BASIC&pri=0 Pickens County Legislative Delegation https://www.co.pickens.sc.us/government/pickens_county_delegation.php Six Mile City Councilhttps://www.sixmilesc.org/councilmen-and-government South Carolina Democratic Party https://scdp.org/ Pickens County Democrats (website unavailable at this time) South Carolina Republican Party https://sc.gop/ Pickens County Republican Party https://www.pickens-sc.gop/ |
Upstate of South Carolina Community News & More
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$60 per person; Gala in Clemson, SC; Host: Pastor Curtis L. Johnson - limited tickets
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October 2022
1st - Morgan State College, founded in Maryland, 1872
2nd - Nat Turner, leader of the Virginia slave revolt, born, 1800;
Thurgood Marshall sworn in as 1st African American Supreme Court Justice, 1967
3rd - WERD, 1st African American radio station begins operating in Atlanta, GA, 1949
4th - Yom Kippur
5th - Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, former Congresswoman, born, 1932
6th - Fannie Lou Hamer, activist, born 1917
7th - Mawlid al-Nabi (Muhammad Birthday); Author Toni Morrison becomes the 1st African American to win a Nobel Prize in Literature, 1993
8th - Rev. Jesse Jackson, activist, born 1941
10th - Indigenous People's Day; I.R. Johnson patents the bicycle frame, 1899
11th - Colin Kaepernick receives W.E.B. DuBois medal from Harvard, 2018
12th - Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship, Inc., founded at Morgan State College, 1962
13th - Arna W. Bontemps, noted poet, born 1902
14th - Martin Luther Kind, Jr., awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, 1964
16th - The Million Man March, "A Day of Atonement" takes place in Washington, DC, 1995; Cli Eta Phi Sorority, Inc, founded 1932 (for Professional Registered Nurses and Student Nurses)
17th - Dr. Mae Jemison, 1st African American female astronaut, born 1956;
Jeh Johnson nominated as the 1st African American U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, 2013
18th - Chuck Berry, rock n roll legend, born 1926; Novelist Terry McMillian, born, 1951
19th - U.S. Navy opens to African American Women, 1944
20th - Vice President Kamala Harris, born, 1964
21st - "Dizzy" Gillespie, musician, born 1917; Ronald McNair, Physicist and NASA astronaut, born, 1950
22nd - Bobby Seale, co founder of the Black Panther Party, born 1936
24th - United Nations Day
25th - Benjamin O. Davis became the 1st African American General in the U.S. Army, 1940
26th - Mahalia Jackson, Queen of the Gospel, born 1911
27th - D.B. Downing, inventor, is awarded a patent for the street letter box, 1891
28th - Levi Coffin, founder of the "Underground Railroad", born, 1798
29th - "Runnin' wild" opens at Colonial Theatre in New York, introducing, "The Charleston" dance to the world, 1923
31st - Halloween
1st - Morgan State College, founded in Maryland, 1872
2nd - Nat Turner, leader of the Virginia slave revolt, born, 1800;
Thurgood Marshall sworn in as 1st African American Supreme Court Justice, 1967
3rd - WERD, 1st African American radio station begins operating in Atlanta, GA, 1949
4th - Yom Kippur
5th - Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, former Congresswoman, born, 1932
6th - Fannie Lou Hamer, activist, born 1917
7th - Mawlid al-Nabi (Muhammad Birthday); Author Toni Morrison becomes the 1st African American to win a Nobel Prize in Literature, 1993
8th - Rev. Jesse Jackson, activist, born 1941
10th - Indigenous People's Day; I.R. Johnson patents the bicycle frame, 1899
11th - Colin Kaepernick receives W.E.B. DuBois medal from Harvard, 2018
12th - Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship, Inc., founded at Morgan State College, 1962
13th - Arna W. Bontemps, noted poet, born 1902
14th - Martin Luther Kind, Jr., awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, 1964
16th - The Million Man March, "A Day of Atonement" takes place in Washington, DC, 1995; Cli Eta Phi Sorority, Inc, founded 1932 (for Professional Registered Nurses and Student Nurses)
17th - Dr. Mae Jemison, 1st African American female astronaut, born 1956;
Jeh Johnson nominated as the 1st African American U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, 2013
18th - Chuck Berry, rock n roll legend, born 1926; Novelist Terry McMillian, born, 1951
19th - U.S. Navy opens to African American Women, 1944
20th - Vice President Kamala Harris, born, 1964
21st - "Dizzy" Gillespie, musician, born 1917; Ronald McNair, Physicist and NASA astronaut, born, 1950
22nd - Bobby Seale, co founder of the Black Panther Party, born 1936
24th - United Nations Day
25th - Benjamin O. Davis became the 1st African American General in the U.S. Army, 1940
26th - Mahalia Jackson, Queen of the Gospel, born 1911
27th - D.B. Downing, inventor, is awarded a patent for the street letter box, 1891
28th - Levi Coffin, founder of the "Underground Railroad", born, 1798
29th - "Runnin' wild" opens at Colonial Theatre in New York, introducing, "The Charleston" dance to the world, 1923
31st - Halloween
Mrs. Joyce Smith, Owner
Piedmont, SC
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Director, Shawn Kistler Johnson
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Director, Adrianne Garner
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AFTA-CDC is a member of the Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce 2022-2023
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VOTERS SECTION:
https://pickenselections.org
Pickens County Registration & Election
Dr. Amy Sams, Executive Director
864-898-5948
Office Staff:
Mr. Charles Holland, Elections Analyst
Ms. Marsha Christian, Elections Specialist
Ms. Sharon Rausch, Office Manager
scvotes.org
Board Members of the
Pickens County Registration & Election
Mr. Jim Liddle, Chairman
Mr. Charles Titus, Vice Chairman
Mrs. Cheryl Allen-Bailey, Secretary
Mrs. Amanda Bauknight
Dr. James Schumtz
Board of Voter Registration & Election Public Meetings
All public meetings are held at the Pickens Admin Building,
222 McDaniel Street, Pickens, SC - in the conference room;
5 minute time limit to speak
October 4, 2022 - 4:30pm
November 11, 2022 Board of Canvassers & Regular Board Meeting, start at 12:55pm
November 25, 2022 Board of Canvassers & Regular Board Meeting, start at 12:55pm
POLL WORKERS ARE NEEDED: 864-898-5948
House Bill 4919 - Absentee Voting
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/4919.htm#:~:text=This%20bill%20creates%20a%20two,for%20this%20two%2Dweek%20period.
John R. Lewis Voting Rights Bill - full context
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4/text
Update on the State of South Carolina Voucher for Private Schools
SC Senate Bill: S935
www.scstatehouse.com
SC Senate Bill: S935
www.scstatehouse.com
What is CRT - Critical Race Theory?
Understanding the effects of CRT in the State of South Carolina and how it affects our school system
Review house bill: H.4325 & H3600
South Carolina General Assembly
Title 59-Education
Critical Race Theory Sparks Controversy in Pickens Co.
By Anna Arinder
Published: Aug. 23, 2022 at 6:36 PM EDT|Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 12:21 PM EDTGREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Discussion over critical race theory sparks controversy in Pickens County with parents on both sides of the issue having a lot to say at a school board meeting on Monday.
This comes after a Daniel High School parent said the book “Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You” was assigned reading for a 10th grade English class.
The District said the teacher gave the class an assignment that focused on different perspectives. The District said “Stamped” part of the assignment but if anyone was uncomfortable with the book, there were other choices.
Upset parents say the book manipulates students’ thinking, but those in favor say that’s not the case. One mother said she believes the reading violates the state budget proviso.
The book is now under review by a panel.
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(copied from the Fox Carolina online search)
School District of Pickens County Board of Trustees Meeting
1348 Griffin Mill Road, Easley, SC 29640
Regular Meeting starts at: 6:00pm
October 24, 2022
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click on the picture for the article....the sign is on North A Street, Easley, SC
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Located in Pickens, South Carolina on West Lee & Catherine Street
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Michelle Goodwin-Calwile
Exit Realty 864-952-1928 |
Duchess of Sussex, American born, Megan Markle...
www.usmagazine.com
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Monique "Mo"; Mo Flavorz, LLC, Easley, SC
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Mrs. Joyce Smith, Doui Anni Bakery, Piedmont, SC
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Holly Springs Center
120 Holly Springs School Rd
Pickens, SC 29671
864-878-9335
www.hollyspringscenter.com
120 Holly Springs School Rd
Pickens, SC 29671
864-878-9335
www.hollyspringscenter.com
The Hendricks Men of Pickens, SC are being honored by the Pickens County Council on Monday, June 8th for their combined Joint Force Service of over 99 years (Army, Navy & Marine)
Floyd, Charlie, Donny & Al; not pictured is: Michael & Gregg; Paul & The late Danny were not active duty
and more
Church Services are now in-person and streamed on the Upstate of SC Community News & More FB Page: Griffin Ebenezer Baptist Church, New Foundation Missionary, Easley Union Missionary Church, Divine Purpose Church, Faith Tabernacle Baptist Church, One Church, Allen Temple Baptist Church, Cold Springs Baptist Church, Living Waters and More
COVID-19 / Coronavirus Updates
https://scdhec.gov/infectious-diseases/viruses/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/monitoring
Church Services are now in-person and streamed on the Upstate of SC Community News & More FB Page: Griffin Ebenezer Baptist Church, New Foundation Missionary, Easley Union Missionary Church, Divine Purpose Church, Faith Tabernacle Baptist Church, One Church, Allen Temple Baptist Church, Cold Springs Baptist Church, Living Waters and More
COVID-19 / Coronavirus Updates
https://scdhec.gov/infectious-diseases/viruses/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/monitoring
Where the Mountains Begin.....We Are Pickens Proud!
