Liberty News

Nowhere else in America will you find this kind of contest, where thousands of people converge on Liberty for a family night of incredible entertainment.

Trinity Wesleyan Church located at 700 Issaqueena Trail, Central, will be having its annual "We Honor America" Patriotic Service, July 5, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. The church is located halfway between Central and Clemson and mid-way between highways 123 and 93.

June 26, 2009 - 11:58 p.m. EST CLEMSON - South Carolina was recently recognized for its efforts to provide a smoke free environment through its local businesses and restaurants and four Pickens County municipalities played an important part in making that happen.

Greenville, S.C. - Renewable Water Resources welcomes Patricia R. Dennis, CPA, as its new Controller.

It will be August before the school board makes a final decision on the name for the 2nd Liberty Elementary School.

Scott Fulbright says he loves to watch storms, but the one that swept through parts of Pickens County last Thursday was more than he could handle.

A once-neglected 200-year-old farmhouse not far from State 11 in Pickens County is getting some much-needed help from the state.

Black bears are coming out of the Upstate's woods and wandering around civilization, sometimes with tragic results, in an annual rite of spring that puts residents in close contact with some of the area's largest wild animals.

A bear recently spent some time 'moseying' around Easley, but the last police sighting had it heading out of town down U.S. 123 toward Liberty, Easley Mayor Larry Bagwell said Monday night.

Ray Flasch can still see the blaze of light from German V-2 rockets he saw while aboard his ship waiting to sail to the coast of France.

Members of the 2009 Leadership Pickens County class recently took part in a graduation ceremony.

EASLEY -- Educators aren't waiting for bricks and mortar on the new Easley campus of Tri-County Technical College to begin classes - particularly classes that train people for jobs.

In Pickens County, home of Clemson and Southern Wesleyan universities, U.S. Census data shows one out of every five residents over age 25 lacks a high school diploma or GED.

Stay tuned, television fans - a phone company is preparing to offer you yet another viewing option.

May 29, 2009 - 10:46 p.m. EST EASLEY - The Pickens County School Board, acting upon the recommendation of Interim Superintendent Mendel Stewart, voted in February to trim more than $60 million from the school district's facilities program due to financial concerns.

May 25, 2009 - 11:04 p.m. EST The Pickens County Sheriffa s Office has charged a 58-year-old Liberty man with two counts of assault and battery with intent to kill in connection with a stabbing incident that occurred late Thursday.

I met Chris Weatherhead and Clarence Felder for the first time over the weekend.

One Upstate county is trying to make sure those who need to get jobs are ready to get back in the game.

A pair of events will honor Pickens County veterans on Memorial Day, May 25. At 2 p.m., Robinson Funeral Home and Crematory is hosting the showing of the film "D-Day, Omaha Beach.

South Carolina Republicans are preparing for new leadership at both the state and local levels in a party that has come to dominate state politics over the last decade.