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The Pickens County Chronicle - Local News - November, 2025

Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative tree lighting brings in the Christmas season: Rep. Davey Hiott and granddaughters Rubylyn and Marianne light the tree, Liberty Primary School choir sings, Pickens First Baptist Church Pastor Dr. Daniel Heeringa gives the devotion

Read The Pickens County Chronicle's story and view 12 photos from the event

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A labor of love: Local National Guard members are given Quilts of Valor by the Upcountry Quilters Guild and local Quilts of Valor chapter: Read The Pickens County Chronicle's story and view 141 photos by The Pickens County Chronicle of the event

"Giving voice to the mountains": Honoring the life of Dennis Chastain: Click here to read The Pickens County Chronicle's in-depth story

City of Liberty's Holly Jolly Christmas Parade will be held Saturday, November 29 at 6 p.m.

City of Liberty's Christmas tree lighting will be held Friday, November 28 at 6 p.m.

City of Pickens' Christmas tree lighting to be held Friday, November 28 at 6 p.m.

City of Easley's Christmas tree lighting to be held Friday, November 28 at 5:30 p.m.

Clemson Experimental Forest gets new name and strategic plan

SCDOT-bridge reopens SC 183 over Twelve Mile Creek
SCDOT-bridge reopens SC 183 over Gregory Creek (November 19, 2025)

SCDOT reopens SC 183 bridges over Twelve Mile River and Gregory Creek

Friends of Lake Keowee Society (FOLKS) Jack Lewis Watershed Stewardship Scholarship Program is offered to high school students

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Southern Wesleyan's University Singers collaborate on SWU alum Tanner Lambert's new album

Fort Hill Legacy Society at Clemson University dedicates three new bronze leaves

Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative tree-lighting ceremony to be held Tuesday, November 25 at 5:15 p.m. with message by Pickens First Baptist Church Pastor Dr. Daniel Heeringa, a visit from Miss South Carolina Teen LilyKate Barbare, and carols from Liberty Primary School students: Click here for details and to read The Pickens County Chronicle's story from last year's tree-lighting ceremony, with 35 photos

Author Charles Hood to sign copies of his recently released book Looking for Space: My Pickens Journey at the Hagood Mill Historic Site on Saturday, November 15

Military Heritage Plaza
Bowman Field (Photo by Karen Brewer)

Military Appreciation Week is set for Monday, November 17 through Saturday, November 22 at Clemson University

American Legion Post 52 and City of Easley host Pickens County Veterans Parade the afternoon of Sunday, November 9: Click here to read The Pickens County Chronicle's story and to view 70 parade photos by The Pickens County Chronicle

Hawks Motorsports Cruise-In for Christmas on Main Street in Pickens Saturday, November 8 benefits Country Santa, United Christian Ministries, and Pickens County Animal Shelter. Click here to view 27 photos by The Pickens County Chronicle of the event.

Winter is coming: Get prepared for winter weather

The Dream Center's Dream Big event to be held November 18

Pickens County Veterans Parade to be held Sunday, November 9 in downtown Easley: Click here to read information about this year's event and to read The Chronicle's story and view 87 photos by The Chronicle from last year's Pickens County Veterans Parade

Cruise-N for Christmas on Saturday, November 8 in downtown Pickens to benefit Country Santa, United Christian Ministries, and Pickens County Animal Shelter

School District of Pickens County excels on 2024-25 South Carolina School Report Cards

Town of Central announces November 2 that boil water advisory issued October 31 has been lifted

Hagood Mill Historic Site to host annual Native American Celebration November 14-15: Click here for details on this year's event and to view more than 200 photos by The Pickens County Chronicle from last year's event (reported only by The Pickens County Chronicle)

Semper Fi Barn to celebrate Marine Corps' 250th birthday and Veterans Day on November 8

Irish performers to visit Hagood Mill Historic Site November 5-6