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The Pickens County Chronicle - Local News - April, 2026

A lasting legacy: Barry and Mary Mack honor daughter with $2.5 million gift to Clemson University

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Clemson University receives grant from SC 250 Commission

City of Pickens announces Meagan Nations as new City Clerk/Human Resources Director effective June 15

South Carolina Forestry Commission to lift burning ban for 12 counties, including Pickens County, on April 29

Upstate Field of Honor, to be held September 11-18, seeks to honor American heroes with 250 American flags for America's 250th birthday in 2026: Read information on this year's event and read The Pickens County Chronicle's in-depth story on the 2025 event with 190 photos and The Pickens County Chronicle's three in-depth stories on the 2024 event's three ceremonies with 146 photos

Sweet Potato Pie Kids to perform in YAM End-of-Year Concert & Award Show Saturday, May 2 at Hagood Community Center Auditorium

Holly Springs Center's Family Fun Fest to be held Saturday, May 2: Click here for information on this year's event and to view 31 photos by The Pickens County Chronicle of last May's Holly Springs Homecoming

The Dream Center's Soles for Souls 5K Race to be held at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 2: Click here for information on this year's race and to view 135 photos by The Pickens County Chronicle of last year's Soles for Souls 5K

Eastern Cherokee Southern Iroquois United Tribes of South Carolina to hold Pow Wow at Hagood Mill Historic Site on Saturday, May 2: Click here for information and to view 29 photos by The Pickens County Chronicle from last year's Pow Wow

Five children's garden area spaces remain available at Six Mile's Bryson Children's Nature Walk

Six Mile Farmers Market to open Tuesday, April 28 at Stoddard Pavilion

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Azalea Festival brings fun to downtown Pickens: View 75 photos by The Pickens County Chronicle from Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25

Author Charles Hood speaks about his latest book, Pickens Portraits, Volume One, and holds book signing event at Hagood Community Center/Pickens Senior Center: Read The Pickens County Chronicle's story, including audio of Hood's slideshow presentation

Pickens County Advocacy Center to host Songs for Survivors Tuesday, April 28 at Hagood Mill Historic Site's Heritage Pavilion

Young Appalachian Musicians (YAMs) to hold 2nd Annual Upstate South Carolina Spring Bluegrass Jam on Saturday, April 25 at Hagood Mill Historic Site

While visiting the Pickens Azalea Festival on Saturday, April 25, take a free tour of the historic Hagood-Mauldin House in downtown Pickens: Read The Pickens County Chronicle's story about the Hagood-Mauldin House and view photos

Pickens Azalea Festival to be held Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25

County Council, in meeting the evening of Monday, April 20, unanimously passes resolution acknowledging historical significance of Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Easley: Read The Pickens County Chronicle's story

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A Liberty Tree and a Patriot Tree are dedicated at the Pickens County Courthouse on Sunday, April 19 in honor of America's 250th birthday in 2026: Read The Pickens County Chronicle's story and view 51 photos by The Pickens County Chronicle

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Youth Leadership Academy's Hot Pursuit 5K Run/Walk and 1-Mile Catch-a-Cop event, held Saturday morning, April 18 at the Pickens County Airport in Liberty, raises funds for a wheelchair-accessible swing at the Airport Playground: Click here to view more than 100 photographs by The Pickens County Chronicle of the event

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Southern Wesleyan University in Central hosts Area 13 Special Olympics for Pickens and Oconee Counties on Friday, April 17: Read The Pickens County Chronicle's story and view 250 photos of the event by The Pickens County Chronicle

South Carolina Forestry Commission issues statewide burning ban effective Friday, April 17 until further notice

The African Children's Choir will be live in concert at the Pickens County Performing Arts Center in Liberty at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 26

The Pickens County Historical Society and Pickens County 250 Committee to dedicate a Liberty Tree and a Patriot Tree in front of the Pickens County Courthouse on Sunday, April 19 as part of our nation's 250th birthday celebration: Read The Pickens County Chronicle's story about the upcoming event

From surviving to storytelling: Rebecca Toney builds a world of strength, love, and imagination

Tour historic Fort Hill, home to the John C. Calhoun and Thomas Green Clemson families: Click here to view photos by The Pickens County Chronicle and to read news stories about Fort Hill

Historic Hopewell Plantation, General Andrew Pickens' family home and Native American Treaty Site, to be open for free tours Saturday, April 18 and the third Saturday of each month thereafter: Click here to view photos by The Pickens County Chronicle

Celebrate National Poetry Month with a night of poetry readings and special guest poet Glenis Redmond at Captain Kimberly Hampton Memorial Library in Easley on Tuesday, April 21

Annual meeting for Friends of the Pickens County Library System on April 20 to feature The Sweet Potato Pie Kids

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Old Time Weekend Jam returns to Hagood Mill April 17-18

Car show, to be held in downtown Liberty from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 11 in memory of Buddy Phillips, Sr., will benefit Pickens County Meals on Wheels and Liberty Recreation Department

City of Pickens to present free Americana music concert featuring the PHD's from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, April 11 at the Pickens amphitheater

Easley's Spring Fling to be held from noon to 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 11: Music will include Luke Deuce, Nathan Angelo, Freebird, and John King

The Open Book Project's used book sale, to be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, to benefit literacy projects

Unity in the Community will be held Saturday, April 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Bolick Field in Central: Canned food drive to benefit Clemson Community Care food bank, and Saturday's fun will include music, free food, car and bike show, cornhole, horseshoes, children's activities in Kiddie Land, music, and prize drawings

Spring Plant Sale to be held April 10-11 at South Carolina Botanical Garden at Clemson University

County Council to vote on Greenville-Pickens Speedway resolution: Motion passes unanimously during April 6 meeting to draft a resolution supporting the track's historic designation: Click here to read The Pickens County Chronicle's story

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Little Eastatoee Connector, expanding the Jocassee Gorges Wildlife Management Area, is dedicated with special ceremony: Read The Pickens County Chronicle's story, including audio of the speakers and photos from the event

Walk for Prevention, held the evening of Thursday, April 2 in Pickens, brings attention to Child Abuse Prevention Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Event is partnership between Pickens County Advocacy Center and The Parenting Place -- Read The Pickens County Chronicle's story and view 29 photos from the event

Save the Speedway Rally on Saturday, April 4 to bring awareness to preserving historic Greenville-Pickens Speedway: Click here for details on upcoming event and to read The Pickens County Chronicle's previous in-depth story on preserving the historic racetrack

Central's First Friday Concert on April 3 to feature the band 11 North