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🌱 How Pickens County’s new $12 million center could change 911 response

Pickens, South Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Pickens County’s new $12 million center could change 911 response
  • How Pickens County’s sheriff wants to prevent abuse of Flock cameras

Also on today's calendar: BINGO THURSDAYS (1).

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 90 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• SC: Upstate county opens new Emergency Readiness Center (wyff4.com) — Pickens County has opened a new $12 million Emergency Readiness Center behind the county administration building on McDaniel Avenue, bringing 911, EMS administration, training, and logistics under one roof. Local emergency leaders say the 32,000-square-foot facility solves long-standing space and equipment issues, centralizes critical resources, and should strengthen response times and coordination for residents across Pickens County.
   

• 'Real consequences': Upstate agencies using Flock cameras push for deterrents from misuse (wyff4.com) — Law enforcement agencies across the Upstate, including Pickens County Sheriff Tommy Blankenship, are wrestling with how to use Flock license plate cameras effectively while preventing abuse. Recent firings in Greer and Greenville County have fueled calls for stronger safeguards, real penalties for misuse, and more transparency, even as officials stress the technology’s value in finding missing people and solving crimes.
   

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    We are closing on our home next week and these issues just arose. (Nextdoor Brevard Hwy)
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    FOUND on July 23, 2026 in Pickens, SC 29671 near Belfast and John st Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the finder,… (Nextdoor Dacusville/Pickens)
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  • Where Clemson lands in all major outlets 2027 updated recruiting rankings (usatoday.com)
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  • Kuang-Ching Wang (newswise.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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