NEA grant for Pickens

National Endowment funds in the amount of $25 thousand are coming to the city of Pickens. The announcement was made Jane Chu, chairman of the NEA. Sixty-six projects in 38 states are being approved for $5 million worth of “Our Town” grant money. The money for Pickens will go to the project Preserving Our Southern Appalachian Music and be used to plan and design a remodeled auditorium at the Hagood Community Center—also known as the Senior Center of Pickens.