Pickens County claims no financial irregularities

Pickens County maintains there are no financial irregularities involving the county museum.  The county responded today to a media report that the state police have an inquiry pending into the finances of the museum.  The county’s news release, in part, reads, “We were contacted by SLED last month, and we provided them with all information they requested.  We also referred them to our external auditing firm for an outside perspective on the county’s financial management practices, both generally and as it pertains to the Museum.”  Contrary to a published news report that more than $70 thousand was “drawn out” of museum accounts, this assertion—according to Pickens County—-is completely without a factual basis.  Pickens County concedes its museum is going thru a leadership transition, but it’s inaccurate to say the county is withdrawing support for the museum or its mission.