New DSS director in Pickens County

Pickens County receives a new director of DSS this week.  In a long career in social services, Cynthia Wolthuis has experience in the tri-counties including Oconee County work as an investigations’ leader and team coordinator.  She starts her new duties Wednesday with the Pickens County DSS. In a statement, she said, “I am a proponent of the new initiatives DSS has implemented over the past several years to strengthen families and promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and vulnerable adults.”