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Courier Trespass Notices 7-9-25
In the state of South Carolina, trespass after notice is a misdemeanor criminal offense prohibited by section 16-11-620 for the South Carolina Code.
Those who enter upon the lands of others without the permission of the owner or manager shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor trespassing. All persons are hereby notified and warned not to hunt, fish, cut timber or trespass in any manner whatsoever upon the lands of the undersigned:
Kevin Hardin Sept. 2025
Greg & Rosemarie D’Ginto Sept. 2025
Thomas and
Mary Ann Shivers Sept. 2025
Treadwell and Erica Zeigler Oct. 2025
Courier Notice to Creditors 7-9-25
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on Form #371ES with the Probate Court of PICKENS COUNTY, the address of which is 222 MCDANIEL AVE., B-16 PICKENS, SC 29671, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate:
Edward Christian Barnaskey
Date of Death: 5/14/2025
Case Number: 2025ES3900397
Courier Legal Notices 7-9-25
NASA: Fireball result of meteorite
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — A meteor that exploded over Georgia on Thursday afternoon was responsible for a bright “fireball” seen streaking across the skies in parts of the Southeastern United States, including Pickens County, according to NASA.
The fireball was first observed around 12:20 p.m., prompting more than 200
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‘Long overdue’

Monument to Andrew Pickens to highlight Legacy Square
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Those passing by Legacy Square in Pickens are sure to have noticed work being done where the fountain used to be.
A monument to General Andrew Pickens is being built there, a project that Pickens Historical Society President Wayne Kelley calls “long overdue.”
“There is no proper monument here to General Andrew Pickens, the namesake of our
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Easley thrift store aims to help others

By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — The operator of DH Tiny Homes Thrift Store hopes his small store can help fulfill a big purpose and assist the currently homeless while preventing others from becoming so in the future.
Dewight Crowley spoke with the Courier on June 25 about his purpose and that of the store, located at 319 Gentry Memorial Highway in Easley.
“I’m a lifelong drifter,” he said. “I started hitchhiking around the country at 14 years old.”
He traversed the country selling souvenirs at events.
“Back in the seventies and eighties we were called drifters,” Crowley said. “Now they’re just called homeless – completely two different things. Part of my ministry is determining the difference between homeless and drifters.”
He drifted again 8 years ago, following a divorce.
“I wanted to find a new life for me,” Crowley said.
That period, before he settled in the area, allowed him to “see the difference between
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America’s top chocolate shop has local roots

By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
GREENVILLE — A business owned by a Pickens resident recently received national recognition.
Last month, USA Today named LaRue Fine Chocolate “Best Chocolate Shop in America.”
The store was nominated by a panel of experts and then voted upon by the national newspaper’s readers.
Elizabeth Logan McDaniel sat down with the Courier at the business’ location in West Greenville on June 20 to discuss the award.
McDaniel grew up in Easley and now lives in Pickens.
Working in the wine industry for more than 10 years, she began making chocolates with
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