Daily Archives: 08/23/2016
Community Calendar
• Hudson family
reunion set Aug. 28
The annual Hudson reunion will be held on Aug. 28 at the Moose Lodge on S.C. Highway 8, east of Easley. Lunch will be around 1 p.m. Paper goods and ice will be furnished. All friends and relatives are urged to attend.
• Gilstrap reunion planned for Sept. 10
The annual Gilstrap reunion will be held on Sept. 10 at the Antioch Baptist Church Fellowship building on S.C. Highway 11. Plates and cups will be furnished.
• Homecoming set
at Mile Creek Baptist
Mile Creek Baptist Church will celebrate 138 years on Aug. 28 at 11 a.m. There will be singing by the church choir and a special singing by the Brent Carr family. The morning message will be by Evangelist Brent Carr. Pastor Kevin Kuykendall and the church family invites everyone to join the homecoming.
• PHS Classes of ‘74 and ‘75 plan reunion
The Pickens High School classes of 1974 and 1975 will hold a joint reunion on Saturday, Sept. 3. The reunion will be held at Looper’s Barn, located at 101 Laurenwood Drive in Pickens. The reunion will begin at 11 a.m. with the meal served at 12:30 p.m. Menu for the event will be BBQ, marinated chicken, baked beans, coleslaw, tea, lemonade and dessert. Cost is $20 per person. For more information, contact Chuck Abercrombie at (864) 905-2137, Eddie Talley at (864) 836-8169 or David Harper at (864) 421-4215. to let one of them know if you can make it no later than Aug. 27, and you can pay when you arrive.
• Plans set for Farm Days in Dacusville
Dacusville Heritage Association will present the fourth annual Dacuville Farm Days on Sept. 3 and 4. Admission to the event will be $5, with free parking. Gates will open at 8 a.m. each day. The parade of power will start at noon and 4 p.m. on Saturday and the again at 2 p.m. on Sunday. There will be tractor rides for kids, along with a kid zone that will feature arts and crafts, live music and shows. The event will also offer evening karaoke, food, homemade ice cream, plowing demonstrations, live antique demonstrations, classic cars, trucks, Jeeps, antique tractors and farm equipment. Dacuville Farm Days will be held at 3147 Earls Bridge Road in Easley. For more information, call (864) 423-3239 or (864) 380-3337, email dacusvilleheritageassociation@gmail.com or visit dacusvilleheritageassociation.org.
• Anderson reunion set for Aug. 28
The descendants of the late J.R. Anderson and Nancy Anderson will have their annual family reunion at the Mountain Grove Baptist Church Fellowship Building on Aug. 28 at 1 p.m. Plates and cups will be furnished.
• BBQ fundraiser
set for Senior Center
The Senior Center of Pickens will be hosting a barbecue fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 27. The event will run from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Pickens Senior Center, located at 129 Schoolhouse St. in Pickens. Advance tickets are $8, while tickets at the door will be $10. The ticket will get you barbecue and a bun, beans, slaw and a drink. Desserts are available for $1. There will also be live bluegrass music. Tickets can be purchased in advance from 8 a.m.-noon Monday through Friday at the Pickens Senior Center. All profits will help renovate the Senior Center.
Arries receives Presidential Medallion from Tri-County
UPSTATE — Gayle Arries, director of marketing at Tri-County Technical College, was honored Aug. 15 with the highest award given for staff excellence at the college.
President Ronnie L. Booth presented Arries with the Presidential Medallion for Staff Excellence at the College’s fall convocation. The medallion, along with a cash award made possible by the Tri-County Technical College Foundation, goes to a person who best exemplifies the college philosophy and has contributed the most during the academic year to the development of the college and its students.
Arries joined the college’s public relations and marketing team in 2005. As director of marketing, she manages the college’s advertising, marketing and graphics projects.
“Gayle brings passion and vision to her work every day and is committed to transforming lives through the college’s educational programs, one student at a time,” assistant vice president for student support and engagement Linda Jameison said in her nomination letter. “Gayle is creative and fosters the ability for those around her to develop new ideas, test those ideas and bring those ideas to fruition.
“Her work over the last two years with colleagues to connect with prospective, past and returning students is an example of her expertise. Her ability to bring people to consensus resulted in creating a marketing and advertising campaign that generated excitement about possibilities our students can realize. It is an example that her work isn’t just about the tag line or the visual — it’s about the people who can be inspired by the message.”
Over the years, Arries has worked with groups all over campus to assess and streamline the college’s recruitment and enrollment communications and processes. In 2013, she chaired the Communication and Tools for Students Success team, a group comprised of eight people representing all areas of the college who were involved with the matriculation process. The charter group worked to streamline the enrollment process.
Later that year, she was selected to be a presenter at the Community College Enrollment Management and Student Marketing Symposium in Raleigh, N.C. She spoke about the matriculation improvement project in a presentation titled “Marketing and Enrollment Management: Essential Collaboration.”
In 2015 she, along with Koolflix partners Clark Smith and Tim Angevine, were co-presenters at the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations annual conference in Portland, Ore. Their presentation was titled “Student Engagement through Marketing and Multi Media.”
In 2007, she and her team received a Gold Paragon award from NCMPR for the invitation created for the college’s Anderson campus premier event for major donors.
In 2014, Arries was selected as one of two Tri-County staff members to attend the S.C. Technical College Leadership Academy. During the year-long leadership development program, she focused on a project titled “4-C-Able Futures,” a week-long summer camp for high school youth in foster care. This year the 4-C-Able Futures camp was held June 12-17 on the Easley campus and at Southern Wesleyan University. Its primary focus is to develop career and personal goals, confidence and self-esteem for this group of high-risk students.
Prior to joining Tri-County, from 1992-2005, she served as writer, editor and, later, vice president of marketing for Cox CustomMedia, a publishing company within the Cox Enterprises family (whose operations include broadcast television stations, radio stations and several daily newspapers, including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution). She holds a B.A. in English education and writing and a master’s in organizational change and leadership, both from Columbia College.
Noorai named Andrew Pickens Outstanding Junior Member
CLEMSON — The Andrew Pickens Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) recently announced Mari Rosalie Noorai as its 2017 Chapter Outstanding Junior Member.
Noorai is a descendant of several founding families of Pickens County, including Anderson, Anthony, Barton, Blassingame, Bowen, Cantrell, Field, Griffin, Hallum and Nimmons, and she is a fifth-generation member of the South Carolina State Society DAR.
She is serving her fifth year as chapter regent. Noorai is active on the state and national level. She serves the state society as state recording secretary and state Junior American Citizens committee chair. Currently, she serves the national society as national vice chair for JAC committee — publicity. Previously, she served as the Southeastern division vice chair for the JAC committee — service and creative expression.
Courier Obituaries for week of 8-24-16
Lois S. Robinson
Easley — Mrs. Lois Speed Robinson, 78, went home to join her husband, Charles Lonzo Robinson, on their wedding anniversary, Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Born in Clayton, Ga., a daughter of the late Raleigh Alexander Speed and the late Mary Swafford Speed Dodgens, Mrs. Robinson was a homemaker and a member of Cedar Rock Baptist Church.
Surviving are two sons, Robbie Robinson (Christine), and David Robinson, all of Easley; a daughter, Christine Collins of Easley; a brother, Edward Speed of Aiken; two sisters, Deborah Williams of West Union and Brenda Smith of Darlington; six grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Robinson was predeceased by five brothers and a grandson.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 23, at Cedar Rock Baptist Church, with the Rev. Wayne Garmon officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Family members are at their respective homes.
Condolences may be expressed online at wwww.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown, which is assisting the family.
DANIEL B. ADAMS, SR.
PICKENS — Daniel Brooks Adams Sr., 77, entered into Heaven on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Pickens County on Nov. 11, 1938, he was the son of the late Lewis Columbus and Lucy Anderson Adams. Mr. Adams was a member of Pickens First Baptist Church. He was retired from South Eastern Industrial and was a U.S. Army veteran.
Surviving are his wife of 49 years, Shirley Ruth Gilstrap Adams; three sons, Daniel Adams Jr. and his wife Wanda, Randy Adams and his wife Amanda, and Kevin Adams; one brother, Joe Adams; one sister, Kathy Adams; five grandchildren, Megan Keeler, Trey Adams, Liza Adams, Breeanna Adams and Zander Adams; and one great-grandson, Zaiden Keeler.
Mr. Adams was also predeceased by one brother, Cothran Adams.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, Aug. 20, at Pickens First Baptist Church, with burial following at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to Pickens First Baptist Church, 406 E. Main St., Pickens, SC 29671, or to Wren Hospice, 113 S. Main St., Greer, SC 29650.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family by visiting www.DillardFunerals.com. Dillard Funeral Home is assisting the Adams family.
James Milford Garrett, Jr.
Six Mile — James Milford Garrett Jr., 74, of 2435 Norris Highway, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, at his home.
Born in Six Mile, he was a son of the late James Milford “Bluff” Garrett Sr. and Lucille Cook Garrett.
Mr. Garrett was a graduate of Daniel High School, and later retired from Family Dollar, where he was a store manager. Throughout his working life, he worked for numerous retail companies, including being a district manager for Dollar General.
His hobbies included watching NASCAR, Clemson football and baseball. He was a United States Air Force veteran of the Vietnam era. He was a longtime member of Six Mile Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Betty Burks Garrett of the home; a son, James Milford Garrett III (Tolly) of Sandy Springs, Ga., two daughters, Cathy Gebstadt (Matthew) of King George, Va., and Jill Garrett of the home; two sisters, Dale Garrett of Six Mile and Sherry Cox of Marcellus, N.Y.; two brothers, Thomas and Allan Garrett, both of Six Mile; and four grandchildren, Lauren Gebstadt and Aberly, Baker and Adrianne Garrett.
Funeral services to honor the life of Mr. Garrett were held on Monday, Aug. 22, at Six Mile Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Donald Garrett.
Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 113 Mills Ave., Greenville SC 29605 or Six Mile Baptist Church, P.O. Box 134, Six Mile SC 29682.
Liberty Mortuary is handling arrangements. www.libertymortuary.com.
Rita A. Perkins
Easley — Rita Annette Furr Perkins, 66, of 896 Zion School Road, wife of the late Cletis Edward Perkins, passed away Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016.
Born in Concord, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Johnson and Margaret Epps Furr.
Mrs. Perkins was a homemaker and member of West End Baptist Church. She loved gardening, flowers and playing softball.
Surviving are her fiancee, Bill Rogers; children, Jack Jackson (Tracy) of Easley, Damon Jackson (Cindy) of Liberty, Tammy Cannaday of Martinsville, Va., and Eric Perkins (Christa) of Easley; grandchildren, Amber, Devin, Jackie and William; great-grandchildren, Natalie, Brycen, Karver and Levi; and a brother, Danny Furr (Nettie) of Augusta, Ga.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by brothers, Tony and Billy Furr.
Funeral services were held on Aug. 23 in the chapel of Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown, with burial following in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to West End Baptist Church, 120 Mission Drive, Easley, SC 29642.
The family will be at the home.
Condolences may be expressed online by visiting www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown, which is assisting the family.
David Stewart
Central — James David Stewart, 47, husband of Becky Lynn Durham Stewart, passed from this life on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016 at his home.
David was born in Pickens County, son of James E. Stewart and the late Deborah Ann Richard Stewart. He was retired from Sherwin Williams as assistant manager and he was a member of Fairview Baptist Church in Central. An outdoorsman, David loved to fish when he was able. He was a graduate of Pickens High School.
Survivors include his wife, Becky; daughters, Beverly Lynn Taylor (Jason) of Central and Ashley Michelle Gilstrap (Don) of Easley; a grandchild, Savanna Madison Gilstrap; and a grandchild due very soon, Emma Lynn Taylor.
In addition to his mother, David was preceded in death by his sister, Mylissa Stewart.
The family will receive friends at Fairview Baptist Church in Liberty on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, from 12:30 to 2 p.m., with funeral service following at 2 p.m. in the church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park and Gardens.
The family will gather at the home of his father, James E. Stewart, 325 Nealy St., Pickens, SC 29671.
Dillard Funeral Home is assisting the Stewart family.
Judy Wilson Whitman
Cateechee -— Judy Wilson Whitman, 68, of 409 Spring St. passed away peacefully Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, at St. Francis Hospital in Greenville.
Born in Central, she was the widow of Roger L. Whitman and a daughter of the late Clifton Eugene and Margaret Thompson Wilson. She was a retired LPN who loved taking care of others and was a member of Clemson Church of God.
Surviving are a daughter, Laurie Addington (Andrew) of the home; a son, Brian Whitman (Angela) of Piedmont; and five grandchildren, Zoe, Paris, Drew, Grayson and Anna Claire.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by a sister, Mary Ann Edwards.
Funeral services to honor the life of Mrs. Whitman were held Aug. 21 in the Liberty Mortuary Chapel. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association: 301 University Ridge, Suite 5000, Greenville, SC 29601. The family will be at the residence.
Liberty Mortuary and Cremation Services are handling arrangements. www.libertymortuary.com
Dreaming big
Consistency is the key to
Tigers’ continued success
By Scott Adamson
Courtesy The Journal
scott@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — Dabo Swinney started preaching consistency the minute he was named Clemson’s full-time head football coach before the 2009 season. Regardless if his team is coming off a 6-7 campaign, as it did going into 2011, or a 14-1 ACC title season, which serves as the lead-in to this fall, the sermon has a familiar theme.
“My message has always been the same … I’ve never just wanted to have a great team, I’ve wanted to have a great program,” Swinney said. “To have a great program, you have to be consistent for a long period of time. I think that’s what we’ve been able to do and why we’re relevant. But ultimately, we want to win multiple national championships. We want to win multiple ACC championships. We want to be a team that’s consistent in everything we do.’
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Clemson coach Dabo Swinney and quarterback Deshaun Watson are aiming to take the Tigers back to the College Football Playoff.
In the early years of his tenure, such talk might’ve seemed overly optimistic, but no more.
This is a program built to win league titles, and in the era of the College Football Playoff and Power 5 conferences, finishing atop the ACC will more often than not lead to an opportunity to participate in the playoffs.
“I think the big thing is we all dream big, we talk about dreaming big, dreaming the dream,” Swinney said. “Last year it was dream the dream, 15 for 15. We kind of laid that out there. Let’s go earn 15 opportunities. They give you 12. You’re kind of guaranteed that. You earn what you get after that. It was something that we talked about a lot last year.”
OFFENSE
Eight starters are back on an offense that was one of the nation’s best a year ago. It all starts with Heisman Trophy hopeful Deshaun Watson, who was invited to New York for the Heisman ceremonies after a sophomore season that saw the QB throw for more than 4,000 yards and rush for 1,000-plus.
He’ll have a big group of speedy receivers to throw to, including game breaker Mike Williams. Williams was injured on the first drive of the first game in 2015, but is healthy and ready to go now that fall drills have begun.
“Mike’s a game changer,” Swinney said. “He changes everything a defense does to try and defend us. We’re in a much better spot offensively than this time last year going in. We played four freshmen at wideout last year.”
Wayne Gallman leads the ground game, returning to the lineup after setting a single-season school rushing record with 1,527 yards.
Incoming freshman Tavien Feaster has recovered from offseason shoulder surgery and is ready to go. If he lives up to his preseason billing, he could not only provide depth to the Tiger backfield, but give the running back corps another breakaway threat.
Whoever carries the ball will run behind a talented offensive line, led by Mitch Hyatt.
DEFENSE
Brent Venables’ unit lost six underclassmen to the NFL draft, but at Clemson that doesn’t automatically mean a rebuilding campaign is at hand.
Instead, the D features a mixture of experience and talent, with Ben Boulware leading the linebacking corps and expected to get plenty of help from the likes of Dorian O’Daniel, Kendall Joseph, Jalen Williams and five-star freshman Tre Lamar.
“Our job as coaches is to put our best players out there and give players the opportunity to earn their way,” Venables said.
The defensive line is deep, with Carlos Watson returning to anchor it and looking to work alongside Scott Pagano and Christian Wilkins.
“We’re going to put the best four out there,” defensive tackles coach Dan Brooks said. “Senior leadership, game experience, the ‘been there, done that’ kind of thing really helps. I think it’s really valuable.”
Shaq Lawson and Kevin Dodd are gone, meaning the Tigers will have two new starters at defensive end.
Austin Bryant and Richard Yeargin are expected to see time in those spots, and there are plenty of other options should Venables decide to shuffle some players between the ends.
Cornerback Cordrea Tankersley will lead the secondary, and Venables stresses that he does so by example.
“We have guys like Cordrea whose actions speak louder than words,” he said.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Both the starting kicker and punter return in 2016.
Greg Huegel was a walk on in August but won the job and became one of the most consistent — and best — kickers in the nation, booting a Football Bowl Subdivision-leading 27 field goals, going 17-for-17 on treys during regular season ACC games, and setting a school record for points in a single season with 138.
The All-American also showed he could come up big in big games. In Clemson’s Orange Bowl victory over Oklahoma he was 3-for-4 on field goals and 4-for-4 on extra points. In the College Football National Championship Game against Alabama, Huegel connected on two field goals and all four of his PATs.
Punter Andy Teasdall averaged 38.1 net yards per punt and had 23 punts inside the 20 yards line with only one touchback.
Offensive woes doom Flame against Easley
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
ejolley@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — It was a tale of two halves for Pickens Friday night in a 14-0 season-opening home loss to rival Easley.
Pickens was strong all night defensively with the exception of one play. Offensively, the Blue Flame struggled in the first half. Quarterback Tanner Stegall was sacked four times in the opening half alone as Pickens didn’t gain a single first down and was held to negative-40 yards of total offense in the half.
But the Blue Flame defense kept them in the game despite Easley living in Pickens territory virtually the entire first half.
“It was a story of lost opportunities,” Pickens coach John Boggs said. “I thought our defense played pretty strong all night. They did a great job of getting us great field position in the second half. They flipped the field in the second half. The defense kept holding and holding. I’m not sure how many chances we had — probably five in the red zone. You’ve got to come away with points. That’s tough when that happens. We’ve got a lot of work to do. We’ve got to get better.”
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Pickens quarterback Tanner Stegall tries to squeeze between a pair of Easley defenders during their game Friday.
Sam Lawson picked off an Easley pass in the end zone after Robert Jones had picked off one at midfield.
Two plays after Jones’ theft, Easley got the only score of the half as safety Darius Jamison returned Stegall’s pass 60 yards for the score.
Fortunate to be down only a touchdown, the Blue Flame switched from a three-receiver set to four receivers, and Stegall and company got going. Pickens reached Easley territory on five of the six second-half possessions, but couldn’t score despite reaching the 8-yard line once and starting another drive on the Easley 14.
“We just felt like (the offensive changes) gave us a better opportunity,” Boggs said. “We were trying to do some things in the first half and just really
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Pickens junior Daniel Hooper looks for running room after making a catch against Easley on Friday night.
struggled with our three-receiver sets. We thought with our four-receiver sets we would have more opportunity to move the ball down the field and get some first downs. We had to get something going and try to get him more comfortable throwing it a little quicker and getting rid of it and not having to sit there under all that pressure. They did a heck of a job bringing pressure all night long. They brought more than what we had to protect with.”
Statistically, Pickens dominated the second half, getting 10 first downs. Stegall again was sacked three more times. Easley managed just two first downs in the second half, both on the final drive.
The Pickens defense played huge with the exception of one play — a 74-yard scoring strike from Weston Black to Carter Wiles early in the third quarter.
The best opportunity for Pickens came on the first drive of the half as Stegall tried to hit Jones in the end zone on fourth down from the 26. He had it, but the ball was dislodged by safety Sean-Thomas Faulkner. Black hit Wiles for the long score on the next play from scrimmage.
“The pick-six in the first half and the score after the stop, two plays right there,” Boggs said. “We still had opportunities after that to win the game. We have to capitalize on that.”
That included reaching the Easley 8, as Stegall hooked up Lawson and Jared Barton for big gains. Then, after forcing a short Easley punt from their own 1-yard line, Pickens couldn’t convert after starting at the 14. Pickens had 16 plays that went for negative yards in the game, including seven in the second half.
“It’s frustrating, but we’ll get back to work and make corrections,” Boggs said. “We’ll come back Monday ready to get ready for Pendleton.
It won’t get any easier thisweek for the Blue Flame as they play at Pendleton. Although they lost 7-6 to Liberty on Friday night, the Bulldogs do feature Division I prospect Brad Johnson at defensive end.
“He’s a heck of a player,” Boggs said of Johnson, who had four sacks against Pickens last year. “They’ve got a lot of good players. We’ll have to be ready for them. They’ve got a good team. We actually saw them on film against Easley in a scrimmage. They’re a good football team, well-coached and they always get after you. We’ll have our hands full going over there.”
Red Devils take road win in thrilling opener
Missed Pendleton extra point provides difference
By Jimmy Kirby
Courier Sports
jkirby@thepccourier.com
Pendleton — In a game where offense was absent, a missed Pendleton PAT was the difference as Liberty came away with a 7-6 season-opening victory against the Bulldogs.
Both teams had trouble executing, as neither squad was crisp offensively. The absence of big plays by both teams provided plenty of energy for both defenses.
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The visiting stands go wild after Seth Dover’s second-quarter touchdown catch from Nick Reeves in Liberty’s win at Pendleton on Friday night. The touchdown and Austin Kemp’s extra point proved to be enough in the 7-6 victory.
The Bulldogs had one last-gasp drive with 2:32 remaining in the game. It was their longest drive of the game, covering 63 yards, but ended with an interception by all-region Liberty linebacker Aaron Bates at the Red Devils’ 16-yard line.
The Bulldogs gained a total of 137 yards of total offense compared to the Liberty’s 100 yards.
Devils coach Kyle Stewart said following the game that his players stated the obvious that they would correct the mistakes this week in practice to get the offense going.
Asked if he could have foreseen the Red Devils winning a game with only 100 yards of offense, Stewart said the scoreboard is the only thing that matters.
“The main thing is we came out ahead on points at the end of the game — that’s all I am concerned about,” he said.
The Bulldogs caught a break in the first quarter when Austin Huey mishandled a perfect punt snap that slipped through his hands and was tackled by Semaj Anderson at his own 32-yard line. The field conditions
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Liberty’s Shaun Karr gets to the edge during the Red Devils’ 7-6 season-opening road win over Pendleton on Friday night.
were not sloppy, but there was a heavy downpour several hours before the game to make it very humid on the field.
Pendleton then went 32 yards in five plays as Jadon Hagood took the read handoff from Collin Bunch and went straight up the middle to score the first points of the season for either team.
Tate Griffin’s PAT then sailed wide right, and that made the difference in the game as the Red Devils won for the first time against the Bulldogs since the 2002 season, when Liberty topped Pendleton 30-7. The 2002 win completed a four-year stretch of wins for the Red Devils over the Bulldogs.
The Red Devils got in on the scoring for the first time in the second quarter when Nick Reeves found Seth Dover on a short three-yard scoring toss. The bootleg action by the Red Devils came following a two-yard loss on the previous play. Reeves gave Liberty a first and goal at the one-yard line before Cavaugio Butler was stuffed back to the 3-yard line. The touchdown pass completed a 13-play, 59-yard scoring drive for the Red Devils.
Kicking for the first time in varsity action, Austin Kemp connected on the all-important PAT to give the Red Devils the slimmest of margins possible, which proved enough for the opening victory of the season. Shaun Karr had the biggest run of the drive, good for 12 yards to the Bulldog 38-yard line.
The Red Devils had a chance to put a little distance on the scoreboard when Kevon Tabron recovered a Jamal Blakley fumble at the Pendleton 30-yard line and returned it three yards to the Bulldog 27-yard line with 7:47 remaining in the fourth quarter.
The Red Devils turned the ball back over to the Bulldogs when Clay Lollis fumbled at the Pendleton 13-yard line. John Ammons recovered the loose ball 
to give it back to the Bulldogs. That was the deepest penetration by the Red Devils other than their scoring drive.
The Liberty defense kept the Pendleton offense in check most of the game, as the Bulldogs could only get to the Red Devil 34-yard line on a drive in the third quarter and the last drive of the game that ended at the Liberty 16-yard line on the interception by Bates.
The Liberty defense was led by Bates, who had seven tackles to go with his interception. Austin Miller had five tackles, a tackle for loss and one sack, while Jacob Herman was disruptive, with four tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack.
The Red Devils maintained pressure on the Pendleton quarterbacks, as Jamal Blakley was 3-for-14, while Collin Bunch was just 2-of-6 through the air, and both tossed an interception.
The Red Devils were led in rushing by Kevon Tabron, who had 30 yards on five carries. Lollis had eight carries for 28 yards, and Shaun Karr had seven carries for 25 yards.
Nick Reeves finished 3-of-5 passing for 14 yards and one touchdown.
The Red Devils will hit the road again this week as they take on the Walhalla Razorbacks in their new stadium. The Red Devils shut out Walhalla in a 21-0 game last season, but the Razors blasted rival West-Oak 33-13 last Friday in their first game under new head coach Padgett Johnson.
Green Wave pitch shutout in opener
PICKENS — Rivalry games are often decided by big plays.
Friday night was no exception, as Easley made the most of three huge plays in winning for the sixth consecutive time over rival Pickens, 14-0, in the two teams’ season opener.
Easley got the first big play of the game following a Pickens interception by Robert Jones at midfield.
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Easley sophomore quarterback Weston Black launches a pass against Pickens in the Green Wave’s 14-0 season-opening win on Friday night at Blue Flame Stadium.
But two plays later, Pickens quarterback Tanner Stegall rolled right and was picked off by safety Darius Jamison. He returned it 60 yards for the touchdown with 7:04 left in the first quarter.
“Darius Jamison just got a good break on the ball and made a good run after the play,” Easley coach John Windham said. “That was a big play. We certainly needed it.”
“I just saw it coming across the middle,” Jamison said. “I read the linebacker had come out and I had to pick up on the pass. If I didn’t, it could have been a touchdown.
“They had a lineman out there and I had to get him out of the way. Caleb Hill came over and gave me a big block.”
Jamison’s return was the only score of the first half, as an aggressive Easley defense, rushing six almost every down, held the Blue Flame to zero first downs and negative-40 yards of offense in seven possessions. Easley sacked Stegall four times in the half and had seven for the game. Pickens had 16 plays for negative yardage in the game.
On offense, however, the Green Wave couldn’t take advantage of the
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Easley safety Sean-Thomas Faulkner dislodges the ball from the arms of Pickens’ Robert Jones with a jarring hit in the end zone during their game Friday night.
defense’s play. Making his first start, quarterback Weston Black was later picked off by Sam Lawson in the corner as he tried to fit a ball in to Carter Wiles despite three defenders.
“That was his first game to start, and it was kind of sloppy,” Windham said of Black. “We can play a lot better, and I anticipate that we will. Give (the Blue Flame) credit — they did a good job on defense. We had some plays on defense that we felt we could have made but we were not quite there. We need to be able to make them.”
The Green Wave also missed a 37-yard field goal and at halftime, the lead was 7-0 and could have easily been more.
The second half was entirely different. Pickens spent most of the half in Easley territory. Pickens, boosted by a 38-yard kick return by Jamal Blythe to midfield, drove to the Easley 22 on the first drive. On fourth down, Stegall looked to the end zone and found Jones, who momentarily had the scoring strike before it was jarred loose by Easley senior safety Sean-Thomas 
Faulkner.
“That was a great play,” Windham said. “He’s a really good player, and that was a huge play. It looked like he had the ball caught and he knocked it out of his hands. That was a great play.”
“I just played it to the left,” Faulkner said. “The quarterback rolled out and I kind of over-played it. I saw the ball thrown and I knew I had to make a good play. I actually hit him and he didn’t drop it at first and I was a little bit worried. But when I had that solid contact, the ball just came out.”
Then on the next play from scrimmage, the Easley offense hit the quick strike, as Black found Wiles behind the secondary for a 74-yard catch-and-run with 10:13 left in the quarter.
From there, it was up to the Easley defense. Pickens reached Easley territory on its next four drives, including reaching the Green Wave 8 and starting another drive on the Easley 14. The defense kept coming with the pressure and sealed the deal when Cole Powell recovered a fumble and Faulkner picked off a final Stegall pass at midfield late.
“I had seen them earlier in the game run that guy in the middle,” Faulkner said. “I knew they were going to try and hit it once. I just broke on the ball and had to jump over my own player. I just took it and did my thing.”
Easley ran out the final 2:29 to get the shutout win.
Easley will travel to Daniel for another in-county rivalry clash on Friday night.
Fruster, Lions beat Robinson’s Stags
Daniel defenders Max May, left, and Miles Turmon combine to bring down a Berkeley runner during the Lions’ 33-21 win over the Stags on Friday night at Singleton Field.
By Rocky Nimmons
Publisher
rnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — There are certain moments that go down in history as milestones in a coach’s career.
The first victory is one of those milestones, but for first-year Daniel coach Jeff Fruster, Friday night’s career-opening win came with a significance many don’t get to experience.
Fruster’s Lions opened the 2016 season — and his head coaching career — at Singleton Field in Central with a 33-21 thumping of the Berkeley Stags, led by Fruster’s mentor, former Daniel coach Randy Robinson.
The win signified a passing of the torch for the program, which has only four head coaches over the last half-century.
“This win is something I cannot describe,” Fruster said after the game. “Hats off to my mentor, Randy (Robinson), the team he brought up the road, the way they fought after a four-hour bus ride, you can’t say enough about that team. He has a good group of kids. We might see them again, tou never know,” he added.
Despite starting his tenure in the Lowcountry with a loss, Robinson had high praise for his protégé.
“He is 1-0. He is the only undefeated coach I know,” Robinson joked. “I am happy for him. I love Jeff. Jeff is one of my kids. Now I have a kid in the business, and he is at my school.”
The win could not have been more of a storybook beginning for Fruster. The
Rex Brown/Courtesy The Journal
Daniel defenders Max May, left, and Miles Turmon combine to bring down a Berkeley runner during the Lions’ 33-21 win over the Stags on Friday night at Singleton Field.
Lions needed the win, Fruster needed the win and the Lion faithful needed the win following a disappointing 4-6 season a year ago. The victory was a validation of the Daniel administration’s decision to hire from within that was intended to hold the traditions and program together.
The Lions looked comfortable with Fruster at the controls. Although happy with his first victory at the helm, Fruster was nowhere near satisfied with the way his young Lions played.
“It was a hard-fought win for our kids, but it is never going to be good enough,” he said. “I thought we made enough mistakes for two games. We have to definitely go back to the drawing board, but we are going to enjoy the moment. I will let them have that. Wins are hard to come by with the way the region realignments are, but at the same time we have a lot of work to do.”
The Daniel offense, which started sluggish, found a way to win the contest even though Berkeley managed to pick up more than 100 more yards of offense.
“It was a sloppy first half — maybe it was the weather conditions,” Fruster said. “Everyone was kind of tip-toeing so they would not make the wrong play. Once it was opened up, the jitters went away and I had a game to win.
“Early on, the defense is always going to shine. It showed at the end of the game when it started to even up. Most offenses start to find their rhythms, so you have to work harder on defense to get stops.”
The game started with the Lions winning the toss and deferring getting the ball until the beginning of the second half.
Robinson’s Stags came ready to play for their new coach and mounted 30-yard, seven-play drive that pushed into Daniel territory to the 42. The Lion defense, led by senior defensive lineman Miles “Boogie” Turmon, settled in and forced a punt.
A bad snap by the Stags gave the Lions momentum and the ball deep in Stag territory at the 31. From that point it was all Daniel quarterback Ben Batson and running back Kiandre Sims who carried the load. Co-offensive coordinators Jamie Wilson and Nathan Sword started their tenure conservative and kept the ball on the ground for the first eight plays. The Lions managed to push down to the Stags’ 3-yard line, but on third and goal Batson was sacked for an 11-yard loss and Fruster called on his kicker Nick Muchow to get the Lions’ first points of the season on the board. Muchow didn’t disappoint, nailing a 31-yard field goal with 5:34 to play in the first quarter, putting the Lions on top 3-0.
The Stags quickly went back to work, starting a march down the field on their next possession. From the 19, Robinson called on D.J. Robinson, and the back hammered the middle for eight yards. Then Stag QB Darius Douglas found D.J. Chisolm for 18 and then 15 yards on a pair of completions. Robinson added 15 more yards on a quick scamper, but that was it, with the Lion defense stiffening and holding on a fourth down and three from the Lion 23-yard line.
The stop didn’t ignite Fruster’s offense, and the Lions were forced to punt without the luxury of a first down.
A fumble on the Stags’ next possession put Daniel in business at its own 42-yard line as Khalil Anderson covered the ball for his team. It only took Fruster’s offense six plays, coupled with a timely 15-yard personal foul penalty, to get the year’s first touchdown. The score came on a 13-yard pass from Batson to Brysen Smith with 10:04 to go in the first half. Muchow tacked on the extra point, giving the Lions a 10-0 lead.
Berkeley was not giving up and answered with a 69-yard drive that lasted eight plays. The series saw Robinson’s team make it all the way to the Lions’ 2-yard line before once again the Daniel defense rose up and halted the Stags. Robinson elected to go for a 19-yard field goal. The kick never had a chance, as Daniel’s Peter Cote found a seam and got a hand on the ball, blocking the kick with 6:32 to play in the half.
The Lions offense took over on the 28, but sputtered and was forced to punt the ball away without gaining a first down.
Daniel defensive coordinator Kirk Ellison had his unit on fire and ready to play, and the Lions roared and crushed the Stags the next time they had the pigskin. In three plays Berkeley lost three yards, but the Stags decided to go on fourth down, only to feel the pain as big “Boogie” Turman laid the smackdown on Douglas, giving his team the ball at the Daniel 33.
The final points of the half come on a 10-play Daniel drive that covered 54 yards. Batson hit Brandon Peppers for a 21-yard strike, but relied on his legs most of the series, gaining 47 yards on six scrambles, including the last four yards for a touchdown. Muchow tacked on the PAT with only a second before halftime, letting the Lions go into intermission with an impressive 17-0 lead.
Daniel kept up the pressure after the break, quickly putting together an impressive 12-play, 75-yard drive that gave the Lion faithful a chance to see running back Billy Bruce in action. The speedster looked good on four runs for 18 yards. The series stalled at the 23, forcing Fruster to send Muchow on for a 40-yard field goal attempt. The kick was perfect with 6:13 left in the third quarter to push the Lions to a 20-0 advantage.
The Stags’ halftime adjustments did the trick, as the first time they touched the ball in the second half they made it look easym with a quick two-play drive that covered 75 yards. On the first snap Douglas hit Chisolm for 18, and the gun slinger followed that up with a 57-yard strike to Daveon Moore for Berkeley’s first points. Taete McMurry added the extra point, and the Stags were back in the contest at 20-7 with 5:27 left in the third.
Batson and company were not about to be outshined and came out roaring after the ensuing kickoff with a four-yard scoring drive of their own. Batson tossed two passes on the series, and both went to Will Swinney — the first for 11 yards and the second for 39 yards and a touchdown. Muchow was true on the PAT, and the Lions were on top 27-7.
Berkeley answered back with an 11-play drive that went 75 yards. The series was capped by a nine-yard run by running back Austin Miles. McMurry added the PAT with 1:06 to play in the third, making the score 27-14 in what looked to be turning into a shootout.
Fruster’s troops came right back with guns ablazing and went 34 yards to paydirt in just five snaps. The touchdown came when Batson broke free for a 27-yard run for a score. Muchow’s extra point was blocked, but with 10:47 to play, the Lions was on top 33-14.
The final points of the game were the result of a 65-yard drive that lasted five plays. Miles got the final call and galloped in from 16 yards out for a touchdown with 8:50 to play. McMurry added the PAT to make up the 33-21 final score.
“We are not mentally tough enough,” Robinson said of the loss to his former team. “The difference in the two programs is that after that embarrassing year Daniel had, we made up our minds it was going to get better, and it started in the weightlifting class. The attitude of our kids got better, and we just kept the ball rolling all summer long. I went to Berkeley and Fru just kept it going. I have started the same thing at Berkeley, but I have only been there for four months and it will take us a little while.
“I would have rather played anyone other than Daniel in the first game.”
Fruster’s biggest concern is that his team has to learn to put away the opponent.
“You have to go for it when you know you have someone against the ropes,” he said. “I have a fighter’s mentality.
“I told my kids before the game started all I want to see them do is fly around and make plays. If you do the little things right, the big things will come to you. That is something I am going to continue to preach until it’s not my turn no more.”
Fruster was pleased with the improvement of the young running back tandem of Bruce and Sims.
“The running backs ran hard,” he said. “In the first half they were kind of shaky. But in the second half I think they started to gel a little bit.”
The Lions were shaken defensively during the game when team captain Jake Venables, a Division I prospect at linebacker, went out early with a foot injury.
“Oh, it is very minor,” Fruster said. “He probably has a minor ankle sprain. He will be back next week.”
This week the Lions will host cross-county rival Easley. The Wave will enter the contest after knocking off Pickens 14-0 last Friday.
“We have four schools in Pickens County, and we are going to face two of them,” Fruster said. “We are going to attack Easley like we attack everybody.”
And though Friday’s win marked a milestone in Fruster’s young career, at the end of the day it was just the beginning.
“It is sweet, and I’m sure sometime over the weekend I am going to enjoy it, but right now I just want to fix the mistakes,” he said.
Kickoff for Friday night’s game at Singleton Field is set for 7:30 p.m.
Daniel 3 14 10 6 — 33
Berkeley 0 0 14 7 — 21
SCORING SUMMARY
First Quarter
DWD — Muchow 31 yard field goal, 5:34
Second Quarter
DWD — Smith 14 yard pass from Batson (Muchow kick), 10:04
DWD — Batson 4 yard run (Muchow kick), 0:01
Third Quarter
DWD — Muchow yard 38 field goal, 6:13
BHS — Moore 58 yard pass from Douglas (McMurry kick), 5:15
DWD — W. Swinney 39 yard pass from Batson, 3:55
BHS — Miles 9 yard run (McMurry kick), 1:06
Fourth Quarter
DWD — Batson 27 run (kick blocked), 10:47
BHS — Miles 16 run (McMurry kick), 8:50
TEAM STATISTICS
Berkeley Daniel
First Downs 16 19
Total Yards 446 359
Rushes-Yards 26-162 44-194
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0
Com-Att-Int 16-34-0 10-19-0
Passing Yards 284 165
Punts-Avg. 0-0 4-35.8
Penalties-Yards 12-112 10-63
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing — Daniel, Batson 21-102, Sims 11-51, Bruce 9-38, D. Swinney 2-5, TEAM 1-(-2). Berkeley, Douglas 14-131, Robinson 3-26, Miles 2-25, Navare 2-(-2), Chisolm 4-(-2), TEAM 1-(-16).
Passing — Daniel, Batson 10-19-0 165. Berkeley, Douglas 16-34-0 284.
Receiving — Daniel, W. Swinney 3-65, Earle 3-50, Peppers 1-20, Weaver 2-16, Smith 1-14. Berkeley, Moore 8-160, Chisolm 4-57, Phyall 3-41, Dress 1-26.
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Determination of Heirs
PETITIONER:
Charlena Elizabeth Blake
DECEASED: Will Turner Gowens
DATE OF DEATH: May 26, 2002
NAMES OF POSSIBLE KNOWN HEIRS AND RELATIONSHIPS:
REASON FOR PETITION: To petition the Court of Reconsideration of Determination of Heirs.
NOTICE OF HEARING
Date: August 25, 2016
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Place: Pickens County Probate Court
222 McDaniel Avenue
Pickens, SC 29671
PURPOSE: Hearing upon the Petition of Charlena Elizabeth Blakein the Estate of Will Turner Gowens.
DESCRIPTION OF PLEADING:
Determination of Heirs
A full copy of the Summons and Petition is available from the undersigned attorney. If you do not appear at the hearing or file an answer, the relief requested will be granted.
Executed: Tuesday, August 09, 2016.
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Adam B. Lambert
Acker Lambert Hinton P.A.
P.O. Box 9
Pickens, SC 29671
(864) 878-1184
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ORDER APPOINTING
GUARDIAN AD LITEM
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
C/A NO. 2016CP3900533
CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff vs. THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND OTHER CLAIMANTS, CLAIMING, BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST, PATRICIA C. DEMPSEY A/K/A PATRICIA DEMPSEY, DECEASED (including all unknown minors; all unknown persons under other legal disability; all unknown defendants in the military serviceTHE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AN OFFICER OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; UNKNOWN TENANT #1 AND UNKNOWN TENANT #2, Defendants.
TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND OTHER CLAIMANTS, CLAIMING, BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST, PATRICIA C. DEMPSEY A/K/A PATRICIA DEMPSEY, DECEASED(including all unknown minors; all unknown persons under other legal disability; all unknown defendants in the military service) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Motion for an Order appointing Marissa Jacobson, Esquire, as Guardian ad Litem Nisi, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND OTHER CLAIMANTS, CLAIMING, BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST, PATRICIA C. DEMPSEY A/K/A PATRICIA DEMPSEY, DECEASED (including all unknown minors; all unknown persons under other legal disability; all unknown defendants in the military service), was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for PICKENS County. YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND OTHER CLAIMANTS, CLAIMING, BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST, PATRICIA C. DEMPSEY A/K/A PATRICIA DEMPSEY, DECEASED (including all unknown minors; all unknown persons under other legal disability; all unknown defendants in the military service), shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by publication, exclusive of the day of such service, procure to be appointed for them, or either of them, a Guardianad Litem to represent them for the purposes of this action, the appointment of said Guardian ad Litem Nisi shall be made absolute. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be served upon the unknown Defendants by publication in the PICKENS COUNTY COURIER, a newspaper of general circulation in the County of PICKENS, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons in the above entitled action. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT: TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND OTHER CLAIMANTS, CLAIMING, BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST, PATRICIA C. DEMPSEY A/K/A PATRICIA DEMPSEY, DECEASED (including all unknown minors; all unknown persons under other legal disability; all unknown defendants in the military service) YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint upon the subscribers, at their office, The Geheren Firm, P.C. 4828 Ashford Dunwoody Road, 2nd Floor, Atlanta, GA 30338, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint in the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for PICKENS County on May 20, 2016.
The Geheren Firm, P.C.
4828 Ashford Dunwoody Road,
2nd Floor,
Atlanta, GA 30338
Attorneys for the Plaintiff.
August 9, 2016
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NOTICE OF ACTION
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE
NO: 2016CP3900533
CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff vs. THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND OTHER CLAIMANTS, CLAIMING, BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST, PATRICIA C. DEMPSEY A/K/A PATRICIA DEMPSEY, DECEASED (including all unknown minors; all unknown persons under other legal disability; all unknown defendants in the military service)THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AN OFFICER OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; UNKNOWN TENANT #1 AND UNKNOWN TENANT #2, Defendants. SUMMONS (NON-JURY):
TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND OTHER CLAIMANTS, CLAIMING, BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST, PATRICIA C. DEMPSEY A/K/A PATRICIA DEMPSEY, DECEASED (including all unknown minors; all unknown persons under other legal disability; all unknown defendants in the military service): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 512 ODELL ROAD, LIBERTY, SOUTH CAROLINA 29657, being designated in the County tax records as TMS #4089 00 45 7459 & 4089 00 45 6347, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, Jason M. Tarokh, Esq. (SC Bar #:72837)The Geheren Firm, P.C. 4828 Ashford Dunwoody Road, 2nd Floor, Atlanta, GA 30338, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein. NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for PICKENSCounty, South Carolina on May 20, 2016. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention. To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, The Geheren Firm, P.C. The Geheren Firm, P.C. represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice. You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date you are served with this Notice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, THE FORECLOSURE ACTION MAY PROCEED.
The Geheren Firm, P.C.
4828 Ashford Dunwoody Road,
2nd Floor,
Atlanta, GA 30338
Attorneys for the Plaintiff.
August 9, 2016
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NOTICE
To all persons claiming an interest in: 1965-6HP-EVINRUDE-EO5138-6802C , John Coker will apply to SCDNR for title on watercraft/outboard motor. If you have any claim to the watercraft/outboard motor, contact SCDNR at (803) 734-3858. Upon thirty days after the date of the last advertisement if no claim of interest is made and the watercraft/outboard motor has not been reported stolen, SCDNR shall issue clear title. Case No: 20160715950513.
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NOTICE OF SALE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE COURT OF PROBATE COURT
Case No. 2015-ES-39-22
IN THE MATTER OF: LINDA GRACE PANNONE, Deceased JUDY M. NEWTON Plaintiff, vs. DANA R. LYDA AND ALEX B. CHAPPELL Defendants )
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BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER of the Probate Court for Pickens County, South Carolina, hereto-fore issued in the case of Judy M. Newton v. Dana R. Lyda and Alex B. Chappell, the undersigned as Special Referee, Daniel E. Hunt, will sell on September 6, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the Pickens County Courthouse in Pickens, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:
ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land lying, situate and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, being shown and designated as being on Freeman Road, being shown and designated as 1.14 acres, more or less, according to plat prepared for Edgar Smith and Ginger L. Smith, by John C. Smith & Son, dated February 3, 1987 record-ed in Plat Book 30 at page 177, Pickens County ROD, South Carolina, reference to which is craved for a more complete description.
Property address: 111 Freeman Road, Easley, SC 29640
TMS 5029-14-44-5099.
TERMS OF SALE: For cash. The purchaser(s) shall pay for deed and documentary recording fees and the successful bidder shall deposit with the Special Referee a certified check or cash in the amount equal to 5% of the amount of the bid as evidence of good faith. Deficiency judgment being waived, the sale will not remain open and shall be final on the said sales day. In the event the successful bidder fails to comply with the terms of sale within 20 days the deposit will be applied to the cost and the balance distributed to the Plaintiff and the Special Referee shall forthwith resale the property, after due notice and advertisement, at such subsequent sales day until a purchaser who shall comply with the terms of sale is obtained. The subsequent sale or sales shall be made at the risk of the former purchaser.
/s Daniel E. Hunt,
Special Referee
Date: August 11, 2016
R. Murray Hughes, Attorney for Plaintiff
Acker Lambert Hinton P.A.
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LIS PENDENS
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Case No. 2016-CP-3900518
Estate of James H. Patten, Jr. by Katherine R. Patten, Personal Representative and Katherine R. Patten, individually, Plaintiff, vs. John Chick and Sabrina Chick Defendant.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending for the Foreclosure of a Mortgage of Real Property located in Pickens County, South Carolina owned Defendants. The real property is described as follows:
All that certain piece, parcel of lot of land lying and being situate in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, being shown as containing 0.607 of an acre, more or less, according to a survey prepared by Ray Dunn Land Surveyor, PLS#19400 dated April 18, 2007 and being more fully described as follows, to-wit:
BEGINNING at a point on a proposed 50’ street and running in a northerly direction along proposed street N16-46-29E 100.87 feet; thence S71-17.16E 152.35 feet along Liberty Highway; thence S11-04-44W 125.45 feet; N71-12-44W 189.79 feet to the point of Beginning.
TMS # 4078-14-44-2911
Property Address: 767 Liberty Highway, Liberty, South Carolina 29657
This is the property conveyed to the Defendants by way of Deed from James H. Patten and Katherine R. Patten dated January 26, 2015 and recorded on January 26, 2015 in Deed Book 1658 at Page 69 in the Register of Deeds Office for Pickens County, South Carolina.
ACKER LAMBERT HINTON, P.A.
Adam B. Lambert
SC Bar No.: 100155
Attorney for Plaintiff
PO Box 9
859 Pendleton Street
Pickens, South Carolina
864-878-1184
Pickens, SC
August 16, 2016
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SUMMONS
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Case No. 2016-CP-3900518
Estate of James H. Patten, Jr. by Katherine R. Patten, Personal Representative and Katherine R. Patten, individually, Plaintiff, vs. John Chick and Sabrina Chick Defendant.
TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE-NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to this compliant upon the subscriber, at the address shown below, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the complaint, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
ACKER LAMBERT HINTON, P.A.
Adam B. Lambert
SC Bar No.: 100155
Attorney for Plaintiff
PO Box 9
859 Pendleton Street
Pickens, South Carolina
864-878-1184
Pickens, SC
August 16, 2016
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LEGAL NOTICE
The Pickens County Planning Commission will meet inregular session and conduct a public hearing on Monday,September 12, 2016, at 6:30 p.m.in the Main Conference Roomat the Pickens County Administration Facility, 222 McDaniel Avenue, Pickens, SC.
Prior to the regular meeting and public hearing, the Planning Commission will meet in a worksession at 6:00 p.m. in the same location.
The Planning Commission will holda public hearing on the following item:
1. SDV-16-002 Frances Mitchell requesting a variance from the Pickens County Development Standards regarding the division of property on a non-conforming private residential access. Located on Hideaway Drive, Sunset, SC
TMS# 4192-14-34-0370
2. UDSO Text Amendment to Article 3, Section 305 as it pertains to Outdoor Shooting Ranges.
More information for each item is available in the Planning office in the Department of Community Development and is open for public inspection during regular business hours. If any member of the public requires special assistance please call 864-898-5956.
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Notice
To all persons claiming interest in 1970-14’-ALUMINUM-JONBOAT contact Cody Newell to apply to SCDNR for title on watercraft/outboard motor. If you have any claim to the watercraft/outboard motor, contact SCDNR at (803)734-3858. Upon thirty days after the date of the last advertisement if no claim of interest is made and the watercraft/outboard motor has not been reported stolen, SCDNR shall issue clear title. Case Number 20160706950453
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for Pickens County, South Carolina and Incorporated Areas
The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued apreliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report, reflecting proposed flood hazard determinations within Pickens County, South Carolina and Incorporated Areas. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. Technical information or comments are solicited on the proposed flood hazard determinations shown on the preliminary FIRM and/or FIS report for Pickens County, South Carolina and Incorporated Areas. These flood hazard determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to either adopt or show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. However, before these determinations are effective for floodplain management purposes, you will be provided an opportunity to appeal the proposed information. For information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, as well as a complete listing of the communities affected and the locations where copies of the FIRM are available for review, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/bfe, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627)
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