Daily Archives: 12/22/2025
Upcountry Fiber gives $27.5K to local nonprofits
PICKENS — Upcountry Fiber Foundation, the philanthropic arm and permanent endowment of internet service provider Upcountry Fiber, announced that it has donated $27,500 to seven Upstate nonprofit organizations to help them deliver on their missions to help those in need and to support
cultural enrichment opportunities for our community.
Created in September 2022, the Upcountry Fiber Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in Anderson, Northern Greenville, Oconee and Pickens that serve the community
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“We are very proud to support these seven amazing nonprofits that work hard every day to strengthen the communities we all share,” said Chris Townson, CEO of West Carolina and co-chair of Upcountry Fiber Foundation. “Upcountry Fiber Foundation’s goal has always been to give responsibility, support impactful philanthropy, and help create lasting change in the communities we serve.”
“We could not be prouder to have these charitable organizations be our grant recipients,” said Jim Lovinggood, president and CEO of Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative and co-chair of the Upcountry Fiber Foundation. “We know they will make an immediate and direct impact on the people they serve with these grant awards.”
For more information about Upcountry Fiber Foundation, visit upcountryfiber.com/foundation
Community Calendar
• Food pantry hours announced at PPC
The Food Pantry at Pickens Presbyterian Church is open Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. To receive food, individuals must present a valid ID showing residency in Pickens County. Pickens Presbyterian Church is located at 311 W. Main St. in Pickens.
• Dacusville Lions to host monthly bingo
The Dacusville Lions Club will be hosting Bingo night on the second Thursday of each month at the Lions Building in Dacusville, located at 1384 Thomas Mill Road. The next Bingo session will be Thursday, Jan. 8. There are set to be 10 games beginning at 7 p.m., and proceeds will go toward funding community event and other community needs. The games should conclude around 9 p.m. Bingo night will be a family-friendly event and monetary prizes will be available. For more, contact Bob Spalding at (864) 430-0119 or bob@bobspalding.net.
• Sertoma Club invites locals to meet
The Clemson Sertoma Club invites all local residents to attend its meetings. The club meets at noon the
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Courier Trespass Notices 12-24-25
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:
James and Sheila Stansell Jan. 2026
Violet K. and
Clarence G. Simmons. Jr. Feb. 2026
Courier Trespass Notices 12-24-25
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: John Tilson Hostetler
Date of Death: 10/23/2025
Case Number: 2025ES3900821
Personal Representative:
John Tilson Hostetler, Jr.
Address: 2317 Ireland Road, Easley, SC 29640
Courier Legal Notices 12-24-25
Summons, Notice of Filing of Complaint, and
Notice of Order Appointing Guardian Ad Litem
State of South Carolina,
County of Pickens,
Court of Common Pleas
CWC Group, LLC v. Geraldine J. Krenek, Peter Krenek, Elizabeth Jarrard, and any other heirs or devisees of Eugene Krenek, deceased, including any personal representatives, successors, assigns, spouses, creditors, and all others claiming any right, title, or interest in the property known as 106 Buckingham Court, Easley SC 29640, TMS 5110-20-92-2061; any adults or persons in the military service of the U.S.A. being a class designated as John Doe; any minors or persons under a legal disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; and Midland Credit Management, Inc., Civil Action
No. 2025CP3901536.
TO the defendants named above, Re: the PROPERTY KNOWN AS 106 Buckingham Court, Easley, SC 29640: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served on you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on counsel for Plaintiff at 100 Whitsett St., Greenville SC 29601, within 30 days after service of this Complaint, exclusive of the day of service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the 30 days, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that a Complaint was filed on November 24, 2025, in the Pickens County Clerk of Court’s Office seeking to quiet title to the above-described property. TO: Minors over 14 years of age, and/or minors under 14 years of age and the person with whom the minors resides, and/or persons under some legal disability:
YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within 30 days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment may be made by Plaintiff and/or ordered by the Court.
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that on December 2, 2025, the Plaintiff filed in the Pickens County Clerk of Court’s Office an Order Appointing Kelley Y. Woody, Esq. as Guardian ad litem, with an address of PO Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260, 803-787-9678. This appointment becomes absolute 30 days after the last publication of this notice unless you or someone on your behalf shall, on or before the last mentioned date, procure to be appointed for you a Guardian ad litem to represent your interests in this action. This action pertains to any interest you may claim in real property located at 106 Buckingham Court, Easley, SC 29640, TMS 5110-20-92-2061.
Rachel G. McConoughey, Esq.,
100 Whitsett St.
Greenville, SC 29601,
843-425-3006,
Counsel for Plaintiff.
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SUMMONS AND NOTICES
ACTION TO QUIET TITLE
2025CP3901385
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PICKENS
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
Catherine Martin vs. Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Louie Martin Junior, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and assigns, and all persons entitled to claim through them, Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Caterine Martin, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and assigns, and all persons entitled to claim through them, Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Anthony Martin, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and assigns, and all persons entitled to claim through them, Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Charles Edward Martin, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and assigns, and all persons entitled to claim through them, All unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein, also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, Also all other persons unknown, claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein
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 Complaint, upon the subscriber at P.O. Box 1217, Pendleton, SC 29670 within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to answer the Complaint within that time, the Plaintiff(s) will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint and a judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced in the Court of Common Pleas for Pickens County, South Carolina, by the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendants to have a title to real property quieted in the name of the Plaintiff. The real property covered and affected by the said action at the time of the filing of this Notice, is described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land situate and being in the Town of Calhoun, County of Pickens, State of South Carolina containing seven-tenths (7/10) acres more or less, and having the following metes and bounds to-wit:
BEGINNING at an iron pin corner on the South side of Alley and running thence S. 16° 30’ E. 170 feet to an iron pin corner, thence N. 81° W. 174 feet to an iron pin corner, thence N. 21° W. 204 feet to an iron pin corner, thence along Alley S. 74° E. 202 feet to the beginning corner and bounded on the South and East be lands of Frances Towns, on the West by lands of N. N. Newton and on the North by lands of Bil1 Greenlee and others and more fully described by plat of Survey by S. M. Martin Reg. Land Surveyor No. 967, and dated May 13, 1953. The above described land includes the parcel of land upon which Shell Homes, Inc. of Anderson built a Saluda type Shell home, in, or about December, 1959 for Louie Junior Martin. This is the identical property conveyed unto Louie Martin Junior and Caterine Martin by deed of Shell Homes, Inc. of Anderson dated September 27, 1971 and recorded on September 29, 1971 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County, South Carolina in Book 12-K at Page 667.
West Cox Law Firm, LLC,
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
Westley P. Cox
(S.C. Bar #101704)
916 S. Mechanic St.
Pendleton, SC 29670
(864) 824-3595
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