01/20/2026 | - Part 3

01/20/2026 Classifieds

Courier Trespass Notices 1-21-25

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:

Violet K. and

Courier Notice to Creditors 1-21-26

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: James Carlyle Kay
Date of Death: 6/29/2025
Case Number: 2025ES3900792

Courier Legal Notices

NOTICE OF SALE

(Deficiency Demanded)

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bruce Galen Cross; Deena Jo Flessas; Mary Cyd Helms Cross; and Betty Jo Cross v. Craddock Properties LLC, C/A No. 2025-CP-39-00999. The following property will be sold on February 2, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., at the Pickens County Courthouse, 214 E. Main St., Pickens, SC 29671, to the highest bidder:

All that certain piece, parcel, or tract of land situate, lying, and being in the Counties of Pickens and Anderson, and State of South Carolina, with the main portion thereof being in Pickens County, containing 4.54 acres, more or less, as shown and described on a plat by Bobby Jay Dunn, P. L. S. No. 24276, dated June 5, 2013, of record in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County, South Carolina, in Plat Book 600 at Page 176 and in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Anderson County, South Carolina, in/on Plat Slide S2107 at Page 1 and having such courses and distances, metes and bounds as upon said recorded plat appear. Reference is invited to the recorded plat for a complete and accurate description, and the description contained thereon is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

This is the same property conveyed into Craddock Properties, LLC by deed of Betty Jo Cross, dated June 11, 2014 and recorded June 16, 2014 in Book 1610 at Page 321 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County, South Carolina and recorded June 25, 2014 in Book 11429 at Page 253 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Anderson County, South Carolina and by deed of Dee L. Cross, dated June 13, 2014 and recorded June 16, 2014 in Book 1610 at Page 325 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County, South Carolina and recorded June 25, 2014 in Book 11429 at Page 257 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Anderson County, South Carolina.

Property Address: 3310 Hwy. 88, Central South Carolina 29630

Pickens County TMS#: 4074-00-65-3867

SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, PICKENS COUNTY AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES.

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiffs, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the Bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiffs’ debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Master in Equity’s Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid. Deficiency having been demanded, the bidding will remain open for thirty (30) days after the date of sale with the sale being final upon that date. Further, you will please take notice that if no representative of the Plaintiffs is present at the sale, said sale shall be rescheduled for the next available sale date. For complete terms of sale, see Order and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Pickens County Clerk of Court at C/A #2025-CP-39-00999.

Rice discusses legislators’ priorities for 2026

By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com

EASLEY — Roads and bridges, the retirement system for state employees and abortion are among the topics Sen. Rex Rice believes state legislators will soon be discussing.

Rice was the speaker at a Pickens County Republican Club town hall held Jan. 8 at Mutt’s BBQ in Easley.