Daily Archives: 01/27/2026
Who makes the grade
EDITOR’S NOTE: Nineteen students in a fall 2025 Clemson University journalism course completed four interrelated stories about recent changes in food grade safety inspections conducted by the state Department of Agriculture. The project class was taught by Senior Lecturer Mike Pulley in the English Department and sponsored by the university’s Pearce Center for Professional Communication and its Client-Based Program. The students obtained food grade inspection data from the state’s website, converted it to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and analyzed the data for the 517 restaurants in Pickens County using advanced Excel formulas.
Pickens County restaurant owners and managers don’t always agree on what changed after the shift of food safety inspections from the state Department of Health and Environmental Control to the state Department of Agriculture on July 1, 2024.
Some believe new inspectors are tougher while others barely noticed a difference, butmost agree inspections aren’t happening as often.
Restaurants, mobile food units, grocery stores, cafeterias, and delis are graded based on how well they follow state food safety regulations. Inspectors evaluate proper food storage, equipment sanitation, temperature contr
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PC Native Plant Jubilee returns on May 2
LIBERTY — The Pickens County Native Plant Jubilee will return for its second year Saturday, May 2, bringing together gardeners, conservationists, families and nature lovers from across the Upstate. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Liberty Elementary School.
The Jubilee was founded in 2024 by Ellen Haynes of Seven Springs Farm in Six Mile 
with the goal of increasing awareness, education and access to native plants in Pickens County. The idea grew out of her desire to share her love of native plants and help local residents understand their
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Courier Community Calendar 1-28-26
• 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.
• Pickens Rotary meets Wednesdays
The Rotary Club of Pickens meets at 12:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Pickens County Museum. Guests are invited to the meetings to learn the 20 reasons to join Rotary.
• Dacusville Lions to host monthly bingo
The Dacusville Lions Club will be hosting Bingo night on the second Thursday of each
Courier Classifieds 1-28-26
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Courier Trespass Notices 1-28-26
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
Clarence G. Simmons. Jr. Feb. 2026
Dollie G. Morris Mar. 2026
L.C. Russell Mar. 2026
Courier Notice to Creditors 1-28-26
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: Martha Ann Malone
Date of Death: 3/20/2025
Case Number: 2026ES3900002
Courier Legal notices 1-28-26
