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Courier Trespass Notices 12-22-21
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
Authorities investigating man’s killing
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office and the Pickens County Coroner’s Office have launched a homicide investigation after a Piedmont man’s body was found in Liberty.
According to a release from PCSO Chief Deputy Chad Brooks, the man’s body was found Sunday night in the yard of a home on Stewart Gin Road.
Deputies responded to a disturbance call after callers reported hearing several gunshots at 346 Stewart
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Season of warmth
Blankets donated to residents at Easley Place, MasterCare
EASLEY — In 2013, Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Patty Looper and her family visited her maternal grandmother Tressie Ragsdale for a normal Christmas visit at a local assisted-living facility, gifting her a large throw blanket.
According to Looper, one of the ladies who was a resident next door to Ragsdale asked in a sweet but bold manner where her blanket was 
and inquired as to why she didn’t receive one.
The following year, Looper brought blankets for both her grandmother and her neighbor,
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Man gets life in prison for 2020 murder
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — A Liberty man has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of an elderly Liberty woman.
The body of 89-year-old Margaret Alice Karr was found in her Mills Avenue home on Sunday, April 12, 2020.
Thomas James Chapman, of Norris Avenue, was arrested the following day and charged with murder, first-degree criminal sexual conduct, two counts of first-degree burglary, assault and
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‘Unbelievable’: Tigers win third soccer national title
By Michael Crouchley
Courtesy The Journal
michael@upstatetoday.com
CARY, N.C. — After an NCAA Tournament run filled with upsets and penalty-shootout heroics, the Clemson men’s soccer team captured its 
third national championship in program history on Sunday.
After winning penalty shootouts over top-seeded Oregon State in the quarterfinals and fourth-seeded Notre Dame in the Final Four on Friday, Clemson forward Isaiah Reid scored two early goals against second-seeded Washington on Sunday afternoon in Cary, N.C.
Clemson’s experienced defense carried it the rest of the way, as the eighth-seeded Tigers
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Easy candies for Christmas
By Olivia Fowler
For the Courier
ofowler@thepccourier.com
These four candy recipes are fast, tasty and a little different from the usual Christmas presentation is important.
With the exception of the peppermint bark recipe, they are not just for Christmas, but can be enjoyed at other times of the year.
They also make excellent gifts, as they are easily packed in tins and distributed to friends and family.
2 charged with drug trafficking
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Two men face drug charges following arrests by the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office’s Community Action Team.
According to a news release, deputies with the PCSO Community Action Team, in conjunction with Pickens city police officers, arrested Ronnie Wayne Hendricks during a traffic stop within Pickens County on Dec. 1.
At the time of his arrest, Ronnie Hendricks was found in possession of more than half a pound of methamphetamine, roughly 80 grams of
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Thomas Alexander elected SC Senate president
By Norm Cannada
Courtesy The Journal
ncannada@upstatetoday.com
COLUMBIA — An Oconee County native who also represents a portion of Pickens County is now the elected leader of the South Carolina State Senate.
State Sen. Thomas Alexander of Walhalla was unanimously elected Senate president during a special meeting Monday afternoon.
He is the second Senate president in a position that was formed in January 2019 after a change was instituted allowing senators to elect one of their own as president after the lieutenant governor became the governor’s running mate.
State Sen. Harvey Peeler resigned as president earlier in the meeting Monday to
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