Recording history
Pickens Chamber holds annual awards banquet By Rocky Nimmons Publisher rnimmons@thepccourier.com PICKENS — The Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce held More »
DPH confirms rabid skunks in Pickens County
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — The South Carolina Department of Public Health said a person and a More »
County to honor Andrew Pickens for America 250
COUNTY — The Pickens County America 250 Committee, in partnership with the Pickens County Historical Society, will host a series More »
egg-stra special Easter Sunday
Hop on these tips for a great Easter egg hunt Egg hunts are a traditional component of many people’s Easter More »
New Pickens book fuels scholarships
PICKENS — Local author and historian Charles Hood has announced the release of his newest book, a detailed look at More »
Notice to Creditors 6-25-25
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 theclaim, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: Frances Mary Cater
Date of Death: 4/3/2025
Courier Legal Notices 6-25-25
PC Republican Party not recognized by state Party
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — A prominent local Republican said he doesn’t believe there was anything nefarious involved in an incident that led to the Pickens County Republican Party not 
being recognized by statewide governing bodies.
On June 7, the S.C. GOP Executive Committee concluded that the May 3 election of Pickens County Republican Party state delegates and county officers was invalid.
Rick Tate, the founder of the Pickens County Republican Club, spoke to the Courier on Monday about the Pickens County Republican Party’s county convention and the events leading up to and following
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Best of the best
Pickens County Courier readers cast more than 5,000 ballots for their favorite businesses from across the county, and the time has finally come to officially unveil the winners of the seventh-annual Readers’ Choice Awards. Check inside today’s issue for a special keepsake section listing the winners and honorable mentions across more than 100 categories.
Click below and see the all the winners that took home the title at Pickens County Courier Readers’ Choice as being the Best at what they do!
Car dealer Tommy Norris remembered for generosity
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Longtime local car dealer Tommy Norris is being remembered for his loyalty, generosity and his love of cars, both on the dealer lot and on the racetrack.
Norris died Saturday at age 78.
In 2014, Tommy Norris was named Time Magazine Automobile Dealer of the Year. He had been in the automobile industry nearly five decades.
Being part of management at Toyota of Greenville led to his developing a
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Fla. woman struck, killed by vehicles
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — A 30-year-old Florida woman died last week after being struck by multiple v
ehicles while in a Pickens County roadway.
Pickens County Coroner Andrew Wilson identified the victim as Desirae May Cote of St. Petersburg.
The incident happened at 3:40 a.m. Thursday,
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County recycling centers going through changes
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — A project to redesign the county’s recycling centers is well underway, with two of the county’s eight centers already reopened to the public.
In early spring, county officials announced the Sustainable Routes initiative, which aimed to improve the county’s recycling centers for both environmental and economic
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Dropping the stones, searching within
Those who have never experienced an addiction can seem unsympathetic and uncaring. Why?
There are several reasons, like thinking that self-inflicting destruction does not deserve compassion, or maybe it’s the arrogance of thinking they themselves would never be so blind as to let something like that happen to them. I feel the
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Daddy taught me to fit in
Proverbs 1:8-9 “My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy 
neck.”
Normally when I think of the many things my dad taught me, I think of plumbing, electrical and carpentry skills. Teaching me to fit in was one lesson at which he was, in most cases, unsuccessful. I just never saw the point.
One day we were installing the electrical system in a new house build in a neighboring county. I was about twelve years old. By then he had taught me how to wire in switches,
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Van Yandell is a retired industrial arts teacher, an ordained gospel evangelist and commissioned missionary. He can be reached at vmy2121@outlook.com.
Courier Letters to the Editor 6-18-25
Prepare to meet your maker
Dear Editor,
Here’s an unpopular subject no one likes to talk about. You’re also never too old to learn something.
I recently found out that in the old days when, people would die, they were worried about being buried alive! Back before the 20th century, people were not embalmed when they died. The scary thing was that sometimes they weren’t dead! They had
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