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RUN OVER!! Red Devils pick more than 400 yards rushing in rivalry win over Pickens Daniel rebounds with win over More »
No vote taken on Pickens annexation
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com PICKENS — Pickens officials on Monday heard again from residents urging them to vote More »
Peabody Engineering expanding in Liberty
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com LIBERTY — A plastics manufacturer plans to expand its Pickens County operations, a move More »
Semper Fi Barn to host Community Patriot Day Remembrance Ceremony
SIX MILE — The Semper Fi Barn will host a community-wide Patriot Day Remembrance Ceremony on September 11, offering area More »
Keowee Vineyards make donation to help ‘Feed A Hungry Child’
On August 27, the Keowee Vineyards CRO Advisory Board proudly presented a check to their Fund the Need recipient, Feed More »
Courier Trespass Notices 8-28-24
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:
Greg and Rosemarie D’Ginto Sept. 2024
Courier Notice to Creditors 8-28-24
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 security as
Estate: Betty Triplett Rice
Date of Death: 7/5/2024
Case Number: 2024ES3900610
Personal Representative:
Courier Legal Notices 8-28-24
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No charges filed in Six Mile killing
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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SIX MILE — No charges have been filed in the days after a shooting that killed a Pickens man in Six Mile on Sunday evening.
Pickens County chief deputy coroner Andrew Wilson identified the victim as 49-year-old Steven Lee Basquette.
In a news release issued Monday evening, Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy
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Man charged with murder in Easley shooting
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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EASLEY — A 21-year-old Simpsonville resident has been charged with murder in the shooting death of an Easley man 
earlier this month.
Michah Javon Duckett was arrested Wednesday and charged with murder in the killing of 21-year-old Corey Rider Vickery of 123 Donna Lane.
Pickens County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to 123 Donna Lane in
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Couple dead in possible murder-suicide
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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MARIETTA — Two people were found dead in northern Pickens County last week after what authorities said was a possible murder-suicide.
In a release issued Wednesday, Aug. 14, Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Chad Brooks said the PCSO and the Pickens County Coroner’s Office were investigating after
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SDPC students outperform state in testing results
COUNTY — The South Carolina Department of Education released performance results for the 2023-24 school year last week, and the School District of Pickens County once again stood out for its high test scores.
According to a news release issued by the school district, despite the district’s pupil-in-poverty rating remaining higher (64.3%) than the state’s pupil-in-poverty rating (62.4%) last school year,
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Restoration complete for iconic Pickens water tower
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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PICKENS — An iconic and eye-catching part of the Pickens city skyline has been preserved and restored.
During his report to officials during the Aug. 12 Pickens City Council meeting, city administrator Tim O’Briant said the work to restore and repaint the water tower behind Main Street has
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Upstate men face felony charges for exploiting minors
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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STATE — An Easley man faces charges connected with the sexual exploitation of minors, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said last week.
Brett Kenneth Willis, 27, was arrested on Aug. 14 by the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, Wilson said.
Willis is charged with 10 counts of third-degree sexual
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