Flame advance to state title game
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com PICKENS — With a trip to the Class 4A state championship on the line, More »
ElringKlinger to create 294 jobs in Easley
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — A company that announced it was coming to Pickens County last summer More »
Area groups discuss SNAP
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Nearly 20 dozen area organizations and groups met last week to discuss More »
Former Easley mayor faces ethics complaint
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com STATE — The South Carolina Ethics Commission held a hearing last month about an More »
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Courier Community Calendar 10-2-24
• Pickens class of 1979 to hold reunion
The Pickens High School Class of 1979 will hold a 45-year reunion in Pickens on Saturday, Oct. 26.
Also invited are members of the classes of 1977, 1978, 1980 and 1981.
It will be a casual affair at Fred’s Back 40 with hamburgers and hot dogs. Cost is $20 per person.
For more details and information on how to register, visit phsblueflame1979.myevent.com, or email Jeff Green at pickenshs1979@gmail.com.
• Amazing Grace to host homecoming
Amazing Grace Fellowship, located at 229 Pearl St. in Pickens, will be hosting its annual homecoming
The price of ignorance
Everything has a price. It may not be labeled with a $19.99 tag or be evident what the price is at the time, but a cost is associated with most everything we purchase or the choices we make.
At the moment, America has an ignorance problem. Rather than educating ourselves on what’s happening with current events, we’re relying on social media to drive our opinions of the world. We see social media influencers and celebrities living a life the average American could never afford, and yet, there’s a desire to attain their status and wealth. This desire leads to
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Gearing up for winter
I think I’m ready for winter. I say that with fingers crossed because, truly, around here you just never know, despite what the annual Almanac says. How about you? Are you ready to get through the coming 
winter?
One of the biggest and most important items on my to-do list was to find a new (and reliable) snow plow guy. It had to be someone with not only a plow on the
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Courier Obituaries 10-2-24
JUNE DARLENE JAMES
EASLEY — June Darlene James, 71, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, at Baptist Easley Hospital.
Born Jan. 23, 1953, in Easley, June was the daughter of the late Ralph Stegall and Ruby Jean Cisson Stegall. Mrs. James enjoyed word puzzles and watching wrestling. She loved to shop at thrift stores and go out to eat at restaurants.
Survivors include her two sons, Charlei Brain James and Tavis Woodson James, both of Easley.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. James was predeceased by a sister, Janice Cisson Stegall Watson; a nephew, Russell Ryan “Rusty” Stegall; and grandmother, Pearl Cisson Garrett.
The family held a memorial service Sept. 25 in the sanctuary of New Foundation Baptist Church in Easley.
Flowers will be accepted.
Mountain View Funeral Home – Pickens Chapel is serving the James family.
GARETH OSGOOD
PICKENS — Gareth Osgood, 83, passed into the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, surrounded by his family.
Mr. Osgood was born on Feb. 1, 1941, in Troy, N.Y., to Millard and Joyce Lewis Osgood. He was a dedicated member of Oolenoy Baptist Church until his health began to decline. Mr. Osgood served with pride and honor in the United States Navy. Following his service, he became a PADI master scuba
Hope for Dementia through Light and Sound
By Noelle Thompson
Special to The Courier
news@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Dementia is debilitating for our aging Southern population. With an increase of 145 percent of our elderly having cognitive decline, we need some hope in Pickens County.
My mom suffered from debilitating dementia, specifically Alzheimer’s Disease. What follows is her story
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About the Author : Noelle Thompson, BA in English from Furman University with a minor in Education. Taught in the public school system for 15 years.
VA needs volunteers to help with ‘Wall that Heals’ exhibit
LIBERTY — Pickens County Veterans Affairs will host the “Wall That Heals” in Pickens County from Nov. 8 until closing at 2 p.m. Nov. 11.
The three-quarter-scale replica of the Washington, D.C., Vietnam Veterans Memorial is 375 feet in length and stands 7.5 feet high at its tallest point, along with a mobile education center. It will be available to visit at Deer Wood Farms at 765 Breazeale Road in Liberty and will be open 24 hours a day and free to the public.
The “Wall That Heals” honors the more than 3 million Americans who served in the U.S. Armed forces in the Vietnam War and bears the names of the 58,281 Ameircan men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam.
Volunteers are needed to greet and assist visitors. Anyone who would like to volunteer to be a part of the community event can find additional information and registration at pickensveterans.org.
Along with the wall display, the mobile education center exhibit includes digital photo displays of “Hometown Heroes.” That includes service members whose names are on the wall with their home of record within the local area, along with digital photo displays of Vietnam veterans from the area honored through VVMF’s “In Memory” program, which honors veterans who returned home and later died. If you have a veteran who has not been registered in the “In Memory” program, the deadline to be included in the Pickens County visit is Oct. 8.
For registration, visit vvmf.org/In-Memory-Program or contact the Pickens County Veterans Affairs office at (864) 898-5928.
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Courier Trespass Notices 10-2-24
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:
Violet and Clarence Simmons Oct. 2024
Barry S. Durham Dec. 2024
James and Sheila Stansell Jan. 2025
Ronald Russell Mar. 2025
Betty L. Haynes Mar. 2025
Pamela Dodson April 2025
H. Melvin Barr May 2025
Susan P. Gilstrap and
Michael H. Pilgrim July 2025
George Hannah May 2025
Murpree Farm LLC May 2025
Kevin Hardin Sept. 2025
Greg & Rosemarie D’Ginto Sept. 2025
Thomas and
Mary Ann Shivers Sept. 2025
Treadwell and Erica Zeigler Oct. 2025
Rocky Nimmons Nov. 2025
Dollie G. Morris Mar. 2026
Bertie H. Gibson July 2026
John Hendricks July 2026
Randy and Lynne Griffin Jan 2027
Courier Notice to Creditors 10-2-24
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: Jeanne Sharon Sauls
Date of Death: 07/08/2024
Case Number: 2024ES3900659
