Storytellers, liars and plenty of scares featured at Hagood Mill this weekend
PICKENS — Each October, the hills and hollers around the Hagood Mill Historic Site in Pickens come alive with storytellers sharing the weird and wonderful, mountain funnies, memories of
yesteryear and tales of mystical places in Appalachia.
This year’s event will kick off this Friday, Oct. 18, at 6:30 p.m. with Friday Night Frights and Ghost Stories. Julie Bradshaw, Johnny Thomas Fowler, Tara Porter,
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PYAC to host annual Trunk or Treat Oct. 26
PICKENS – With Halloween drawing nearer, it’s time to start to planning for the holiday.
The Pickens Youth Athletic Corporation will be hosting its annual Trunk or Treat from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at Bruce Field, located at 310 Planer St. in Pickens.
The event will be a free event with music, candy and lots of fun.
For more information on getting involved in the event, call or text Kala Ward at (864) 518-1867 or Cheri Anthony at (864) 884-4090.
Courier Classifieds 10-16-24
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Courier Notice to Creditors 10-16-24
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
Courier Notice to Creditors 10-16-24
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: Frances Mann Bryson
Date of Death: 08/05/2024
Case Number: 2024ES3900684
Courier Legal Notices 10-16-24
Police identify body as missing woman
Three face charges after remains were found in Pickens County last week
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PENDLETON — Three people face charges after remains found in Pickens County last month were identified as those of a missing Pendleton woman.
Jessica Barnes, 20, was last seen on Aug. 1.
On Sept. 10, her mother reported her missing to the Pendleton Police Department and officers began
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Local residents, businesses provide aid to neighbors, WNC after Helene
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Following the destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene, many people in the Pickens County area have stepped up and offered a helping hand to their neighbors.
In addition to county and municipal responses to the storm and its aftermath, individuals, businesses, organizations and churches have been offering their assistance.
Social media has been a boon in the days since Helene made landfall late last month, helping people
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