Area schools see movement in new SCHSL realignment
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — The South Carolina High School League () announced the classification placement for More »
Liberty leaders receive update on developing water system
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com LIBERTY — Efforts to create a water system “for Pickens County people” remain on More »
Wreaths Across America ceremonies held across county
COUNTY — Multiple ceremonies were held across Pickens County earlier this month in honor of National Wreaths Across America More »
Merry Christmas
Mountain View Funerals and Cremations owner Wes Hiott, along with Santa Greg, delivered Christmas gift baskets last week to the More »
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Courier Trespass Notices 11-5-25
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:
Harry and Beverly Carson Nov. 2025
H & A Properties
I & II LLC Nov. 2025
Laura Carson Jones Nov. 2025
Jimmy L. Dodgens Nov. 2025
Barry S. Durham Dec. 2025
James and Sheila Stansell Jan. 2026
Violet K. and
Clarence G. Simmons. Jr. Feb. 2026
Dollie G. Morris Mar. 2026
L.C. Russell Mar. 2026
Courier Notice to Creditors 11-5-25
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 the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: Zane Oliver Hendrix
Date of Death: 07/28/2025
Case Number: 2025ES3900630
Personal Representative:
Susan Suddeth Hendrix
Address: 1611 Saluda Dam Road, Easley, SC 29640
Oct. 22, 29 Nov. 5
Estate: Roger Dale Smith
Courier Legal Notices 11-5-25
Municipal elections set for Tuesday
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Election Day is right around the corner, with voters set to return to the 
polls on Tuesday to decide municipal races in the cities of Easley, Liberty and Pickens and the towns of Central, Norris and Six Mile.
In Pickens, three city council seats are up for grabs. Challengers Danny Adams, Jonathan Baker, Jeff Derrick, Youssef Kobach and Jessica Merrill and incumbents John McManus and Cameron River will
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SCDOT closes more bridges in Pickens County
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — The South Carolina Department of Transportation last week closed two more bridges in Pickens County until repairs can be made.
A news release issued Oct. 21 by SCDOT officials said Riggins Bridge Road over Twelve Mile Creek was closed for repairs following a routine inspection.
The bridge will remain closed until repairs can be made, the release said.
A detour has been set up.
“Please note that Riggins Bridge Road will be open to local traffic only, except at the bridge site,” the release said. “SCDOT asks that drivers slow down and pay attention to signs and crews when driving through the area.”
Those traveling eastbound on Riggins Bridge Road will be directed to take Bolding Road south and turn left on Praters Creek Road. They’ll then turn left onto Stewart Gin Road and follow it until they reach Gilstrap Road and turn left, bringing them back to Riggins Bridge Road.
Westbound traffic on Riggins Bridge Road will be directed to take Gilstrap Road south and turn right onto Stewart Gin Road. They’ll follow Stewart Gin Road and turn right onto Praters Creek Road and then take another right onto Bolding Road. This will bring them back to Riggins Bridge Road.
In a separate release issued Friday, SCDOT said the Rice Road bridge over Rices Creek in Pickens was closed that same day and will remain closed until repairs can be made.
Rice Road is open to local traffic only, except at the bridge site, and drivers are again urged to slow down and pay attention to signs and crews in the area.
A detour has been set up.
Drivers traveling northbound on Rice Road are directed to take Gentry Memorial Highway (S.C. Highway 8) west and turn right onto Cedar Rock Church Road, which will bring them back to Rice Road.
Those driving southbound on Rice Road are directed to turn right onto Cedar Rock Church Road, then turn left onto Gentry Memorial Highway, bringing them back to Rice Road.
The public is encouraged to check with SCDOT social media and scdot.org for updates on bridge closures and repairs, both releases said.
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Man charged with posing as police officer
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
OCONEE COUNTY — A Pickens man faces several charges in Oconee County, including impersonating a law enforcement officer.
According to an Oconee County Sheriff’s Office release issued Friday, Jason Dwayne Whitlock, 42, of Edens Road, is charged with impersonating a law enforcement
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County leaders eye CATbus expansion
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Members of the Pickens United group discussed the possibility of seeing the Clemson Area Transit system, known as CATbus, expand to serve other areas of 
Pickens County.
Pickens United met in Easley on Sept. 29.
After her update to the group about council matters, Pickens County Councilman
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Soapstone Preservation Endowment reaches goal
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — An effort to build a $1 million endowment to protect and promote the legacy of Soapstone Baptist Church is officially a success.
For more than 150 years, the church has been a cornerstone of Pickens’ Liberia community, founded by freed slaves after the Civil War.
For years, the future of the church, the restored slave cemetery on its grounds and the soapstone outcropping that gave it its name were in doubt, as the deadline on the church’s mortgage was soon to come due.
That could have put the church, with its beautiful view of Table Rock, in danger of being purchased, razed and developed.
A fundraising campaign that went global allowed the mortgage to be paid off.
An additional layer of protection was laid over Soapstone with the placing of a
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