SC AG Wilson voices support of GP Speedway
By Mike Pulley Special to the Courier news@thepccourier.com EASLEY — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson will make a campaign More »
Hiott receives Duke Energy Citizenship and Service Award
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — As his legislative career nears its end, Rep. Davey Hiott was recently More »
Easley Spring Fling is right around the corner
EASLEY — Downtown Easley is gearing up for one of its most anticipated annual events as the Easley Spring Fling More »
Hagood Mill Foundation announces spring fundraiser
PICKENS — The Hagood Mill Foundation invites the community to an elegant evening of fellowship and purpose at its annual More »
Duke Energy plans sirens test July 10
UPSTATE – The outdoor warning sirens around the Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested 
between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10.
The 65 sirens within 10 miles of the Oconee Nuclear Station will sound for five to 30
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Legistlative Delegation plans meeting on July 11
LIBERTY — The Pickens County Delegation will be holding a meeting on Thursday, July 11 at the Pickens County Performing Arts Center. The Center is located at 314 West Main Street, Liberty, SC 29657. The meeting will take place from 6-8 p.m.
The public is invited and encouraged to attend this meeting.
Community Calendar 7-3-24
• Widowed persons group meets in Easley
Moving Forward, a widowed persons group meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Silver Bay Restaurant at 7027 Highway 123 in Easley. For more information, call Marian Huskins at (864) 270-6032
• Legion Post 67 seeks new members
American Legion Post 67 in Liberty is accepting applications for membership from all U.S. military wartime veterans. For more information, call (864) 787-2322.
• Legion Post 52 to meet on 4th Tuesday
American Legion Post 52 officials invite all military veterans to join them in Easley. Meetings are
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Courier Trespass Notices 7-3-24
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
John Carter Lane Sept. 2024
Courier Trespass Notices 7-3-24
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: Nathaniel William Cloer
Courier Legal Notices 7-3-24
Blankenship wins sheriff’s race
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Going to the polls to select just the third sheriff in the county in more than half a
Tommy Blankenship
century, Pickens County voters picked Tommy Blankenship to fill the office on Tuesday.
A current Pickens County Sheriff’s Office deputy, Blankenship will replace Sheriff Rick Clark after defeating PCSO Chief Deputy Chuck James in Tuesday’s Republican primary runoff. Clark, who did not seek reelection and endorsed James in the race, has served as sheriff since taking office in 2013 after winning an election to succeed longtime Sheriff David Stone, who held the position for 44 years.
Blankenship, who had a 1,600-vote advantage over second-place James in the initial five-man primary election race on June 11, won by a similar vote count on Tuesday, taking 8,075 votes compared to James’ 6,518.
While the sheriff’s race was decided by a relatively wide margin, Pickens County Council chairman Chris Bowers found himself in a neck-and-neck battle to retain his seat in a runoff against local businessman Brandon Thomas that appears destined for a recount. After all the precincts had reported, Bowers ended the night with a 14-vote advantage over the challenger, 1,325 to 1,311. If any potential provisional/fail safe votes tallied before the race is certified Thursday push the margin between the two candidates above 1 percentage point, a recount will not be necessary, according to Pickens County elections director Amy Sams. Bowers’ lead is currently 0.54 percent of the vote.
In the only other primary contest on local voters’ ballots Tuesday, Mark Burns received Pickens County voters’ endorsement over Sheri Biggs in the race to replace District 3 U.S. House Rep. Jeff Duncan, taking 7,621 votes to Biggs’ 6,712. Districtwide, however, Biggs held a nearly 1,000-vote margin with about 90 percent of precincts reporting at press time Tuesday.
