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Clemson alum donates kidney to stranger
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Jones appointed interim Clemson president
CLEMSON — Clemson University’s Board of Trustees met on Wednesday, Dec. 10, to approve the appointment of an interim president, More »
Bobcats come back to top Easley
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com EASLEY — The Easley High School boys’ basketball team went big game hunting on More »
Guild presents quilts to Bravo Battery troops
EASLEY – The Upcountry Quilt Guild presented 83 Quilts of Valor to members of the Easley National Guard on November More »
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Courier Trespass Notices 1-31-24
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:
Betty Haynes Jan. 2024
Courier Legal Notices 1-31-24
CALLING ALL MODEL TRAIN FANS!
CENTRAL — The Central Railway Museum, located at 108 Werner Street in Central, is open for model train enthusiasts of all ages on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 
2 p.m. In addition, the museum is open by reservation to home
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Pickens officials discuss water issues
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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PICKENS — Workers in drinking water distribution systems “touch more lives in a 
day than any doctor in any hospital,” according to ClearWater Solutions state director Drew Langston.
“We work in public health,” Langston said last week in Pickens. “If we do
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Child brings gun to school
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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EASLEY — A West End Elementary student brought a gun to school Thursday.
After the incident, School District of Pickens County chief communications officer Darian Byrd shared a safety update with parents and local media.
Byrd said a student told school officials they had brought a weapon to West End
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Local men charged with sexual abuse of minors
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Two Pickens County men face charges in unrelated cases connected to 
the sexual exploitation of minors, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced Monday.
Logan Tyler Smith, 20, of Central, and Sergio Eduardo Salinas Maradiaga, 20, of Easley, were arrested on 13 total charges, Wilson said in a release.
Investigators received a CyberTipline report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that led them to both Smith and Maradiaga, Wilson said.
Wilson said investigators allege Smith and Maradiaga both possessed files of child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, a more accurate reflection of the material involved in these “heinous and abusive crimes.” CSAM is replacing the term “child pornography” globally, as “pornography” can imply the child was a consenting participant, he said.
Smith was arrested on Jan. 11 and is charged with three counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, a felony offense punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment on each count, Wilson said.
Maradiaga was arrested the next day and is charged with 10 counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, Wilson said.
Wilson said Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office made the arrests. Investigators with his office, which is also an ICAC Task Force member, assisted with the investigations, he said.
Wilson said his office will prosecute both cases and stressed all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until they are proven guilty in a court of law.
NCMEC’s CyberTipline is the nation’s centralized reporting system for the online exploitation of children. Using the CyberTipline, the public and electronic service providers can make reports of suspected online enticement of children for sexual acts, child sexual molestation, child sexual abuse material, child sex tourism and child sex trafficking, unsolicited obscene materials sent to a child, misleading domain names and misleading words or digital images on the internet.
Find the CyberTipline at missingkids.org or report.cybertip.org.
