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 More »
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 More »
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 More »
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 More »
Courier Notice to Creditors 9-20-23
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 to the claim.
Estate: John Parker Haskett, Jr.
Courier Legal Notices 9-20-23
Summons
(JURY TRIAL)
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF GREENVILLE
ELECTRONICALLY FILED –
2023 Jul 18 12:08 PM
GREENVILLE – COMMON PLEAS –
C. A. No.: 2023-CP-23-03646
Brandy Cody, Individually, and as Parent and Guardian o f V.C., a minor, and Z.C., a minor, Plaintiff vs. Jacob Seth Sloan, Defendant.
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is attached herewith served upon
Overdose victims remembered
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — A candlelight vigil was held in honor of International Overdose Awareness Day Aug. 31 on the steps of the Pickens County Courthouse.
The vigil was organized by Behavioral Health Services of Pickens County (BHSPC) and Foothills Fentanyl Fight.
BHSPC executive director Angela Farmer said the vigil was meant to bring awareness and provide support to families who have lost loved
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NEVER FORGET
The City of Easley held a 9/11 remembrance service to honor those 3,000 plus souls lost on Sept. 11, 2001. The Easley Police Department, Easley Fire Department, American Legion Post #52, and the Easley community came together to remember the selfless sacrifices that were made on that horrific day, 22 years ago.
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HORNET HAMMERED
In this week’s Football Frenzy sponsored by Mountain View Funerals and Cremation the Red Devils overpower Dixie and move to 3-1 on the season; Daniel defeats Hart County in Georgia showdown; the Easley Green Wave get upended by J.L. Mann and the Clemson Tigers drop out of AP Poll despite trouncing Charleston Southern. That and so much more in this week’s Frenzy. Never miss a single issue of the county’s best sports coverage found only in the pages of the Pickens County Courier by subscribing. Just give us a call at 864-878-6391 or visit us yourpickenscounty.com.
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Mill to host SC State Fiddling Championship
PICKENS — Old-Time musicians near and far are set to descend on the grounds of Hagood Mill this weekend to compete in the annual two-day S.C. State Fiddling Championship.
To kick off this year’s event, Hunter Holmes, A.P. Rogers and The Tennessee Hillbuddies will put on a concert Friday night beginning at 7 p.m.
The S.C. State Fiddling Championship will take place on Saturday, starting at 9:15 a.m.
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PC Career Center earns rare honor
By Andrea Kelley
Courtesy The Journal
akelley@upstatetoday.com
EASLEY — The Pickens County Career and Technology Center is set to become the newest Gene Haas Center, an honor conferred on only three other high schools in the country.
Director Ken Hitchcock approached the School District of Pickens County board at its Monday
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Surplus county fire trucks now serving other areas
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — An overhaul to the way Pickens County funds its fire service is providing benefits to another South Carolina community and another country.
County administrator Ken Roper discussed surplus fire equipment during county council’s Sept. 5 meeting.
“County council passed a couple years ago a sustainable funding mechanism for our fire system,” he said. “We now have a path and a funding
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Courier Obituaries 9-13-23
ELIZABETH ‘BETTY’ HARRIS CARTER
CENTRAL — Elizabeth (Betty) Harris Carter died on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, having recently celebrated her 68th wedding anniversary.
Betty was born in Asheville, N.C., on Feb. 27, 1932, as the third child of Henry Herman and Elizabeth Moss Harris. She developed lifelong friendships from her early school years at St. Genevieve-of-the-Pines, from her long association with Kanuga Conference Center, and as a member of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. Betty received a Bachelor of Arts degree in
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Yes, we are special — but so are they
I came across an old fellow the other day who’s apparently been living in the woods behind our house for decades, and I had no idea he was there.
He moved very slowly and quietly, minding his own business, staying out of everybody’s way.
Until this particular day.
There he was, on the side of the road, looking befuddled.
He was a turtle.
I mean, a great big whopping turtle. He must have been at least 50 pounds,
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