Flame advance to state title game
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com PICKENS — With a trip to the Class 4A state championship on the line, More »
ElringKlinger to create 294 jobs in Easley
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — A company that announced it was coming to Pickens County last summer More »
Area groups discuss SNAP
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Nearly 20 dozen area organizations and groups met last week to discuss More »
Former Easley mayor faces ethics complaint
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com STATE — The South Carolina Ethics Commission held a hearing last month about an More »
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STILL SUPREME Lions take down Greer for seventh straight region championship Greenwood ends Easley’s season; Devils outlast Blacksburg; pickens clinches More »
Courier Legal Notices 9-6-23
SUMMONS
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLNA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
2023-CP-39-00896
Action to Quiet Title
and to a Confirm Tax Sale
Derrick Jordan Plaintiff, v. Nancy Durham;
Defendants unknown claiming any Right, title, estate, interest in or Lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint and any unknown
Trespass Notice
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:
James Dan Winchester Aug. 2023
Honoring The Fallen
SC mariners killed at Pearl Harbor honored
By Riley Morningstar
Courtesy The Journal
rmorningstar@upstatetoday.com
CENTRAL — A nationwide effort to connect generations and bring closure over one of the most infamous days in American history hit close to home Thursday.
Families, active service members and veterans gathered at the ever-busy Semper Fi Barn in
Central for a special ceremony to pay tribute to the seven South Carolina sailors, nine military personnel in all, who were killed at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and were recently identified through a civilian-led effort to identify remains of those killed aboard the
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In this week’s Football Frenzy presented by Mountain View Funeral Home and Cremations, Daniel demolishes Easley to move to 2-0, Devils destroy Blue Ridge, Flame falter against Franklin County and so much more high school football action, only in the pages of the Pickens County Courier. Get your copy today or simply subscribe by calling us at 864-878-6391.
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Candlelight vigil to be held in memory of overdose victims
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS – An event Thursday evening aims to honor and remember those who have been lost to fatal drug overdoses.
August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day, the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died from overdose and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind, according to Kim Chastain with Foothills Fentanyl Fight, a newly-formed coalition dedicated to fentanyl awareness.
“I had made contact with so many parents and loved ones that had the same heartbreaking story I had so I knew we had to come together
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Two arrested on Fentanyl charges
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Two men face drug charges after an undercover investigation by the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office.
According to a news release issued Monday, the agency’s Special Operations Unit conducted an undercover investigation in Pickens County, which led to multiple drug warrants being issued for Brett William Ferguson.
Special Operations Unit agents and members of the sheriff’s office’s Community Action Team executed a search warrant at Ferguson’s home on Aug. 16, the release said.
Ferguson was found to be in possession of a revolver and a trafficking weight of
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Woman charged in recent burglary
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — A woman is charged with burglary in connection with an incident reported earlier this month.
According to a release issued on Aug. 24 by the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, Uniform Patrol Division deputies responded to a report of a burglary in progress at Inside Mini Storage in Central on Aug. 13.
The suspect fled on foot before deputies arrived, the release said.
K9 officer Kona was deployed and tracked the suspect, identified as Melissa Ann Gilstrap, to a
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Keowee Lodge looks to find past members
PICKENS — The Keowee Lodge #79 A.F.M. of Pickens is planning an awards night and the group has a lot of brothers that they can’t get a hold of.
The list includes Joe Neal Dyar, Doyle John Dorsey, James Allen Rowland, James Theo Phillips, Michael Dee Chapman, Samuel Ray Grant, Thomas Vester Smith, Thurman Duncan, Wayne Fred Madden, David Lynn Durham, George William Cage, James Charlie Gilstrap, Nathan Douglas Laster, William Levi Boggs Jr., Jacob Mack Seawright Jr., Phillip Lorne Lovin and Randy Wayne Beaty Sr.
Keowee Lodge #79 A.F.M.. is located at 305A E Main St, in Pickens.
If you know any of these brothers, please contact the Keowee Lodge at (864) 414-2054.
Young Appalachian Musicians hosts camp with support from the SC Arts Commission
COUNTY —The Young Appalachian Musicians (YAM) program completed two weeks of Traditional Arts and Music Camp at the Holly Springs Center in Pickens. Sixty students attended camp each week.
While at camp, students new and old learn to play traditional Appalachian instruments by ear. They spent the mornings at camp learning their instrument of choice.
Afternoons were spent exploring other hands-on activities, such as pottery, stained
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Lady Blue Flame go 1-1 in home tri-match
PICKENS — The Pickens High School Lady Blue Flame volleyball team kicked off their season on Aug. 24 in the friendly confines of Peggy 
Harden Anthony Gymnasium at Pickens High School. That evening Pickens hosted a tri-match with Wren and T.C. Roberson.
The Lady Blue Flame team began the tri-match playing against the Roberson Rams, who made the trip down the mountain from Asheville, N.C. Roberson took the first set 26-28, but Pickens came back to win the next two sets 27-
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