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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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
Courier Legal Notices 8-16-23
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Wills of the following decedents have been delivered to me and filed.
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‘Forever our hero’
Easley officer killed in line of duty
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — The family of the Easley Police Officer killed in the line of duty last week said his last act “exemplified everything he stood for.”
Officer Matthew Hare died Wednesday morning after being struck by a train while assisting a person in distress. He was 22 years old.
Easley Police Lt. Ashley Anderson said the police department received a call around 5am Wednesday, August 2 “about a person experiencing
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Woman charged in officer’s death
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS COUNTY — A woman has been charged in connection with the incident that took the life of Easley Police Officer Matthew Hare 
early Wednesday morning.
Gabrielle Alexis Benites, 25, of Easley, is charged with aggravated breach of peace, according to a release from Renèe Wunderlich, Director of Public Information Director with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED)
A warrant states that on August 2 Benites “knowingly and willfully trespassed on an active
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Costner elected SCAC president
COUNTY — Pickens County Council vice chairman Roy Costner was elected president of the South Carolina Association of Counties (SCAC) for 2023-24 during the association’s annual conference, held last week.
A business development manager at Spectrum Reach, Costner has lived in Liberty for 35 years. In addition to his county council service, he also is vice chairman of the S.C. Entertainment and Music Hall of Fame and serves on the executive committee for the Upstate Alliance. Costner succeeds Debra B. Summers of
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County shelves Trump payment
By Riley Morningstar
Courtesy The Journal
rmorningstar@upstatetoday.com
PICKENS — Pickens County delayed reimbursing itself $30,000 more than a month after former President Donald Trump’s campaign visit to the area, while the city pulled its request for money.
Attorney Les Hendricks told Pickens County Council his opinion was that an accommodations tax (ATAX) application had to be filled out and reviewed by an advisory committee for a recommendation before full
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County football teams gear up for season
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Football fever has begun to take over Pickens County as the season approaches at break neck speeds. Practice for the local high 
school teams opened up on July 28 and this week marks the final week of scrimmages and jamborees before regular season play begins on Aug. 18.
Three county teams are set to take the field on Friday at the Easley jamboree for
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