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RUN OVER!! Red Devils pick more than 400 yards rushing in rivalry win over Pickens Daniel rebounds with win over More »
No vote taken on Pickens annexation
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com PICKENS — Pickens officials on Monday heard again from residents urging them to vote More »
Peabody Engineering expanding in Liberty
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com LIBERTY — A plastics manufacturer plans to expand its Pickens County operations, a move More »
Semper Fi Barn to host Community Patriot Day Remembrance Ceremony
SIX MILE — The Semper Fi Barn will host a community-wide Patriot Day Remembrance Ceremony on September 11, offering area More »
Keowee Vineyards make donation to help ‘Feed A Hungry Child’
On August 27, the Keowee Vineyards CRO Advisory Board proudly presented a check to their Fund the Need recipient, Feed More »
Courier Classifieds 5-3-23
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Courier Trespass Notices 5-3-23
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
Courier Notice to Creditors 5-3-23
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
Courier Legal Notices 5-3-23
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
Notice is hereby given that NICK & MIKE at CLEMSON, LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license and/or permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR at 1310 TIGER BLVD, CLEMSON, SC
Teen arrested in weekend killing
Facing murder charge, 17-year-old caught two days after Saturday shooting
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — A teen has been charged with murder after a deadly shooting in Central on Saturday night.
Wyatt Anthony Scott Pelfrey, 17, is charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to a release from Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Chuck James.
James said the sheriff’s office was notified of a shooting incident near the intersection of Old Shirley Road and Sheriff Road in Central shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday.
When deputies arrived, they found a 22-year-old man lying in front of the home with an apparent
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Welcome to the 39th annual Azalea Festival
“When the Azaleas are blooming in Pickens, South Carolina, the little town celebrates!”
For 39 years, Pickens has celebrated spring by throwing an arts and entertainment based and family-friendly celebration — the Pickens Azalea Festival.
Each April, the Azaleas bloom, artisans and crafters come out, and the community joins together to celebrate spring in the city of Pickens.
Special Olympics back after four-year absence
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
goliver@upstatetoday.com
CENTRAL — After a four-year absence, the Area 13 Special Olympics Spring Games returned in force Friday at the Southern Wesleyan 
University track complex in Central.
More than 600 athletes representing 25 schools and adult day programs from Oconee and Pickens counties took part. The athletes were assisted by 60 volunteers, 38 of whom were SWU faculty, staff and students.
Dianne Russom, in her 47th year with the Special Olympics, said getting the event
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Ledbetter picked to manage PMPA
By Andrea Kelley
Courtesy The Journal
akelley@upstatetoday.com
GREER — Two weeks after the Piedmont Municipal Power Agency’s general manager turned in his resignation, the agency’s board hired one 
of its own as his replacement.
On March 30, PMPA general manager Andy Butcher resigned from his post via email, setting his last day as June 27. The executive committee met in a special called meeting on April 10 to discuss the resignation,
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It’s so hard to say sorry
There are several very important words in the English language that have lost much of their power by overuse and by assuming multiple 
meanings.
Some of them are needed to express the deepest emotions and feelings of the human heart.
One such word is “sorry.”
“That’s the sorriest excuse for a bicycle I’ve ever seen!”
A colorful comment, perhaps, but an unfortunate twist on a word that should be reserved for more serious purposes.
Even used properly, “I’m sorry,” doesn’t seem nearly adequate to convey what one person needs
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Courier Letters to the Editor 4-26-23
Food stamp reform
Dear Editor,
Twelve percent of the U.S. and 12.8 percent of South Carolina uses SNAP, formerly known as food stamps.
The No. 1 item bought on SNAP is soda. In fact, 22.6 cents of every dollar is spent on a combination of sweetened beverages, prepared desserts, salty snacks, candy and sugar. This acts as a multi-billion-dollar subsidy for candy and soda companies, with Coca-Cola alone making $13 billion per year from SNAP benefits.
Although 40 percent of SNAP must be spent on essentials, such as bread, eggs and milk, the rest can be spent on anything that is EBT
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