IT IS TIME TO VOTE IN THE PICKENS COUNTY COUNTY COURIER’S READERS CHOICE AWARDS
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Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce celebrating 60 years
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com PICKENS — The Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce uses a variety of tools to More »
PCSO lauds ‘Devil in Disguise’ guilty pleas, sentences
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com STATE — The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office is hailing recent guilty pleas entered in More »
Lady Lions clinch third straight region title with win over Tigers
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com TIGERVILLE — The Daniel High School girls’ basketball team traveled to Blue Ridge on More »
Courier Letters to the Editor
Saitta gives update on road paving Dear Editor, Last month, I wrote the SCDOT had added repaving S.C. 183 from More »
Whiten takes the stage at the Opry
By Rocky Nimmons Publisher rnimmons@thepccourier.com NASHVILLE — What a week it has been for Six Mile native and up‑and‑coming country More »
Courier Trespass Notices 10-25-23
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
Courier Notice to Creditors 10-25-23
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
Courier Legal ads 10-25-23
LEGAL NOTICE
The Pickens County Planning Commission will have a workshop at 6:00 and then meet in regular session and conduct public hearings on Monday, November 13, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. in the Main Conference Room at the Pickens County Administration Facility, 222 McDaniel Avenue, Pickens, SC.
The Planning Commission will hold public hearings on:
SD-23-0017 – GP Speedway Industrial Park at 3800 Calhoun Memorial Highway Easley, SC 29640
Men arrested on child sex crimes
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Two Pickens County men face a total of 22 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors, South Carolina Attorney 
General Alan Wilson announced last week.
In a release issued Oct. 10, Wilson announced the arrests of 24-year-old Justin Blake Chandler of Easley and 54-year-old Robert Joseph Daniels
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Mountain Music
The Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce hosted the inaugural Pickens Appalachian Folk Festival last weekend at the Pickens Amphitheater hosting a multitude of people from around the Upstate. The Bear Creek String Bandits, pictured above performing on Saturday morning, were one of five groups that paid tribute to the vibrant Appalachian heritage of Northern Pickens County and the Upstate of South Carolina. Rocky Nimmons/Courier
Unstoppable
Easley clinches playoff spot in big win over Berea, Lions wallop Seneca, Devils can’t stop Ninety Six, Flame falter against Greenville and Clemson prepares for Miami. All this and so much more in this week’s Football Frenzy presented to you by Mountain View Funerals and Cremations. Football Frenzy is the area’s best high school football coverage with the most experienced sports team in the Upstate. Read this week’s Frenzy by picking up an issue from a grocery, convenience or drug store near you. You can also subscribe and have our print edition mailed to your home each week. If you want to read Football Frenzy presented by Mountain View Funerals and Cremations right on your phone, just visit our website www.yourpickenscounty.com and subscribe for instance access. Nobody does it better that the Pickens County Courier. We are Pickens County’s favorite newspaper for a reason. You must be logged in to view this content.
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Work continues on development standards edict
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS COUNTY – Demands on infrastructure is one of the considerations Pickens County Council must weigh as they work to update the 
county’s Unified Development Standards Ordinance.
County Administrator Ken Roper discussed infrastructure during a recent Facebook Live update
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Perimeter Road paving begins
By Lauren Pierce
Courtesy The Journal
lpierce@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — The $21 million project to widen Perimeter Road will enter its final paving phase today ahead of schedule, requiring occasional closures and altered traffic patterns.
The university said in a news release for drivers to exercise caution when near construction areas and to obey traffic signs. The project still has an anticipated completion date by the end of the month,You must be logged in to view this content.
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South Carolina’s own tea parties
The first “tea party” in American history happened in Charleston — not Boston. The city of “Charles Town,” as it was known back then, 
opposed Britian’s new Tea Act. The Tea Act made it illegal for the colonies to buy non-British tea and forced them to pay a tea tax of 3 pence per pound (equivalent to $18 per pound today). The Tea Act was designed to prop up the East India Tea Company, which
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The antidote for chaos and confusion
Thinking about the chaos and confusion of our world can feel overwhelming. How do we even begin to make sense of it all?
It can feel impossible to understand its cause or to think about a possible solution. How do we respond and contribute our share to a meaningful solution? If we take a moment to reflect, and
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