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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Courier Trespass Notices 3-22-23
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 the undersigned:
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Courier Notice To Creditors 3-22-23
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: Carlos Horten Watson
Courier Legal Notices 3-22-23
Notice of Application
Notice is hereby given that SHIVAMKISHAN, LLC Intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license and/or permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of LIQUOR at 1050 ANDERSON DR., LIBERTY SC 29657. To object to the issuance of this license and/or permit, you must submit Form ABL-20, postmarked no later than Mar. 24, 2023.
Mail protests to SCDOR, ABL Section, PO Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214-0907, or email to ABL@dor.sc.gov.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
C.A. No.: 2022-CP-39-01336
Helen Duncan, Plaintiff, vs. Bradle Wayne Head, Jeffrey R. Head, Kimberly A. Head, Jennifer E. Roach-Smith, Kevin L. Roach, Kerry Lee Roach, Donnie Roach,
Officials talk train wreck preparedness
With all the train wrecks in the news lately — most of them involving Norfolk Southern, the railroad that slices through Pickens County — it seemed like a good time to check and see what kind of risk we may be facing if a train were to derail here.
“It could happen to any of us, anywhere in the United States,” said Denise Kwiatek, emergency management director for Pickens County.
“We never know when that moment’s going to happen.”
Many of you probably remember a multi-car derailment in Liberty back in 2010 in which two Norfolk Southern tank cars spilled 18,000 gallons of isopropanol and three others discharged 19,000 gallons of a substance referred to only as “hazardous waste liquid.”
The accident forced the evacuation of 536 homes for
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School district moving toward competency-based learning
By Andrea Kelley
Courtesy The Journal
akelley@upstatetoday.com
COUNTY — The School District of Pickens County will soon be working toward a more personalized learning approach for students thanks to a proviso from the South Carolina Department of Education.
In August, the SCDE released Proviso 1.116, allowing districts seeking to implement competency-based education to submit a waiver to the State Board of Education allowing them to create their own standards.
The proviso defined competency-based education as “a comprehensive learning approach for a student to master competencies and related standards along a personalized, self-paced and flexible pathway.”
SDPC director of secondary education Lori Gwinn asked school board trustees during a recent meeting to
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Certified SAFE
Pickens County EMS training officer Dietrich Easter and director Michael Dunaway hold the county’s SAFE (Sexual Assault Forensic Excellence) designation certification. Pickens County recently became the second agency in South Carolina to receive specialized training to provide care to victims in the county. SAFE is created in partnership with South Carolina Victim Assistance Network, the S.C. Attorney General’s Office, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and South Carolina Hospital Association. “This is a victim’s worst day of their life, and to ensure an easy transition, we educated ourselves on how to talk with the victim, pursue evidence and to walk them through the process,” Easter said. Jessica Mackey/Courier
Liberty lands decorated SC band director
LIBERTY — After Matt Smith resigned as Liberty High School’s director of bands last month, administrators swung for the fences in their search for his replacement.
And the school undoubtedly hit a home run, as School District of Pickens County spokesman Darian Byrd announced last week that Bryan Bone will become Liberty’s new director of bands.
Bone brings three decades of experience leading award-winning middle school and high school bands, including leading large 5A programs at Boiling Springs and Byrnes High School for the past 16 years, according to Byrd.
Bone is the only director in state history to lead high school bands to the South Carolina state marching finals in all five classes (1A Ben Lippen, 2A Swansea, 3A Camden, 4A Berkeley, 5A Boiling Springs and Byrnes). In addition, his bands have won
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Gleaning House honors founders
By Jessica Mackey
Staff Reporter
jmackey@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — On the week of Thanksgiving in 1998, Esther and Johnny Corn decided they wanted to open a nonprofit organization to help the Pickens County community.
They had helped with Loaves and Fishes in Greenville and were being mentored by the organization’s director, but one of their concerns with opening a food pantry
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Pickens County emergency officials hold large-scale training exercise
Although all Pickens County students were out of school for a planned break through Wednesday of this week, a large law enforcement presence was evident at Daniel High School on Monday. The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, Pickens County Emergency Management, Pickens County Fire/Rescue, Pickens County EMS, Pickens County Coroner’s Office, Pickens County School District, Easley Police Department, Clemson Police Department, Liberty Police Department, Central Police Department, Pickens Police Department and Clemson University Police Department were at a large-scale training exercise to train together on active threats and mass casualty response. A news release from the sheriff’s office said the exercise focused on crisis response, planning and multi-agency interoperability. Actors included personnel from the sheriff’s office, Pickens County EMS, the School District of Pickens County, students from Youth Leadership Academy and community members.
Photos courtesy Pickens County Sheriff’s Office
