Library youth programs canceled for book review
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Users of the Pickens County Library System will experience changes in services More »
County plans new ambulance facility in Pickens
By Mike Pulley Special to the Courier news@thepccourier.com PICKENS — Pickens County is planning to build a new ambulance More »
Daniel girls see season end with third round loss to South Pointe
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com CENTRAL — With a trip to the Upper State championship on the line, the More »
Skardon’s ‘Clemson 8 Challenge’ celebrates legacy of POW heroes
CLEMSON — Long before his death at 104 in 2021, retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon made it his mission More »
IT IS TIME TO VOTE IN THE PICKENS COUNTY COUNTY COURIER’S READERS CHOICE AWARDS
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Courier Notice to Creditors 4-29-23
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: Deloris J. Emerich
Courier Legal Notices 4-29-23
LEGAL NOTICE
Wills of the following decedents have been delivered to me and filed.
No proceedings for the probate of said Wills have begun.
Helen Barnes Cassell filed Oct.12, 2022
Gwendolyn R. Clark filed Oct. 12, 2022
No millage increase in county budget proposal
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Pickens County’s fiscal year 2023-24 budget, as proposed by staff, contains no millage increase.
During its April 3 meeting, county council passed first reading in title only of an ordinance to provide for the levy of taxes in Pickens County for the fiscal year beginning July 1 and ending June 30, 2024.
County administrator Ken Roper discussed the budget during the meeting.
“Overall, I think the budget accomplishes many of your goals,” Roper told council. “This is just a
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Mother marks 25 years since Clemson student’s disappearance
By David Ferrara and Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
newsed@upstatetoday.com
PICKENS — Last Wednesday marked 25 years since Jason Knapp, a Clemson University sophomore, disappeared after being seen leaving his 
apartment complex on the night of April 12, 1998.
About a week later, the 20-year-old student’s car was found abandoned 30 miles from campus at Table Rock State Park in northern Pickens
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TCTC freezes tuition for 4th year in a row
PENDLETON — Tuition at Tri-County Technical College will hold steady for a fourth year in a row after the college’s commission voted 
unanimously last week to freeze tuition through the 2023-24 school year.
Tri-County president Galen DeHay said making college “accessible and affordable” to
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Special Easley council election Tuesday
EASLEY — Two names will be on the ballot for a special election next week to fill an empty seat on Easley City Council.
David Jones and Gene Patterson are vying to fill the unexpired term for council’s Ward 4 seat in Tuesday’s election.
Former Ward 4 Councilman Terry Moore died at age 73 on Jan. 30. He had been elected to his
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SDPC announces leadership moves
COUNTY — The Pickens County School Board approved three new school district leadership hires at its called meeting on Monday.
Dr. Ashley Anderson-Murray will take over as the School District of Pickens County’s new director of teacher evaluation and coaching, while Andy Holliday will succeed Anderson-Murray as principal at Forest Acres Elementary and Andrew Shipman will be the new principal at Crosswell Elementary, replacing Holliday. The three will assume their new roles at the end of the 2022-23 school year on July 1.
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After delay, county to get new signage this summer
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — After a delay due to bidding issues, a project to install new wayfinding signage around Pickens County is back on track.
County administrator Ken Roper gave an update on signage during Pickens County Council’s April 3 meeting.
Roper said county council allocated money toward an overhaul of county signage a little more
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A column in three parts
This will be a column in three parts, with three different kinds of news: personal, commercial and ornithological.
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The personal news is about my mom.
She had another stroke, and as I write this she’s at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.
She had the first one three years ago, but this one was worse.
She’ll be 98 in June, although she never seemed old to me before.
But she’s a faith-filled lady and is keeping a positive attitude, as always.
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The rising cost of home insurance
When I got my home insurance bill and it showed a massive payment for my policy renewal, I actually laughed. I flipped the page over, 
believing I’d received someone else’s mail by mistake … probably a neighbor down the street. But when I saw my own name, I wasn’t laughing anymore when I grabbed my calculator and discovered that the new amount was a 45 percent increase over last year.
Still, ever hopeful, I called my insurance company, wondering if someone else’s home had been
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