Culpepper named PHS principal
Neuner, Plyler named principals of DES, FAE By Bru Nimmons Staff Reporter bnimmons@thepccourier.com COUNTY — The School District of Pickens More »
SCDOT seeking comment on 183-178 intersection
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com PICKENS — Officials are seeking public comment on a proposed “road diet” along portions More »
Cannon Church breaks ground on new building
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com CENTRAL — Construction of a $2 million addition to the grounds of Cannon Church More »
Lady Lions take down county foe Pickens for 18th straight victory
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com CENTRAL — After blowing by county foe Pickens in their first matchup this season, More »
Red Devils go cold against top-ranked High Point
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com LIBERTY — Hosting top-ranked High Point on senior night, the sixth-ranked Liberty High School More »
Deep Winter Blues Festival returns
PICKENS — The soulful sounds of the blues will once again echo through the hills of the Upstate as the More »
Community Calendar 3-22-23
• Pickens canning workshop planned
Canning is a practical, safe and enjoyable method of food preservation when done properly. Participants in an upcoming workshop in Pickens will be able to engage in the full canning process from preparation to processing using current USDA recommended techniques.
The workshop will highlight pressure canning, and participants will take home a jar of the product they produced. Anyone with or without previous canning
Courier Classifieds 3-22-23
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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:
Dollie G. Morris Mar. 2023
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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SUMMONS
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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