‘Long overdue’
Monument to Andrew Pickens to highlight Legacy Square By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com PICKENS — Those passing by Legacy More »
Easley thrift store aims to help others
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — The operator of DH Tiny Homes Thrift Store hopes his small store More »
America’s top chocolate shop has local roots
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com GREENVILLE — A business owned by a Pickens resident recently received national recognition. Last More »
Local municipalities plan Fourth of July events
COUNTY — With the nation getting ready to observe its 249th Independence Day, people from around Pickens County will have More »
Banjo Extravaganza is July18-19
PICKENS — The Banjo Extravaganza Festival returns to the Hagood Mill Historic Site on Friday, July 18, and Saturday, July More »
Courier Legal notices 4-27-22
NOTICE
To all persons claiming an interest in: 1984 – 15 – FIBERGLASS – CIMMARON- L BVO4 LBVO1758M84A and a 1989- 7OHP – YAMAHA – 6H3L470752, ROY MAGNUSON will apply to SCDNR for title on watercraft/outboard motor. If you have any claim to the watercraft/ outboard motor, contact SCDNR at (803) 734- 3699. Upon thirty days after the date of the last avertisement if no claim of interest is made and the watercraft/outboard motor has not been reported stolen, SCDNR shall issue clear title. Case No: 20220315950179.
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Bowers announces run for county council seat
SIX MILE — Republican Phillip Bowers of Six Mile has announced his candidacy for Pickens County Council’s District 2 seat in the June 14 primary. District 2 
covers Six Mile, Central, Norris and northern Clemson.
A current Pickens County School Board trustee, Bowers is hoping to replace Trey Whitehurst, who opted not to run. Bowers is a lifelong resident of the district and graduate of Daniel High School. He earned a BS degree from
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Company moving ahead with Liberty landfill plan
No coal ash included; county keeping mum on possible settlement in legal battle
By Ron Barnett
Staff Reporter
rbarnett@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — MRR is taking steps toward building a landfill on its property near Liberty, although not for coal ash, according to the state Department of Health
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Local legislators and manufacturers have expressed their opposition to a project that could bring a coal ash dump to Pickens County.
and Environmental Control.
The move is the latest twist in a legal entanglement between the North Carolina-based company and Pickens County that stretches back to 2016.
DHEC has scheduled a virtual public hearing on a request from MRR to dispose of more than twice the
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HOW TO TAKE PART IN APRIL 28 VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING
COUNTY — The state Department of Health and Environmental Control will hold a virtual public hearing at 6:30 p.m. April 28 to accept oral comments on a draft permit to increase the maximum annual disposal amount for a proposed landfill on S.C. Highway 93 east of Liberty.
Anyone may participate remotely using a phone or computer.
Registration is required prior to the date of the hearing. To register, go to https://forms.office.com/g/8jCvBsprgP.
2 arrested on drug charges after chase
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Two men face multiple charges, including drug trafficking, after a police chase earlier this month that ended in Liberty.
According to a release from the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, deputies with the Uniform Patrol Division conducted a drug interdiction traffic stop on April 8 that resulted in the arrests of Zachary Adam Morrison and Dakota Shane Williamson.
Deputies initiated the stop after confirming Morrison, the driver, had outstanding arrest warrants for a prior drug offense, the
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benefits of county ACOG investment
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — The Appalachian Council of Governments provides a variety of services and benefits to the citizens of Pickens County, according to the organization’s executive director.
ACOG executive director Steve Pelissier gave the organization’s annual update to Pickens County Council at its April 4 meeting.
ACOG has worked with Pickens County “for about 55 years now,” he said.
“I think a good way to talk about performance is return on investment,” Pelissier said. “Last year, Pickens County invested $61,631 into the Council of Governments. The return to the county — through our programs to
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City set to cancel Doodle program
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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PICKENS — Pickens’ police chief believes it’s time to end a pilot program that allowed golf carts on the Doodle Trail with a special permit.
The issue was discussed during Pickens City Council’s April 4 meeting.
“With springtime upon us, we’ve started having some questions regarding what is the policy for the city of Pickens for golf carts on the Doodle Trail,” city administrator Philip Trotter said.
In 2020, the cities of Pickens and Easley began a pilot program allowing golf carts on the
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Whirling disease detected in SC trout for first time
COUNTY — The S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division, working with the Southeastern Fish Disease Cooperative at Auburn University, has documented the presence of whirling disease for the first time in four streams sampled recently in Pickens and Greenville counties.
This represents the first positive diagnosis of the whirling disease pathogen in South Carolina trout streams.
First detected in the United States in 1958, whirling disease is found in more than 20 states, including North Carolina and Georgia. Whirling disease can cause 90 percent or greater mortality of young rainbow trout and can have serious impacts to wild and hatchery trout populations. The disease is caused by the microscopic parasite
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FOLKS awards local students scholarships
COUNTY — A pair of Pickens County high school students were among five recipients of the Jack Lewis Watershed Stewardship Scholarship from the Friends 
of Lake Keowee Society (FOLKS), the group announced recently.
Daniel’s William Chandler and Pickens’ Jackson Keith joined Walhalla’s Claire Mattox and Savannah Smith and William Quisenberry of NEXT School Eagle Ridge as this year’s scholarship winners.
FOLKS established the Jack Lewis Watershed Stewardship Scholarship to provide college financial support to high school students showing a strong interest in natural resource conservation and the environment, according to a news release. The scholarship is named in honor of Jack Lewis, whose time with the Friends of Lake Keowee Society spanned 44 years. Lewis’
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