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No vote taken on Pickens annexation
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com PICKENS — Pickens officials on Monday heard again from residents urging them to vote More »
Peabody Engineering expanding in Liberty
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com LIBERTY — A plastics manufacturer plans to expand its Pickens County operations, a move More »
Semper Fi Barn to host Community Patriot Day Remembrance Ceremony
SIX MILE — The Semper Fi Barn will host a community-wide Patriot Day Remembrance Ceremony on September 11, offering area More »
Keowee Vineyards make donation to help ‘Feed A Hungry Child’
On August 27, the Keowee Vineyards CRO Advisory Board proudly presented a check to their Fund the Need recipient, Feed More »
Courier Trespass Notices 6-15-22
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:
Clarence and Violet Simmons May 2022
L.C. Russell May. 2022
Courier Notice to Creditors 6-15-22
The publisher shall only be liable for an amount less than or equal to the charge for the space of the item in error in the case of errors in or omissions from any advertisement, and only for the first incorrect insertion.
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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
Courier Legal Notices 6-15-22
NOTICE
New Carolina Const. Co. Inc. the owner of a 1993 GMC Sierra C-350 Vin 1GDKC34N7PJ510966 located at Edmond Garage, Liberty SC. Please pay charges of $7500.00 and take your vehicle or the vehicle will be sold at Magistrates Public Sale. Call 864-843-2715.
June 1, 8, 15
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Primary set for Tuesday
PICKENS — With less than a week remaining until Tuesday’s statewide party primary elections, Pickens County voters still have time to make their mind up on races in the area.
With incumbent Pickens County Councilmen Trey Whitehurst not running for reelection, current Pickens County School Board member Phillip Bowers and local businessman Chris Lollis are facing off
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Mail carrier killed in Friday collision
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Authorities said a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier died Friday after his truck collided with a dump truck on S.C. Highway 11.
Pickens County deputy coroner Heather Harrison identified the victim as Mark Douglas Hunt Jr., 41, of Beattie
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Behavioral Health helps clients find ‘a fresh start’
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — It may be hard to believe that an agency that’s nearly 50 years old and is housed in three different buildings on Main Street in Pickens is unknown to people in the area.
But many people in Pickens County don’t know where Behavioral Health Services of Pickens County is or what it does for its clients and the community.
BHSPC’s staff and their work were celebrated at a Community Connections for Recovery benefit
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SC counties, utilities taking more active role in conservation projects
Editor’s note: This column originally appeared in The (Charleston) Post and Courier.
Last month, the Greenville-based Naturaland Trust announced the protection of River Falls, a 170-acre tract located along the Middle Saluda River that ultimately will fold into and expand the footprint of Jones Gap State Park.
The property itself is quite impressive, with vistas of both the river and the mountainscape, diverse wildlife habitat and opportunities for trout fishing and other outdoor pursuits. Perhaps even more importantly, it will provide a new access point and much-needed additional parking for the larger park, which currently accommodates roughly 30 vehicles and often reaches capacity within moments of opening.
What makes this project exceptional — beyond the positive land protection and public access outcomes — is that
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Highway 11 standards headed to committee
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Pickens County Council will further discuss an ordinance establishing development standards along S.C. Highway 11 after residents, attorneys and council members questioned some of the details in the ordinance, as well as in a report from the Appalachian Council of Governments.
Council members discussed the issue before a proposed second reading of the ordinance during their meeting on
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SDPC budget squeaks through on final vote
By Andrea Kelley
Courtesy The Journal
akelley@upstatetoday.com
EASLEY — The School District of Pickens County’s fiscal year 2023 budget squeaked by on final reading at the school board’s Friday meeting.
The nearly $149 million budget was approved by a 4-3 vote, with chairwoman Betty Bagley and board members Phillip Bowers and Amy Williams voting in
opposition.
Bowers said he was concerned the district was “growing spending too fast.”
“We’re doing a lot of good stuff. But I look back at ’19 … I think we
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