Area schools see movement in new SCHSL realignment
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — The South Carolina High School League () announced the classification placement for More »
Liberty leaders receive update on developing water system
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com LIBERTY — Efforts to create a water system “for Pickens County people” remain on More »
Wreaths Across America ceremonies held across county
COUNTY — Multiple ceremonies were held across Pickens County earlier this month in honor of National Wreaths Across America More »
Merry Christmas
Mountain View Funerals and Cremations owner Wes Hiott, along with Santa Greg, delivered Christmas gift baskets last week to the More »
Lions crush Emerald to extend regular-season win streak to 21
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
GREENWOOD — Coming off a Class 3A state 
championship season in 2020, expectations were high for the Daniel High School football team this year, and the Lions have largely met those expectations, finishing a 5-0 run through their non-region schedule Friday with a 57-7 shellacking of the Emerald Vikings on the road.
“We set this schedule up to challenge ourselves, because we know how hard it is to compete in our region,” Daniel head coach Jeff Fruster said after Friday’s win. “I’m proud of the way the kids fought tonight and proud of
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Clemson’s struggles continue in 2OT loss against Wolfpack
By Alex Dodd
Courtesy The Journal
news@thepccourier.com
RALEIGH, N.C. — Clemson struggled offensively as North Carolina State stunned the Tigers 27-21 in double overtime on Saturday at Carter-Finley Stadium.
The Wolfpack ran 96 plays to the Tigers’ 49 and maintained possession for 41:48 of regulation.
N.C. State (3-1, 1-0 ACC) successfully kept No. 25 Clemson (2-2, 1-1) out of rhythm offensively as it wore down the opposing defense.
Clemson dropped out of the top 10 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll
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Courier Trespass Notices 9-29-21
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
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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
Courier Legal Notices 9-29-21
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To all persons claiming an interest in: 1998-22’- aluminum-Crest Pontoon- MAU02813F898, 1980- 90HP- Evinrude- G04489733,Eric Keplar 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
County council passes tax hike to pay for road work
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — During their Sept. 13 meeting, Pickens County Council members officially did away with the county’s road user fee, raising property taxes by nearly 10 mills to provide a new source of funding to pave county roads.
The move was necessitated by officials’ fears that the $20 road user fee would not stand up to legal challenges, after the state Supreme Court ruled that a similar fee in Pickens County
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‘Everlasting’ impact
Former Easley mayor, coach Larry Bagwell dies
EASLEY — Former Easley Mayor Larry Bagwell died Friday. He was 84.
The city of Easley released a statement on the former mayor’s passing, saying his “impact and decades worth of accomplishments run deep within the City of Easley and are everlasting.”
Easley High School’s football coach for 25 years, from 1967 to 1992, Bagwell led the Green Wave to two state championships.
He was inducted into the Easley High School Hall of Fame and the South Carolina Coaches Hall of Fame.
Bagwell was first elected to Easley City Council and in 2008 began serving his first of three terms as mayor.
In 2019, Bagwell announced he would not be seeking
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Virus kills 19 more local residents
COVID-19 has claimed 330-plus lives in county
COLUMBIA — After a near record-high 16 COVID-19 deaths last week, Pickens County has once again seen another rise in death numbers this week, with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) reporting 19 COVID-19 deaths over the past 
seven days.
According to DHEC, there were 19 confirmed deaths and no probable deaths in the one-week period from last Tuesday to Monday, when the latest numbers were available.
Pickens County also remains the worst out of the state’s 46 counties in infection rate, with 18,217.4 cases
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