Liberty unveils 150th anniversary logo, announces art exhibition
LIBERTY — The city of Liberty celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2026, and officials unveiled a sesquicentennial logo for the More »
Prisma staff encourage early testing for flu
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com STATE — Prisma Health staff encourage the public to get tested for the flu More »
Daniel boys beat Pickens for region lead
PICKENS — With leading scorers Jackson Conley and Will Swann forced out of action early due to foul trouble and More »
Ballenger reflects on his career, legacy at Blue Ridge Electric
By Riley Morningstar Special to The Courier PICKENS — After 55 years of dedicated service, Terry Ballenger retired as the More »
Sunset Ceremony honors departed veterans
SIX MILE — As light winter rain fell at 5 p.m. on December 28, families, veterans, and community members gathered More »
Courier Trespass Notices 9-30-20
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:
Courier Notice to Creditors 9-30-20
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
Courier Legal Notices 9-30-20
INOTICE OF HEARING
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN PROBATE COURT
Case No. 2019ES3900572
IN THE MATTER OF:
PATRICIA CURTIS MARITATO
DATE: NOVEMBER 4, 2020
TIME: 9:30 A.M.
PLACE: PICKENS COUNTY PROBATE COURT
222 MCDANIEL AVE.
PICKENS, SC 29671
PURPOSE OF HEARING*;
PETITION FOR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
‘Giving back’
Huge donation kicks off cancer care unit campaign at hospital
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — The Prisma Health Baptist Easley Foundation was celebrating some big news earlier this 
year — just before the world changed.
The foundation had announced a huge step forward in the effort to create a cancer care unit at the hospital.
“We were doing this big reveal, saying Wraellen Winn has stepped forward with this amazing gift,” foundation manager Candi Forester-Smith said. “It was this big exciting thing for us, and then
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Tigers cruise in win over Citadel
By Eric Sprott
Courtesy The Journal
esprott@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — The atmosphere was a bit unusual in and around Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, but the Clemson football team managed to deliver a few hours of normalcy with the performance it turned in against the Citadel.
Led by an impressive, if brief, showing by quarterback Trevor Lawrence, the top-ranked Tigers
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DNR denies permit for Jocassee Gorges event
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has denied a permit to a proposed cycling event in the Jocassee Gorges after a meeting last week in which residents said the 
event clashed with the management plan put in place to protect the gorges.
The Hincapie organization announced plans for the inaugural Gran Fondo Hincapie Jocassee, the latest in the Gran Fondo Hincapie series, named after 17-time Tour de France finisher George Hincapie, to be held
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Head-on collision claims Easley resident
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — A 72-year-old Easley man died Thursday morning after his pickup truck was hit head-on.
Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley identified the victim as Mark Brent Smith of Davidson Drive.
The accident happened around 11:42 a.m. on S.C. 124, three miles east of Easley, according to the
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County records 3 more virus deaths
COLUMBIA — South Carolina officials have reported three new COVID-19 deaths in Pickens County 
over the past week, increasing from last week’s total of two.
As of the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control’s Monday release, the agency had reported the confirmed death of three elderly people over the previous week. Tuesday’s numbers
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Roper applauds SDPC approach to school, safety
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — COVID-19 is “a very nuanced and intricate foe that we’re fighting,” Pickens County administrator Ken Roper said.
KEN ROPER
Roper gave an update on COVID numbers during a video posted to Facebook Friday.
As of Friday, Pickens County had 315 active cases of COVID-19, Roper said.
The county had had a total number of 2,737 confirmed positive cases during the pandemic as of Monday afternoon, according to
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District provides six-week schedule, virus update
EASLEY — The School District of Pickens County announced its second six-week instruction schedule last week amid the COVID-19 pandemic, continuing to feature a mix of face-to-face and 
remote learning.
In a letter to parents, superintendent Danny Merck said the second six-week schedule from Oct. 5-Nov. 13 will include face-to-face instruction for 3-year-old kindergarten through second grade for all six weeks, face-to-face instruction for grades 3-5 for five of the six weeks and remote learning Nov.
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