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 »
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Courier Trespass Notices 9-16-20
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 9-16-20
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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
Courier Legal Notices 9-16-20
INFORMATION TO HEIRS AND DEVISEES
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
IN THE PROBATE COURT
COUNTY OF: PICKENS
CASE NUMBER: 2018ES3900735-2
IN THE MATTER OF: RANDOLPH SMITH POLLARD (Decedent)
On JUNE 16, 2020, Application/Petition was made to the Probate Court of PICKENS County at (address), 222 MCDANIEL AVE, B-16, PICKENS, SC, for the INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND
Local students top SC, national average on SAT
COUNTY — The School District of Pickens County outpaced the state and national averages in SAT 
scores released Friday by the South Carolina Department of Education.
Pickens County’s total overall average was 1085, higher than the national score of 1030 and the South Carolina score of 1019. Pickens County ranked second out of all South Carolina school districts in overall total score, while each of its four high schools exceeded state and national averages.
Daniel led the way with an average score of 1162, followed by
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Election board hears social media complaints
No changes planned after petitions calling for members’ removal
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — With the general election just two months away, the Pickens County Board of Voter Registration and Elections has once again been forced to deal with controversy.
The board, which has only served for a few months after the abrupt resignation of the previous board members in March, is now facing accusations of bias from some local residents.
Last month, social media posts by board secretary Lillian Boatwright drew scrutiny after some residents said they appeared to show her liberal political beliefs.
That scrutiny led Pickens County conservative activist Johnnelle Raines to launch a petition calling for Boatwright’s resignation, and the issue was a prime topic during the election board’s monthly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 1.
Election board chair James Liddle addressed the
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All Systems Go
No. 1 Tigers set to kick off season on Saturday
By Eric Sprott
Courtesy The Journal
esprott@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — The Clemson football team has won the ACC championship each of the last five years, and with preseason first-team All-Americans Trevor Lawrence and Travis Etienne back to lead the 
way this season, the media that covers the conference sees little reason why the Tigers won’t make it six in a row.
The conference announced the results of its preseason media poll on Friday, and the top-ranked Tigers — who will kick off the season this Saturday — were predicted to finish first by 132 of the media panel’s 134 voters. The
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Cyberattack disrupts SDPC online learning
EASLEY — With most students in the School District of Pickens County completing their 
schoolwork from home this week, the district was the target of an attack that disabled internet service on school and student devices on Tuesday.
According to a statement from district spokesman John Eby, the internet outage was caused by a DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack on the district’s web
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Opioid summit inspires at SWU
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — At the height of his baseball career, Darryl Strawberry stepped up to the plate, helping his teams win four World Series titles.
These days, Strawberry steps up to the microphone, traveling the world and sharing his story of 
substance abuse, treatment and recovery.
Strawberry spoke at the recent Road to Recovery Through Christ Summit at Southern Wesleyan University. The Steppin’ It Up Coalition and Behavioral Health Services of Pickens County
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