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Flame advance to state title game

Flame advance to state title game

By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com PICKENS — With a trip to the Class 4A state championship on the line, More »

ElringKlinger to create 294 jobs in Easley

ElringKlinger to create 294 jobs in Easley

By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — A company that announced it was coming to Pickens County last summer More »

Area groups discuss SNAP

Area groups discuss SNAP

By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Nearly 20 dozen area organizations and groups met last week to discuss More »

Former Easley mayor faces ethics complaint

Former Easley mayor faces ethics complaint

By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com STATE — The South Carolina Ethics Commission held a hearing last month about an More »

This week in the PICKENS COUNTY COURIER’s FOOTBALL FRENZY Sponsored by MOUNTAIN VIEW FUNERALS AND CREMATIONS

This week in the PICKENS COUNTY COURIER’s FOOTBALL FRENZY Sponsored by MOUNTAIN VIEW FUNERALS AND CREMATIONS

STILL SUPREME Lions take down Greer for seventh straight region championship Greenwood ends Easley’s season; Devils outlast Blacksburg;  pickens clinches More »

 

The Clemson bus driver who talks smiles

By Grace Dumit
Special to the Courier
gdumit@g.clemson.edu

CLEMSON — On a weekday morning, Clemson University students rushed to board the Blue Route Tiger Transit bus at a remote commuter parking lot to get to class on time. The doors swung open to reveal the warm, inviting smile of their bus driver, Arthur Lynn Collins. Jr.

Students affectionally call him “Mr. Lynn.” He welcomes every passenger who steps on his bus with that inviting smile, no matter the time of day. The students also encounter his signature bowl of candy and rows of colorful rubber ducks that line the bus’s dashboard.

“I’m just a simple, quiet person most of the time, and when I get around here, I feel I may be offering a little bit

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Young innovators shine at the science fair

CENTRAL — Southern Wesleyan University proudly hosted the 2025 South Carolina Region 1 Science Fair welcoming over seventy bright young scientists from Anderson, Abbeville, Laurens, Greenville, Greenwood, Oconee, and Pickens counties. Students in grades 3 -12 showcased their innovative research and competed across 22 STEM categories.

The event celebrated the hard work and creativity of the next generation of STEM leaders, offering scholarships, prizes, and opportunities to advance to national and international competitions, including the Regeneron International Science

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Legacy Home Of Recovery to host fundraising event

The Legacy Home of Recovery Board of Directors are excited to announce Legacy Home’s Annual Benefit and Celebration: Struggle to Strength on Thursday, April 3 at The Barn at Abundant Blessings Farm in Liberty from 6  – 9  pm. The doors will open for seating at 5:30 pm. In addition to dinner, the night will include an introduction and history of The Legacy Home of Recovery; powerful stories of life transformation from men in recovery who have resided at Legacy; and recognition some of Legacy Home’s key

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Guardian ad Litem training offers a chance to make a difference

PICKENS — In honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month this April the Cass Elias McCarter Guardian ad Litem Program, a division of the South Carolina Department of Children’s Advocacy, is offering free online training to those interested in becoming a volunteer Guardian ad Litem (GAL) in Pickens County.  The training will provide participants with the tools, knowledge, and skills needed to advocate for children’s best interests in the courtroom and throughout their journey through the Family Court system.  There’s no better time to get involved and

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CMHA Harden Scholarship applications now accepted

PICKENS — The Cannon Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a graduating high school senior or a member of the community who is entering or furthering a career in a medical field.

The John Harden Scholarship was established in memory of Dr. John M.

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Courier Notice to Creditors 4-2-25

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 amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any

Estate: Michael Ray Fulmer
Date of Death: 09/15/2024
Case Number: 2024ES3900810-2

Courier Legal Notices 4-2-25

Notice of Self Storage Sale
Please take notice Prime Storage – Clemson Central located at 1737 Old Central Rd Central SC 29630 intends to hold an Auction of storage units in default of payment. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 4/15/25 at 12:00 PM. This sale is pursuant to the assertion of lien for rental at the self-storage facility. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods, furnishings and garage essentials. Farrah Johnson; Brandy Canales; Christian Gilbert. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply.
March 26, April 2
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SUMMONS
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF  PICKENS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
Case No.: 2025-CP-39-00200
Norbert H. Crabtree and Taylor M. Bridges, Plaintiffs -vs- Beneficial Mortgage Co. of South Carolina Carolina, Its Successors and assigns  whether known or unknown and any  children and heirs at law, distributees and devisees of Michael R. Mangum and Susan J. Mangum, and if any be deceased then any persons entitled to claim under or  through them; also all other persons  unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien upon the real property described in the Complaint herein, any unknown adults being as a class designated as John Doe, and any such unknown minors or persons under disability or in the military service being a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendants.