Local councils take part in state leadership training
COLUMBIA — City council members from the City of Liberty and the City of Pickens spent last week in Columbia More »
Hot-shooting Hillcrest keeps Easley winless in region play
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com EASLEY — Holding a 60-57 lead entering the fourth quarter of their matchup against More »
LWVOP receives empowerment grant to expand local voter education efforts
UPSTATE — The League of Women Voters of Oconee and Pickens Counties (LWVOP) is excited to announce that it has More »
PC Native Plant Jubilee returns on May 2
LIBERTY — The Pickens County Native Plant Jubilee will return for its second year Saturday, May 2, bringing together gardeners, More »
Courier Legal Notices 9-18-19
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To all persons claiming an interest in..1991-12″ aluminum – WacoCraft -Wac19347c191. Eddie Cokley has applied to SCDNR for title on watercraft/outboard motor. If you have any claim to the watercraft/outboard motor contact SCDNR at (803)734-3858. Upon 30 days after the date of the last advertisement if no claim of interest is made in the watercraft outboard motor has not been reported stolen SCDNR shall issue clear title. Case number 20190624950368.
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Courier Notice to Creditors 9-18-19
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 amount
Courier Trespass Notices 9-18-19
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
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Hiott, Rice sign letter warning president about ‘red flag’ laws
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
goliver@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — Two Pickens County legislators are among more than 30 South Carolina lawmakers who recently signed a letter addressed to President Donald Trump expressing concerns over “red flag” laws enacted in response to recent mass shootings.
The letter, which included the signatures of state Rep. Davey Hiott of Pickens and state Sen. Rex Rice of Easley, stated that they are “extremely concerned that Congress is not addressing the real issue of ‘gun free zones’ instead of focusing on ‘red flag laws.’” The more than 30 legislators who signed the letter said they believe such laws “will be
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First Southern Jeep Festival planned
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — A new festival will kick off later this month at the Greenville Pickens Motorsports Complex.
The Southern Jeep Festival will be held from Sept. 27-29.
Festival co-founder Tracy Gaylor said the complex is actually two venues, the Greenville Pickens Speedway and a “new off-road park that we opened up behind the Greenville Pickens Speedway.”
“You can reach the off-road park through the same parking lot,” she said.
The 280-acre park welcomes Jeeps, side by sides and ATVs.
“One thing we want to stress is this is a family-friendly festival,” Gaylor said. “It’s not just for off-road enthusiasts. It’s for families.”
The festival will host a wide variety of vendors, she said.
“We’ll have all types,” Gaylor said. “Craft vendors, home decor vendors, food vendors, tire vendors, automotive — youYou must be logged in to view this content.
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Judge: System’s goal is reunification
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Local family court judge Karen Roper has always had a passion for the child welfare system.
“Going into law school, I knew that I wanted to do something in this system,” she said.
Roper spoke at a recent Pickens United meeting that focused on the Department of Social Services and foster care.
“I essentially have DSS in front of me at least one time a week,” Roper said. “In Pickens County, Wednesday afternoons are generally our DSS docket time.”
Family court needs include more docket time to deal with all the cases and giving caseworkers what they need so they stay with the agency and avoid turnover, she said.
“Giving DSS what they need to keep workers is essential,” Roper said.
A “big word” in the child welfare system is permanency, she said.
“That’s what we’re trying to find, whether that permanency is going back home, going to a grandma or another fit relative or family friend that will take on permanent custody or termination of parental rights and freeing
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4-year-old drowns in Hartwell
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
CLEMSON — Several agencies are investigating the drowning death of a 4-year-old child after he was found in Lake Hartwell on Saturday.
Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley said Kevin Lopez, of Randolph Street in Greenville, was found in the water at
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Demand high for airport hangars
PICKENS — The new hangars at the Pickens County Airport are proving popular with aviators.
“They’re all filled,” airport manager Carlos Salinas said.
Salinas gave an update to Pickens County Council members during their meeting Monday.
Officials received the go-ahead on the hangars project about two years ago, he said. There are four corporate hangars
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Are we all alone?
File this one under the category of columns you never expected to read in a weekly community newspaper.
You know I love writing about the people and places of Pickens County.
Table Rock Mountain is one of the biggest things in the universe to me.
But an ant can’t tell how big Table Rock Mountain is, even if he can climb it.
Likewise, I can’t tell how big the universe is, without scientists figuring it out and telling me.
When I was a kid, I liked to lay on my back outside and look up at the sky and try to figure out how space can go on forever. It has to go on forever, I reasoned, because if you got to any point you thought was the end of it, there would have to be more space on the other side. But it seemed impossible.
It was the same thing with time. How is it possible for time to go on
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