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 »
Promote healthy weight starting with school lunch
Although there are a variety of theories behind the growing obesity problem plaguing North American adults and children, the most consistent findings point to caloric intake as the culprit. Here’s a simple equation to get to the root of the problem:
Calories eaten > calories spent = weight gain.
According to National Health Examination Surveys, adult obesity trends in the United States between 1976 and 2014 indicate the percentage of the adult population classified as obese has roughly doubled to more than 38 percent in the last three decades. Children may be learning eating habits from their parents,
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Courier Legal Notices 8-14-19
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Pickens County Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Monday, August 26, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at the Pickens County Administration Facility, 222 McDaniel Avenue, Pickens, SC, in the Main Conference Room.
Prior to the public hearing, the Board of Appeals will meet in a worksession at 6:00 p.m. in the same location.
The following cases will be heard:
1. BOA-19-0003 Request for a special exception variance from the county total maximum
Courier Notice to Creditors 8-14-19
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
Courier Trespass Notices 8-14-19
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
Courier Classifieds 8-14-19
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Pickens voters to have say on Sunday alcohol
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Voters in Pickens will decide whether to approve Sunday alcohol sales in the city.
During their meeting Monday, Pickens City Council members voted to place a Sunday alcohol sales referendum on the ballot in November.
First reading was held in July. At that meeting, Mayor David Owens said the city had had several requests to allow Sunday alcohol sales.
Council members agreed allowing the voters to decide was the best
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First impressions
Local football teams set to kick off preseason
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — In what seems to be an ever-shortening preseason schedule, local high school football teams 
got started with practice on Friday and will kick off scrimmages and jamborees this week in anticipation of their Aug. 23 season openers.
Daniel and Pickens will both kick off their preseason scrimmage schedule on Thursday, with Daniel playing at Hillcrest in a scrimmage that afternoon before Pickens will
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Concerns raised about Christian group home’s move to county
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
SUNSET — Residents of Sunset heard last week from a woman who said she wanted to warn them of abuse 
allegations against a Christian ministry and group home that is planning to move into their area.
Liz Runge is one of the organizers of Freedom Village Experience. She gave a presentation on Freedom Village USA during a meeting Thursday night at the Vineyards Fire Department.
“I am a mother, a wife, an auntie, a firefighter and a Christian,” Runge said. “Along with all that, I am a
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Easley fire chief put
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Easley Fire Chief Butch Womack has been placed on administrative leave after his filing as a candidate to become the city’s next mayor.
City officials issued a news release Monday about the decision, citing the city’s personnel policy.
The release quotes the policy as stating “in certain circumstances involving real or potential conflicts,
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Races set for city elections
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — With more than a dozen municipal seats across Pickens County up for grabs in November’s election, the races have taken shape after filing closed last Thursday.
Easley has the most municipal seats open this election cycle in the county, with five different spots available, including the mayor’s seat. Running to replace longtime mayor Larry Bagwell, who decided not to seek re-election, are city newcomer and former CIA engineer David Koster, current City Councilman
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