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 »
‘Ride for Valor’ planned to honor local veterans
DACUSVILLE — On June 22, the Quilts of Valor chapter of Oconee and Pickens Counties will host an event to honor veterans from both counties.
On that day, three veterans from Pickens and three veterans from Oconee will be honored through Quilts of Valor to acknowledge and show respect for their sacrifice.
A “Ride for Valor” will take place at the Dacusville Community Center Pavilion, located at 2671 Earls Bridge Road in Easley, made up of motorcycles from all over the Upstate.
Riders should register at 9 a.m. and will leave at 10 a.m. to ride through Pickens and Oconee counties. Riders will return between 1-1:30 p.m. to the Dacusville Community Center, where the Quilts of Valor presentations will take place.
A $10 donation per motorcycle will be gladly accepted. All proceeds go to the promotion and advancement of Quilts of Valor for Pickens and Oconee Counties.
For more information, call Tom at (864) 430-1386.
Courier Community Calendar 6-5-19
• ‘Hee Haw’ play set for Saturday
A play based on popular 1970s and ‘80s TV show “Hee Haw” will be presented at the Pickens Senior Center, located on School House Road in Pickens, at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 8.
The play, put together by Carol Baker, is directed by Rick Grant and Susan Grant. Mike Waldrop is the announcer. The cast features a group of very talented musicians and actors, including Frank Rickey, Lewis Pace, Carol Baker, Doug Finney, Dale Harward, Bucky Hendricks, Mike Hayes, Lib Cowan, Earl Reeves, Margie Reeves, John Turner, Patsy Nix, Juanita Trotter, Bobby Trotter, Sarah Allison, Allan Roper, Nell McJunkin, Roger Breazeale, Carl Lewis, Tony Gillespie, Suzanne Fortune, Lorraine Garner and Lucy
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Campbell named Scholar Technician of the Year
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
goliver@upstatetoday.com
LIBERTY — Pickens County educators and industry officials gathered recently to celebrate the technical achievements of high school students over the past year, which included the naming of Jacob Campbell as the 2019 Scholar Technician of the Year.
The award was given as part of the seventh annual Pickens County STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Evening of Celebration at the Pickens County Career and Technology Center to recognize technical high school students.
Alliance Pickens executive director Ray Farley said the award was developed nearly nine years ago.
“Our annual evening of celebration is a component of our scholarship technician endeavor, so at that event we award the Scholar Technician of the Year, which is the Heisman Trophy for the technically educated Pickens County high school student who has shown a dedication to their skill, a strong work ethic and character and evaluation that is done by the private sector,” Farley said. “It’s a very
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Courier Legal Notices 6-5-19
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE PROBATE COURT
Case No. 2018-ES-3900-236
IN RE: LULA MAE KEASLER
Floyd Keasler, Petitioner, vs. Joe Ben Keasler, Lysander Keasler, Annie L. Peppers and Heirs Known Unknown, Respondents.
TO THE RESPONDENT(S) ABOVE-NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Petition herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy
Courier Notice to Creditors 6-5-19
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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
Courier Trespass Notices 6-5-19
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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Wreck kills 6-year-old twins
Mother charged with DUI
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
goliver@upstatetoday.com
PICKENS — A Seneca woman has been charged with two counts of felony DUI after a head-on collision that claimed the lives of her 6-year-old twin sons Sunday night.
Dylan and Camryn Clark died at separate hospitals after the wreck, according to Pickens County deputy coroner Gary Duncan. Duncan said Monday afternoon that one of the twins was pronounced dead at Prisma Health–Easley and the other died at AnMed Health Cannon Hospital.
South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Joe Hovis said the boys’ mother, Jennifer Lynn Knox, is charged with two counts of felony
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In honor of the fallen
Pickens County joined the country in celebrating Memorial Day on Monday. In addition the annual ceremony honoring those who have lost their lives in defense of our country at Sunrise Cemetery in Pickens, above, the American Legion hut in Pickens also hosted a dedication ceremony for a new wall bearing the insignias of each of the branches of the U.S. military. Other events were also held around the county.
Waffle maker bringing new jobs to Liberty
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — A Greenville-based waffle and pancake manufacturer is moving its entire operations to Liberty.
U.S. Waffle Company’s $22.1 million investment in the former NCR building is expected to create at least 114 new jobs, county officials announced Thursday evening.
“We’re so proud that U.S. Waffle Company is choosing to make Pickens County your new home,” county council chairman Roy Costner said.
Costner said Pickens County hasn’t had “an announcement this big since 2005,” when Reliable Sprinkler announced it was coming to the Pickens County Commerce Park.
He said some county officials had toured the U.S. Waffle plant in Greenville.
“The coolest thing about your company is … all your employees, at all their different stations, were having a great time,” he said. “They were into their job. They loved what they were doing. It’s obvious that you care about the people that you work with.”
U.S. Waffle Company CEO John Symons said consumers see the company’s frozen waffles and pancakes in every supermarket they walk into.
“It doesn’t have our name on it, but we manufacture for almost all the national brand sellers of pancakes and waffles,” he said.
The company’s vision is to be “the highest quality and most efficient producer of specialty pancakes and specialty waffles in the industry,” Symons said.
“What does specialty mean?” he said. “It means we do high-protein. We do gluten free. We do organic. We do paleo. You name it, we do it.”
The company is just more than five years old and has seen an average
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