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 Notice to Creditors 4-17-19
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 claimed, the date when the claim
Courier Trespass Notices 4-17-19
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
Courier Classifieds 4-17-19
Announcements
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Tuesday, April 23, 2019 is the last day to redeem winning
Officials concerned about mill
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — County officials hope to reverse a trend of rising costs and falling sales at the Hagood Mill and the Pickens County Museum of Art and History’s gift shop.
County council and county staff discussed the issue during Monday evening’s Committee of the Whole meeting.
“Our revenue stream’s not exactly what was anticipated,” county administrator Gerald Wilson said. “Our costs have risen. Our revenue is down by about two-thirds.”
County finance director Ralph Guarino agreed.
“Every year we’ve been losing money, and the sales haven’t picked up,” he said.
Guarino presented figures to council establishing that revenue
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Fun at the Festivals
The spring festival season has officially arrived in Pickens 
County, as Easley held its annual Spring
Fling at Old Market Square and Six Mile held its annual Issaqueena Festival downtown on Saturday. The fun will continue later this month as Pickens hosts the Azalea Festival on April 20 and the Central Railroad Festival will take over downtown Central on April 27. Pick up next week’s issue of the Courier for more on both festivals.
Photos by Kerry Gilstrap and Rocky Nimmons
County budget proposal: Raises, no tax increase
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — After hearing a proposal for a 2019-20 fiscal year budget that would give all county employees a raise with no tax increase, Pickens County Council was set to begin discussing the budget during a work session Tuesday night.
During council’s Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday evening, county administrator Gerald Wilson gave a brief overview of the budget.
“It’s a lean budget,” Wilson said. “It accomplishes some of our needs long-term. Overall, it’s balanced without a tax increase.”
Wilson said unincorporated areas of the county will see a
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Courier named one of state’s top newspapers
COLUMBIA — The Pickens County Courier was honored as one of the best newspapers in the state at Saturday’s annual South 
Carolina Press Association meeting.
Competing with the largest weekly newspapers from around the state, the Courier was awarded second place in the prestigious general excellence category in the SCPA’s annual news contest. General excellence is based on a set of criteria including every aspect of journalism, including content, writing, design, editing, headlines, use of photographs, editorial page quality, sports and lifestyle coverage. The Courier finished second in the weekly over 4,500 circulation division.
“I am so proud of our staff for all the hard work, dedication and diligence they have put forth to ensure Pickens County has one of the best newspapers in the entire state of South Carolina,” Courier publisher Rocky Nimmons said. “This is an award that we strive for with each and every issue we produce. We feel our subscribers, readers and advertisers deserve the very best newspaper to call their own.”
In addition to the general excellence award, Courier editor Zack
Head-on collision claims Easley man
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — A 55-year-old Easley man died in a car accident last week.
Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley identified the victim as John Alton McDaniel Jr., of Winterwood Lane in Easley.
The two-vehicle collision occurred at 2:27 p.m. Thursday,
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The sensational story of Lady Liberty
Sometimes you can tell just by looking at somebody that they have a story or two to tell.
Particularly if they’re standing by the side of the road dressed like the Statue of Liberty, waving and grinning at everybody who drives by.
And especially if they look like they’ve carried this world’s suffering inside them for a long, long time and come out singing.
Let me introduce you to Margaret Smith of Pickens.
I’ve been seeing her out there on U.S. Highway 123 in Easley, in front of the Liberty Tax office, for months now, in all kinds of weather — rain and cold, mostly. I’ve seen her pumping her fist to get big trucks to honk their horn, like I used to do when I was a kid. Clowning around for folks who honk at her. If things get a
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30 years of service
Becky Wilkerson was recently honored by the Dacusville-Cedar Rock Water District and the Bethlehem-Roanoke Water District for 30 years of service. Board member Parker Haskett is shown presenting Wilkerson with a plaque during a special luncheon held in her honor on April 3.
