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 »
JOURNEY OF HOPE
By Nicole Chisari
Winthrop University
ROCK HILL — B
randon Dill is trying to get comfortable with biking next to trucks on the open road.
“I’ve been riding on the road when I can,” said the Winthrop University senior, a 2015 Pickens High School graduate. “It’s still hard to get used to a semi-truck passing within five feet of me, but I’m a lot calmer now. … I’m about 70 percent prepared. The rest, I’m winging it.”
He’ll need that calm this June, when he’ll bike approximately 3,500
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Scones for morning, noon or night
By Olivia Fowler
For the Courier
ofowler@thepccourier.com
Scones have been around forever in many parts of the world, but they 
just became popular in our region fairly recently.
Once encountered, they are never to be forgotten. There are many variations of this delicacy, from sweet to savory, but one of our most favorite is the cranberry orange scone.
Remember to keep a light hand. You do not want to overwork the dough. Make a batch, cool and pop into the freezer, then take out, thaw and reheat in the microwave for breakfast.
Courier Legal Notices 3-13-17
AMENDED SUMMONS AND NOTICE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE FAMILY COURT
Case #: 2018-DR-39-841
KEVIN CHAD RHINEHART, PLAINTIFFS, -vs- ANITA N. PAYNE, DANIEL SANCHEZ, JOHN DOE, DEBORAH STONELL, AND DANIEL PAYNE-SANCHEZ, A MINOR, DEFENDANTS.
TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:
You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action a copy of which is herewith served upon you and which is filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court this same date and to serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint upon the subscriber at 107 East Main Street, Pickens, South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If
Courier Notice to Creditors 3-13-19
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
Courier Trespass Notices 3-13-19
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 lands
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Announcements
Pickens County Accommodations Tax funds applications are now open. Deadline to apply is April 1. Applications are online at co.pickens.sc.us. Call 864-898-2485 for more information. 3/13, 20, 27
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Most county fire boards in disarray
Council asked to consider unified board
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Of Pickens County’s 13 fire boards, only a few actually function the way they were intended to, according to county officials.
Officials discussed fire boards and districts during county council’s Committee of the Whole meeting Feb. 25.
During that discussion, staff asked council to consider moving to a unified fire board.
“Our people are sold on this,” county administrator Gerald Wilson said.
In 2008, county council “made a big change in the way fire was provided in Pickens County,” county attorney Ken Roper said. Prior to that, there were “13 different fire districts with 13 different enabling ordinances and 13 different sets of rules on how they operated,” he said.
In 2008, county council standardized those ordinances into one
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Man sentenced for drug crimes
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — A Liberty man will serve 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to two drug-related crimes.
Jevon Chrzanowski, 44, was sentenced Thursday in federal court after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, U.S Attorney Sherri A. Lydon said in a news release.
Evidence presented to the court established that the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, the South Carolina Law Enforcement
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Bradford pear’s beautiful flowers belie bad news
Three years ago, Upstate nurseryman Durant Ashmore sat down at his computer and poured out his heart on the evils of the Bradford 
pear tree with such outrageous eloquence that he has become the world’s foremost prophet of doom in the fight to stamp out these seemingly innocent and beautiful ornamentals.
“All those white blooming trees you see everywhere … do you think they are pretty?” he began a column titled “The curse of the Bradford pear” first published in the Greenville News and picked up by USA Today in March 2016. “If you knew what they actually represent, you would choke on your morning coffee and gag on your scrambled eggs.
“All those white blooming trees you see now are an environmental
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School board reluctantly OKs new calendar
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
goliver@upstatetoday.com
EASLEY — The Pickens County School Board unanimously but reluctantly approved the 2019-20 school calendar this week, which 
will see students report Aug. 19 and break for summer on June 3.
Trustees expressed reluctance due to the uniform start date passed by the state legislature several years ago, which requires the start of school no earlier than the third Monday in August. Educators hope for more flexibility on when to start the school year in the state’s proposed education reform bill.
“It’s unfortunate we’re in this position, and I’ve gotten feedback from folks that they need creativity,” said trustee Phillip Bowers, who
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