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 Obituaries 2-27-19
ADDIE LEE COLLINS
PICKENS — Addie Lee Massingill Collins, 97, of Pickens, wife of the late Ernest Thelmer Collins, went home to be with her 
Lord and Savior on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019.
Born on July 29, 1921, in Pickens County, she was the daughter of the late James Randolph and Mamie Irene Lark Massingill. For many years, Addie co-owned and operated A and T Outlet in Pickens. She enjoyed being a homemaker, cooking for her family every possible moment. She was a member of Elljean Baptist Church.
Surviving are her two children, the Rev. Ken Collins (Lib) and Helen Simmons; one sister, Ruby Stancil; seven grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Addie was also predeceased by one daughter, Sue Granger and her husband Gene Granger, one sister, Edna Ellenburg, and one brother, J.P. Massingill.
Funeral services were held on Feb. 25 in the Dillard Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Brandon Wimpey, the Rev. Ken Collins, and the Rev. Rex Simmons officiating.
A committal service followed at Hillcrest Memorial Park, with Dr. Boyce Whitman officiating.
Memorials may be made to Elljean Baptist Church at 605 Elljean Road, Easley, SC 29640.
Online condolences may be expressed to the Collins family by visiting DillardFunerals.com.
JOANN SIMMONS KOONCE
LEXINGTON, Ky. — JoAnn Simmons Koonce, age 80, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019.
She was born on Jan. 7, 1939, in Kinston, N.C., to Bruce Heritage Simmons and Sudie Harriett Simmons.
She met her college sweetheart and lifetime love, Roger William Koonce, at UNC Chapel Hill, and they spent 55 happy years together. While at UNC, Roger and his fraternity brothers gathered below her dorm window and serenaded her — pinning her the “1959 Sweetheart of Theta Chi.” The
Growing outreach helps homeless stay warm
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY —
local effort to help the homeless stay warm in the winter is expanding to include more cities.
I Am Not Lost – Upstate S.C. began after Tammy Ferguson met Marline Sexton at a craft fair.
The two women both crocheted and had heard about efforts in Northern cities to provide homeless people with ways to keep warm, by placing homemade scarves in trees for them to pick up.
“We hit it off,” Ferguson said.
Sexton had the idea to try the outreach here in the Upstate, and
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Sierra Club to hear talk on water quality
CLEMSON — Members of the Sierra Club of the Foothills will hear a presentation next week about the quality of the water in the Upstate.
Clemson Extension water resources agent Charly McConnell will speak about how the public can get involved in monitoring the quality of water in local watersheds at Tuesday’s meeting.
The meeting is set for 7 p.m. at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute building at 100 Thomas Green Blvd. in Clemson.
Desserts are classics for a good reason
By Olivia Fowler
For the Courier
ofowler@thepccourier.com
All this week’s featured desserts have a custard element. One of 
my all-time favorites is the creme brulee. When you get this dessert in a restaurant, the chef uses a small torch to create the burnt sugar crust on top. Our recipe relies on the oven broiler for the same effect.
The English trifle offers opportunities for variation. I use a homemade angel food or pound cake, but any of these options are delicious. Other fruits may also be used. It’s up to the cook.
Probably the simplest of the desserts and a real star at our
Courier Legal Notices 2-27-19
SUMMONS AND NOTICE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE FAMILY COURT
THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
C.A. No.: 2018-DR-39-1158
South Carolina Department of Social Services, Plaintiff, vs. Kelly Anne Aaron, Michael Ray Rimeester Defendants.
In the Interest of: Minor Child, Male, born in 2003 Minors under the Age of 18
TO: DEFENDANTS KELLY ANNE AARON, MICAHEL RAY RIMEESTER:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint for Termination of Parental Rights for the minor child in this action filed against you, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Pickens County on November 30, 2018, copies of which will be delivered to you
Courier Notice to Creditors 2-27-19
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
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
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Liberty woman’s pet honored at prestigious New York dog show
Hello again, dear readers.
Last week, my editor here at the Pickens County Courier, Zack Mauldin, asked me what I wanted to call my column, and I couldn’t come up with a name off the top of my head that I thought fit what I had in mind.
I’m still not sure if I’ve quite got it, but for now at least, I’m going with “Mountain Rhythms.” I wanted it to say something about Pickens County’s sense of place, because I want to write about places that make our county special. That’s where the “Mountain” part comes in, although Pickens County
New county sales tax an option for road funding
By Ron Barnett
Staff Reporter
rbarnett@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — A countywide sales tax has been suggested as a possible way of paying for road maintenance in Pickens County, which has been on hold for nearly two years because of rising asphalt costs and not enough money coming in from the $20 paving fee that vehicle owners pay every year along with their property taxes.
Pickens County has approached each of the seven municipalities within the county with a proposed agreement that would change the way county road maintenance money is managed within the cities. It doesn’t mention changing the method of collecting the money, but is the first step in the process of reforming the system, county administrator Gerald Wilson said.
The idea of a countywide sales tax, he said, came from the town of Central and would require voter approval in a referendum. The proposal would include doing away with the $20 fee now
