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 1-2-19
JAVY TAYLOR
LIBERTY — Carlos Javier “Javy” Taylor, 24, of 110 Piney Trail, died on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, in Kern County, Calif., from injuries sustained in 
an auto accident.
Born in Easley, he was a son of Joseph Emory and Leticia Rivera Taylor of the home. Javy loved baseball. He played little league ball through the Liberty Rec growing up and later played at Liberty High School, where he graduated in 2012. He went on to play with the California City Whiptails. Javy also loved music, as well as spending time with his family and friends. He was a member of Calumet Baptist Church.
Surviving, in addition to his parents, are a brother, Joseph Taylor and his
The Jocassee Gorges of today
Bountiful fishing and stellar natural resource management
By Dr. Thomas Cloer, Jr.
Special to The Courier
Part one of this article attempted to describe Duke Energy’s Keowee-Toxaway Project that dammed the rivers of the Jocassee Gorges, and 
resulted in lakes Keowee and Jocassee. That massive project was just underway for the 100th birthday of Pickens County in 1968. Part 2 will view things after the project was completed.
Serendipity
I remember vividly what happened on tributaries of Lake Jocassee soon after the lake filled and trout were stocked. Each of the rivers already had big trout. However, the hydroelectric process began to entrain fish, and the cannibalistic nature of huge trout soon began a phenomenon that produced really huge fish. When water from Lake Keowee was pumped backward and upstream into Jocassee, many fish would be entrained and belched out in Jocassee around the water intakes. Monstrous trout would cruise around the intakes waiting for fish morsels.
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Fort Prince George DAR chapter tours Hagood-Mauldin House
PICKENS — The members of the Fort Prince George Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met recently at the Hagood-Mauldin House in Pickens to tour the home and to learn about the founder of the chapter, Frances Hagood Mauldin.
The Hagood-Mauldin House was moved from Old Pickens in 1868 when the Pickens District was divided into Pickens and Oconee counties.
Frances Hagood, known throughout her life as “Miss Queen,” was born in the home in 1870. In 1920, she was the one of the founding members of the new Fort Prince George
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Ralston named DNR instructor of the year
COLUMBIA — Michael Ralston of Pickens has been named the Certified SCDNR Fishing Instructor of the Year.
Each year, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources trains freshwater anglers to become certified SCDNR fishing instructors for the agency’s Aquatic Education section.
The sixth annual Certified SCDNR Fishing Instructor Banquet was hosted at Phillips Market Center at the Farmers Market on Dec. 11 to thank the instructors for their hard work and dedication. Since the inception of the
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Lending a helping hand
Fraternal Order of Police Foothills Lodge No. 9 treasurer R.A. Gibson, left, and president J.B. Kelley recently presented the Rev. Rob McElea with Life House Children’s Project in Dacusville with two checks. Gibson presented McElea a check for $500 as a memorial tribute for Deputy Mike Doty of York County. Doty was killed in the line of duty in 2018. Kelley presented a second check in the amount of $2,000 from the Lodge to help complete the home’s needs.
Spring sports signups open at Pickens Rec
PICKENS — Registration is open from now through Jan. 25 for both spring volleyball and spring soccer at the Pickens Recreation Center on Sangamo Road in Pickens.
Financial assistance is available for those who qualify and will only be taken through Jan. 18.
For volleyball, the following age divisions are offered: 7-9, 10-12, 13-14 and 15-17.
For soccer, coed age divisions are 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12. Depending on
Sweet treats for the New Year
By Olivia Fowler
For the Courier
ofowler@thepccourier.com
If you like sweets, these recipes are for you. Just remember, moderation is 
the key to healthy teeth.
These traditional recipes are still around because they’re just so good. Yes, they are sweet. But on special occasions, a little sweet goes a long way.
Whether you’re planning a party, reunion, relaxing family evening or just an afternoon drop-in with friends, you can’t go wrong with these candies.
Now, I’m not saying you should serve them all at the same time, but try them all and pick your own favorites.
Courier Legals 1-2-19
SPECIAL REFEREE’S SALE
CASE NO. 2018-CP-39-00860
BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Branch Banking and Trust Company against Charles H. Nichols and Ann S. Nichols, I, the Special Referee for Pickens County, will sell on Monday, January 7, 2019, at 11:00 o’clock a.m., at the Pickens County Courthouse, Pickens, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:
All those certain pieces, parcels or lots of land, lying and being situate in the County of Pickens, State of South Carolina, designated as Tract A, containing 1.19 acres and Tract B, containing 1.26 acres as shown on a plat
Courier Notice to Creditors 1-2-19
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 will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: Edward Mattison
Date of Death: 10/05/2018
Case Number: 2018ES3900849
Personal Representative:
Shauna Marie Mattison Green
Courier Trespass Notices 1-2-19
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
