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 Community Calendar 12-26-18
• Legion Post 67 seeks members
American Legion Post 67 in Liberty is accepting applications for membership from all U.S. military wartime veterans.
For more information, call (864) 787-2322.
• Conservatives to meet in Pickens
The next meeting of the Conservatives of the Upstate will be Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 7 p.m. at Pizza Inn in Pickens. This will be a planning meeting to discuss what action items the group wants to pursue in the next three
New Year’s dishes bring good fortune
By Olivia Fowler
For the Courier
ofowler@thepccourier.com
All over the world, people believe that serving certain dishes on New Year’s 
Eve or New Year’s Day will bring a prosperous New Year.
Greens of almost any kind are chosen to represent folding money, pork is considered a prosperous meat and peas and beans represent coins in many cultures.
In the South, especially the Carolinas, collard greens, black-eyed peas and rice are universally thought to be most important for New Year’s dishes.
This tradition can be traced to several other regions, primarily Africa, France and the Caribbean.
The pork roast and saurkraut tradition is favored in states with strong German and Dutch heritages, and the orange brandy cake is a Greek Island tradition.
They’re all good. And I hope prosperity will come to you immediately after eating at least one of these dishes.
Courier Legal Notices 12-26-18
SUMMONS AND NOTICE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE FAMILY COURT
THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
C.A. No.: 2018-DR-39-898
South Carolina Department of Social Services, Plaintiff, vs. Jessica Banks, Richard Steele III, Michael Armstrong, Roxanne Armstrong Defendants.
In the Interest of:
Minor Child, Male, born in 2017
Minors under the Age of 18
TO: DEFENDANTS JESSICA BANKS:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint for Non-Emergency Removal 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 September 26th, 2018, copies of which will be delivered to you upon your request, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff to Julie M. Rau, Pickens County Department of Social Services, P.O. Box 158, Pickens,
Courier Notice to Creditors 12-26-18
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
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Courier Trespass Notices 12-26-18
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
Renaissance festival coming to Liberty
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Some medieval plans are in the works to bring the state’s only renaissance festival to the Liberty area. 
South Carolina Renaissance Festival Director Alan Blakeborough said the festival will be located off of Chastain Road at the end of Kennel Drive when it takes place in 2019.
A fencing instructor, Blakeborough has attended a lot of different renaissance festivals throughout the years.
“They’re great family events,” he said.
When his business partner purchased some land just outside of Liberty, Blakeborough “brought up the idea of doing a Renaissance Festival,” he said.
“They’re really isn’t one in South Carolina like there is in other states,” Blakeborough said. “I thought it would be a good idea to put one on the
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Reason for the Season
McKinney Chapel in Sunset hosted its annual Christmas pageant
on Saturday to celebrate the reason for the Christmas season. The holiday tradition features festive fellowship and community members reenacting the night when Joseph and Mary welcomed the baby Jesus in Bethlehem. Photos by Kelley McGaha
Police seek suspects in Easley store killing
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Police are asking the public for help identifying the suspects after a woman was shot dead at an Easley convenience store on Friday night.
Surveillance video released by Easley police showed two men with their faces covered entering B Pam’s Food Mart at 201 N. East Main St. around 8 p.m. The 20-second video shows two men entering the store, with one pointing a gun across the counter and another reaching across the counter. After gunfire apparently breaks out, the two men flee the store through the front doors.
Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley said Stacey Regina Branham, 49, of Weeping Willow Road in Piedmont, died at the scene of a single gunshot wound. She said Branham was an employee of B Pam’s.
Easley Police Chief Tim Tollison later confirmed Branham exchanged gunfire with the men.
Tollison told media that though there was no definitive evidence Branham hit either of the men, “it is a possibility.”
In the surveillance video, one of the men appears to hold his stomach as he
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Healy loses appeal in school board District 7 election
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — A new election will officially be in order after the South Carolina Election Commission sided with the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Pickens County to overturn the results of November’s District 7 school board election.
The race, which Phillip Healy appeared to win by less than two dozen votes
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