Monthly Archives: December 2013
Courier Obituaries 12-18-13
Edwin L. Bolt, III
Easley — Mr. Edwin “Eddie” Lee Bolt, III, 60, husband of Michelle Houston Bolt, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2013 at Baptist Easley Hospital.
Born in Greenville County, he was the son of the late Dr. Edwin Lee Bolt, Jr. and the late Elizabeth Stewart Bolt. Mr. Bolt was a graduate of North Greenville College and retired from Alice Manufacturing Company with 25 years of service. Eddie was curator of the Pickens County Museum until becoming current site manager for
Courier Legals 12-18-13
NOTICE OF SALE
Case No. 2013-CP-39-972
BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc. v. Thomas Reese, I, the undersigned, R. Murray Hughes, III, as Special Referee for Pickens County, will sell on January 6, 2014, at 12:00P.M. at the Pickens County Courthouse, 214 E. Main Street, Pickens, South Carolina to the highest bidder:
All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, and being known and designated as Lot 3, Phase 1, Keowee Mountain Lakes Estates Subdivision as more fully shown on a Plat recorded in Plat Book/Slide 449 at Page 7-8, records of Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County, South Carolina,
Courier Notice to Creditors 12-18-13
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
All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer to these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Pickens County, the address of which is 222 McDaniel Ave., B16, Pickens, SC 29671, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this
Courier Trespass Notices 12-18-13
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.
Courier Classifieds 12-18-13
Announcements
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Ed Bolts death closes Hagood Mill and cancels events for rest of 2013
Due to the unexpected passing of our Hagood Mill Site Manager, Ed Bolt, The Pickens County Museum must cancel our upcoming Celtic Christmas Concert scheduled for December 21.
Additionally, the Hagood Mill Site will be Closed until further notice. We will announce a memorial service in the near future, but until then, please lift your voices in honor of our friend that will be dearly missed. Ed Bolt, you’ll forever live at the Hagood Mill.
Sheriff: County employee gave drugs, contraband to prisoners
COUNTY — A Pickens County employee was arrested last month after sheriff’s deputies received statements that he was “involved in the obtaining and furnishing of marijuana and other contraband into the Pickens County prison system.”
According to a release from sheriff Rick Clark, he and Captain Chad Brooks responded to the Pickens County administration building at the request of county administrator Chappell Hurst on Nov. 21 after Hurst said county staff had received a tip that an employee may be in possession of illegal drugs.
Clark said a county work truck was searched, and approximately 26 grams of
Parades continue this week
Emily Wright/Courier
Community members ride in the Easley Christmas parade on Saturday. Other towns will usher in the holidays with parades this week.
COUNTY — Central, Easley and Six Mile kicked off the yuletide season with their Christmas parades on Saturday, and other municipalities will follow suit this week.
The city of Pickens’ annual Christmas Parade, themed “Christmas Lights,” is set for this Friday at 7 p.m. For more information, call Pickens City Hall at (864) 878-6421.
Letters to Santa will be collected at the parade by Pickens Post Office employees. Children are asked to bring their letters addressed to Santa and hold them up as postal employees walk in the parade, and employees will collect them and get them to the North Pole. Letters need to have a return address, and children should not
District to allow students to bring electronic devices
By Ben Robinson, Courier Staff
COUNTY — The School District of Pickens County will allow students to bring their own electronic devices to school beginning next year.
The use of these devices has already been tested with success in pilot programs at some of the schools.
The district is in the process of updating its network infrastructure to allow greater student access to technology.
Details will be released in January about when students will be allowed to bring their devices.
Devices approved for students to bring include laptops, netbooks, notebooks, iPads, e-readers (Kindle, Nook), iPod touch, Tablets/slates, Nintendo DS and Sony PSP. Cellphones and smart phones have been approved for non-elementary school students.
IOS (Apple), Windows and Android devices are recommended. Devices should have an Internet browser.
District officials wanted to get the word out about the bring-your-own-device program before Christmas so that parents would be able to purchase such devices as Christmas presents.
School board vice-chairman Alex Saitta said the bring your own device program has the potential to expand student learning without costing the district money.
“Bring your own device has the potential to save money and get students more jazzed up about learning using their own iPods or laptop computers,” Saitta said.
Clark declines to lower flag for Mandela’s death
COUNTY — The flag flying over the Pickens County Sheriff’s Department flew high Sunday despite an order by President Barack Obama that flags across the country be lowered to half-staff in honor of South African leader Nelson Mandela, who passed away Thursday.
Pickens County Sheriff Rick Clark expressed admiration for Mandela but said he felt the honor of having the flag flown at half-staff should be reserved for Americans.
“”Mr. Mandela did great things for his country and was a brave man, but we need to
