Daily Archives: 02/05/2014
Time to start getting in shape
Ben Robinson
All About Ben
By Ben Robinson
The weather is crazy, but for all we know we are through with the rough days for this winter, so I need to start getting in shape.
Now I know that literally “round” is a shape, but it’s not one I am comfortable with. A few years ago I was down to just more than 230 pounds, which is comparatively low for me. I won’t mention where I am now, but let’s just leave it at “more than 230 pounds.”
I lost my job and went into some kind of depression. Looking back, that was probably the best thing that could have happened to me — at least the best thing that would not involve Sandra Bullock. But still, I was depressed, and I turned to food for my comfort.
We are better than this
Olivia Fowler
On The Way
By Olivia Fowler
Although the school board has been running a three-ring circus for some time, they’ve finally been called on their behavior. An accreditation report following an intensive review was issued by Advance Education, Inc. (AdvancED).
Although the district itself got good marks, the assessment of the board leaves its reputation in tatters.
The most disturbing finding in the report focuses on the board’s power struggles and efforts to control matters that are clearly not under their jurisdiction. The report states:
“Evidence presented to the team members verified that Board members do not comply with
Courier Letters to the Editor
Addressing AdvancED board review
Dear Editor,
I’d like to respond to the letter written concerning the recent review by AdvancED of the School District of Pickens County. AdvancEd’s team recommended a renewal of the district’s accreditation. This is contrary to what some think and others have written — that AdvancED recommended non-accreditation. That is untrue.
With all accreditation processes, be it the one done by the State Department of Education or AdvancED, there is usually a list of required steps of improvement. AdvancED listed three things it wants the district/ board to address in terms of education issues, building issues and board
Courier Obits 2-5-14
Peggy Porter
Easley — Peggy Jean Christopher Porter, 81, widow of Elbert Sheridan Porter, died, Tuesday evening, Jan. 28, 2014 at Heartland Mannor West in Greenville.
Mrs. Porter was born in Pickens County, a daughter of the late Cody and Estelle Valley McCollum Christopher. She was retired from Ryobi Motor Products in Pickens and was a member of Tabor United Methodist Church.
Survivors include one son and two daughters, Janet Porter Donald of Pickens, Mitchell Porter (Lynn) of Easley, and Tina Melissa Porter St. Jean (Steven) of Powdersville, five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Porter was predeceased by sisters, Lucille
‘To kill a Mockingbird’.. A classic comes to life at Foothills Playhouse
The roles of Atticus Finch and Tom Robinson, famously played by Gregory Peck and Brock Peters in the 1962 film adaptation of Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird,” will be portrayed by Dale Youngs and Reynaldo Roberts, respectively, in the upcoming Foothills Playhouse adaptation of the classic novel.
By Ben Robinson
Staff Reporter
Dealing with racial strife and the trial of a black man wrongfully blamed with a crime, Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “To Kill A Mockingbird” was turned into an all-time classic of the silver screen starring Hollywood legend Gregory Peck in 1962.
Now, the classic will hit the stage at Easley’s Foothills Playhouse for a two-week run starting this weekend. The production is dramatized by Christopher Sergel from Lee’s novel and directed by Owen Robertson.
In the well-known story, a small-town lawyer named Atticus Finch — the role which won Peck his only acting Academy Award — is hired to represent a black man on trial for the rape of a
Election workers needed
COUNTY — The Pickens County Registration and Elections Commission is seeking to build a pool of applicants interested in serving as election workers (poll managers and clerks) at voting precincts throughout Pickens County for elections that will occur this year and beyond.
Election workers have a unique opportunity to serve their community, meet their neighbors, and become involved in the democratic process.
Election worker responsibilities include opening and closing the voting precinct, processing voters on laptop computers, ballot distribution, activation of the voting system, compliance with
Courier Legals 2-5-14
SUMMONS AND NOTICE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE PROBATE COURT
CASE # 2013-ES-39-849
IN RE: CHARLES M. THOMAS, Deceased
Dennis D. Hendrix, Petitioner, versus Larry Thomas, Jr., Cammie Lynn Thomas, Donald Thomas, Jr., and Lisa Thomas, Respondents.
TO: THE RESPONDENTS ABOVE-NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED TO ANSWER THE Petition for Formal Appointment in this action which was filed in the Office of the Probate Court for Pickens County, South Carolina, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscriber at 4606 Moorefield Mem. Hwy., Suite #3, P. O. 1389, Pickens, South Carolina, 29671 within THIRTY (30) DAYS after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to answer the petition within that time, the relief requested therein will be granted.
R. Murray Hughes
Attorney for Petitioner, SC Bar #2800
4606 Moorefield Memorial Hwy., Suite 3
P. O. Box 1389
Pickens, SC 29671
864-878-2124
December 20, 2013
Jan 22, 29, Feb 5
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NOTICE OF: HEARING
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF: PICKENS
IN THE PROBATE COURT
CASE NUMBER: 2013ES39000
IN THE MATTER OF: CHARLES M. THOMAS
DATE: February 26, 2014
TIME: 9:15 a.m.
PLACE: Pickens County Probate Court, Room B-16, 222 McDaniel Ave., Pickens, SC 29671
DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED PLEADINGS (example: petition for formal appointment, filing of bond, hearing to determine heirs, etc.):
Summons and Notice, Petition For Formal Appointment, Notice of Hearing.
Executed this 30th day of December, 2013.
Name: R. Murray Hughes, III
Address: 4606 Moorefield Mem Hwy., Ste #3, PO Box 1389
Pickens, SC 29671
Telephone (O): 864-878-2124
E-mail: rmhughes@murrayhugheslaw.com
Jan 22, 29, Feb 5
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SUMMONS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
2013-CP-39-532
Pickens County Habitat for Humanity, Plaintiff, vs. Rebecca J. Perenick, as Trustee for Danielle A. Miller; Danielle A. Miller; and Donnie Miller, Defendants.
TO THE DEFENDANTS NAMED ABOVE:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to this complaint upon the subscriber, at the address shown below, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the complaint, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Date: April 17, 2013 James M. Robinson
Attorney for Plaintiff
ROBINSON LAW FIRM, P.A.
Post Office Box 738
Easley, SC 29641-0738
864.859.7501
Jan 22, 29, Feb 5
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NOTICE OF RIGHT TO DEMAND HEARING
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF: PICKENS
IN THE PROBATE COURT
CASE NUMBER: 2013ES3900208
IN THE MATTER OF:
Luther Burgess Honaker
As an interested person in the above estate, you are hereby notified that the documents necessary to close this estate have been or are now being provided to you. These documents are the full Accounting for this estate, the Proposal for Distribution, and the Application for Settlement. The Personal Representative is required to file with the Court proof that these documents and this Notice have been sent to you.
From the date this proof is filed with the Court, YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO DEMAND IN WRITING A HEARING concerning any matter included in these closing documents.
If you do not file WITH THE COURT written demand for hearing within this time period, the Court may enter such orders on such conditions as may be requested and as the Court deems appropriate.
If you do file a written demand for hearing within this time period, a hearing date will be set and
Courier Notice of Creditors 2-5-14
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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-
Courier Trespass Notices 2-5-14
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
Courier Classifieds 2-5-14
Annoucements
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