Monthly Archives: February 2014
Can you name that flag?
Olivia Fowler
On The Way
by Olivia Fowler
Never do I feel as ignorant as when athletes from countries participating in the Olympics march into the stadium carrying their flags.
It’s true that there have been many changes since my sixth-grade geography class with Miss Maude Moore, when we were all assigned a country to study. Part of that assignment was to research the country, write a report and draw a replica of their flag.
Courier Obits 2-19-14
Joel E. Allgood
Pickens — Joel Edward Allgood, Sr., 83, husband of Evelyn Heath Allgood, died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014.
Mr. Allgood was born in Pickens County, a son of the late Joel Irvin and Kate Holder Allgood. He was retired from The City of Pickens as water superintendant after 18 years service. He also served on the Pickens City Council for six years. Mr. Allgood was a member of Crescent Hill Baptist
Sunday at Joe’s
Ben Robinson/Courier
The staff manning Joe’s in Easley Sunday included Taylor Baumgarner, Cody Tardiff, Jesse Holder, Mary Beth Albertson, Julie Ellison, Austin Hatcher and Austyne Douglas. “Every person who walks through that door is a blessing, and we need to appreciate our blessing or someday they might go away,” Ellison said her father, longtime restaurant owner Joe Lesley, told her.
By Ben Robinson, Courier Staff
Sundays are pretty much a dead time for businesses across Pickens County, but by Sunday afternoon, one place in particular is packed with customers.
The Easley Ice Cream Parlor, better known as “Joe’s” after its longtime owner Joe Lesley, has a regular crowd on Sunday afternoons.
“For a lot of people, coming here is just part of their Sunday schedule,” said Julie Ellison daughter of Joe and unofficial manager of the restaurant. “We get church groups, people who work together through the week and many others. We just know we appreciate them letting us be a part of their Sunday.”
The restaurant is packed on most weekdays, but Sundays draw a special
New Works Fellowship growing in Dacusville
By Ben Robinson, Courier Staff
Cleve Holloway has led a very simple life. After receiving the calling to preach at a local church, Holloway says he noticed that several aspects of what his denomination taught were in conflict with what the Bible says.
“I brought it before the people in charge, and they basically said ‘We will go with what we teach and ignore what’s in the Bible,’” Holloway said. “So I
Meals on Wheels gets Valentine’s Day Cards from DoSomething.org
COUNTY — Pickens County Meals on Wheels, in partnership with DoSomething.org, Mentor Up and the Meals On Wheels Association of America, announced recently the results of Love Letters, a campaign that encouraged teens to make handmade Valentine’s Day cards to lift the spirits of older adults across the country during a peak time of isolation and depression.
“We were thrilled to have received more than 50 cards in the mail for our clients. It’s the little things that mean the most,” said Meals on Wheels
Courier Legals 2-19-14
NOTICE
To all persons claiming an interest in:
1999-10-5883-Bombardier
Kenneth G. McSwain will apply to SCDNR for title on watercraft/outboard motor. If you have any claim to the watercraft/outboard motor, contact SCDNR at (803) 734 3858. Upon thirty days after the date of the last advertisement if no claim of interest is made and the watercraft/outboard
Courier Notice to Creditors 2-19-14
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
Courier Trespass Notices 2-19-14
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 manner whatsoever upon the lands of the undersigned:
Charles M. Smith Jr. Feb. 2014
Courier Classifieds 2-19-14
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Do you own an antique or modern U.S. or foreign military vehicle? If so, “I WANT YOU” to join our veterans club, USMTM, please email for info: us.mtm66@yahoo.com. TFC
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Wife, friend charged in Dacusville murder
Charged
PICKENS — In what he described as “another tremendous tragedy for the Dacusville community,” Pickens County sheriff Rick Clark announced in a news conference Thursday that the wife of a man shot to death last month was one of two people arrested in connection with his killing.
According to Clark, investigators believe that Crystal Gail Williams, 34, of 117 Devon Court in Dacusville, conspired with Marcus Channing Johnson, 35, of 169 Walker St. in Easley, to kill her husband, 38-year-old Shane Ainsley Williams, in an attempt to collect on a $250,000 life
