Monthly Archives: July 2014
Courier Legals 7-30-14
NOTICE OF SALE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CASE NO. 14-CP-39-191
Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc.Plaintiff, -vs- Roy E. Pitts and Rebecca W. Pitts, Defendant(s)
BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. vs. Roy E. Pitts and Rebecca W. Pitts, I, R. Murray Hughes, Esquire, as Special Referee for Pickens County, will sell on August 4, 2014, at 11:00 am, at the Pickens County Courthouse, 214 E. Main Street, Pickens, SC 29671, to the highest bidder:
Courier Trespass Notices 7-30-14
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
Courier Notice to Creditors 7-30-14
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
Courier Classified 7-30-14
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Police: Vehicle hits home after driver’s throat slit
Man charged with armed robbery, assault, kidnapping
EASLEY — An Easley man is behind bars facing multiple charges after an incident in which police say he cut a man giving him a ride in an attempted robbery, sending a vehicle crashing into a home.
Steven Lamar Williams, 34, of 102 Park St., was charged with two counts of armed robbery, two counts of kidnapping, first-degree assault and possession of a weapon during commission of a violent crime.
According to an Easley Police Department incident report, two friends stopped at the Hot Spot gas station on West Main Street on Friday night. While his friend entered the gas station, the driver of the vehicle was approached by
Pickens Middle School teacher hikes to raise money for cancer research
Photo courtesy Louise Hope
Pickens Middle School teacher Louise Hope recently completed a 28-mile hike in one day to raise money for children’s cancer research after one of her students was diagnosed with leukemia.
By Nikki Rutledge
For The Courier
nrutledge@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Many say there are teachers who make an impact on their students that lasts a lifetime.
Louise Hope, a community education teacher at Pickens Middle School, is one of those teachers.
When the news broke that one of Hope’s eighth-grade students and a fellow Pickens Presbyterian Church member, Kent Townsend, had leukemia, she began searching for a way to help.
She found her opportunity serendipitously.
“It was almost divine intervention the way I happened upon the email that led me to Ultimate Hike,” she said. “I had been thinking to myself ‘What can I do?’ when I scrolled all the way to the bottom of my list of mail, and clicked
Family members charged following convict’s capture
EASLEY — After nearly two weeks on the loose, an inmate escaped from the Pickens County Stockade was arrested last week, and two relatives were charged with helping him evade capture.
According to a release from Pickens County Sheriff’s Office chief deputy Creed Hashe, deputies received an anonymous tip that James Christopher Townsend, 41, was at a home on Bakerville Road in Easley.
Officers arrested Townsend at the home at around 12:45 p.m. July 16.
Townsend had been held since June 2 at the stockade, located at 186 Prison Camp Road in Pickens, before he was discovered missing during a routine count at 7 p.m. on July 3.
Townsend, a convicted felon who has a lengthy criminal record for various types of crimes, was serving time for
Saying goodbye
Pickens City Council said farewell Monday night to city administrator Katherine Hendricks, who is leaving the city after five and a half years for a position with the city of Mount Pleasant. Mayor David Owens presented Hendricks with a plaque and a flower vase after city council’s work session. Pictured, from left, are council member Patti Welborn, Hendricks, Owens, council member Carlton Holley, council member Donnie McKinney and council member Patrick Lark. The city will host a farewell for Hendricks next Monday from 11 a.m. to noon.
Pickens council awards contracts
By Ben Robinson
Staff Reporter
brobinson@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — In a brief special called meeting of Pickens City Council Monday night, council approved four contracts and some amendments to its 2014-15 budget.
The budget amendments were approved with a 5-0 vote, with councilmen Isaiah Scipio and Fletcher Perry absent.
A contract with Young Plumbing Company for a six-inch high pressure main project for $34,540 was also approved with a 5-0 vote.
A contract for $182,525 to J&M Construction for the Fox Squirrel Ridge and Hendricks Road Project was approved
Cannon honors life and service of Michael Siders
PICKENS — Cannon Memorial Hospital will honor the life and service of Michael Siders, a devoted and skilled clinician that served every patient with kindness and compassion, with a blood and teddy bear drive on Monday, July 28, from 2-6 p.m. at the Cannon Wellness Annex at 865 Pendleton St. in Pickens.
The community may donate blood and/or a teddy bear to the cause. Siders was known as the “big teddy bear” by colleagues, and the teddy bears will be donated to a local charity to place smiles on the faces of local children. AnMed Health will coordinate the blood drive and provide T-shirts. The community may also write a personal note
