Monthly Archives: August 2014
Courier Notice to Creditors 8-20-14
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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 62-3-801, 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
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Arson suspected in Easley fire
By Ben Robinson
Staff Reporter
brobinson@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Easley police are investigating a fire downtown last Friday night as arson.
The fire, at 102 N. First St., was put out by Easley firefighters before it could damage any adjacent buildings.
According to an Easley Police Department incident report, Easley fire chief Butch Womack told officers it appeared the building had been broken into and there were two separate fires inside.
Officers were able to collect possible evidence at the scene after the fire was extinguished, but no charges have been
2-county chase ends in arrest
Investigation continues after 1 suspect escapes
COUNTY — An investigation into drug complaints led to a two-county car chase and a man’s arrest last week.
According to a news release from Pickens County Sheriff’s Office chief deputy Creed Hashe, deputies assigned to the office’s Community Action Team were in the Fish Trap Road area near Easley on Thursday evening investigating neighbors’ complaints of suspected drug activity.
When deputies tried to stop a suspicious Nissan Altima that appeared the be fleeing the area after seeing a patrol car, Hashe said, the driver ran a red light, refusing to yield to a deputy’s signal to stop, then proceeded into Greenville County on U.S. Highway 123.
The pursuit reached speeds of around 65 mph, according to Hashe, before the driver made his way to the intersection of South Washington and South Florida avenues in Greenville County.
The driver, later identified as James Allen Pope, 56, of 10 Old Anderson Road in
Clemson man faces murder charge after friend killed
CLEMSON — A 55-year-old Clemson man was charged with murder after the shooting death of a friend last week.
Police said Deby Lee Mark Burnside, of Summey Street, was arrested Wednesday evening after 52-year-old James Cherry, of Lincoln Drive in Clemson, was shot to death following an argument.
Clemson police chief Jimmy Dixon said the shooting appeared to have been the result of an argument about Burnside allegedly owing Cherry money.
The killing was the first homicide in Clemson in five years, according to Dixon.
Police: Man set string of fires
EASLEY — An Easley man faces multiple charges in connection with a string of fires set near his home over the weekend.
According to warrants, police believe Thomas Wayne Stinson, 23, of 200 South 2nd St., set fire to four buildings in the early morning hours Sunday.
Police said the fires were set at 206 South 2nd St., 503 South 2nd St., 207 West 2nd Ave. and 530 S. Pendleton St.
The buildings included two vacant homes, an outbuilding filled with a family’s keepsakes and a garage.
Police found Stinson less than 100 yards from one of the scenes and arrested him.
Stinson was charged with four counts of arson, four counts of second-degree burglary and giving false information. He is being held at the Pickens County Detention Center without bond.
High school jamboree season now in full swing
A pair of Easley defenders take down a Riverside ballcarrier during a recent scrimmage at Easley High School. The Green Wave will be in action twice this week, hosting their own jamboree Thursday and playing in the Pickens jamboree Friday.
By Ben Robinson
Staff Reporter
brobinson@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — School does not officially start until Aug. 19, but high school football has already kicked off for the 2014 preseason, and the action will continue to ramp up this week.
Although local teams have been hosting and traveling to scrimmages since opening practice on Aug. 1, fans got their first taste of jamboree action last Saturday night as the Foothills FCA jamboree was held at Liberty High School.
In the nightcap, defending Upper State champion Daniel dominated Greenville with a 27-0 victory in a half, one of four shutouts in five halves at the jamboree.
Other county teams in action were the homestanding Red Devils, who took a 14-0 win over West-Oak, and Pickens
Liberty weighs water rate hike
By Ben Robinson
Staff Reporter
brobinson@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — For the past decade, Liberty has had the same water rates. As costs continue to rise and new lines are needed, Liberty City Council is faced with the unpleasant task of raising the rates.
“We are in a desperate situation,” mayor Eric Boughman said at Monday night’s council meeting.
Boughman noted that he himself pays a water bill in Liberty, so he, too, will feel the cost of the increase.
“I don’t want to cause any undue stress on our citizens,” Boughman said. “But we also live in a real world
New state guidelines could affect schools’ fundraisers, canteens
By Ben Robinson
Staff Reporter
brobinson@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — School officials are anxiously awaiting word from state officials on the effect new nutritional guidelines will have on canteen sales at high schools.
An Aug. 4 memo received from the state board of education limits the amount of junk food that can be sold, either as a fundraiser or as a canteen item. The memo promised more details later.
District spokesman John Eby said at this point officials don’t know exactly what that means.
Pickens group gets $25,000 arts grant
PICKENS — The Pickens community is one of 66 recipients from around the country of Our Town grant money totaling $5.073 million and reaching 38 states, according to National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) chairman Jane Chu.
Preserving Our Southern Appalachian Music (POSAM) will receive $25,000 to help plan and design a remodeled auditorium at the Hagood Community Center, also known as the Senior Center of Pickens. Programming in traditional arts and music will also be funded.
This year’s Our Town projects demonstrate again that excellent art is as fundamental to a community’s success as land-use, transportation, education, housing, infrastructure, and public safety, helping build stronger communities
