Monthly Archives: December 2015
Courier Legals 12-30-15
NOTICE OF SALE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE COURT COMMON PLEAS
CASE #2015-CP-39-00712
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WILLIAM JACK CROWE, Plaintiff, vs. RICHARD MCCULLOUGH AND CASEY MCCULLOUGH, Defendants.
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to an Order of Kenneth D. Acker, Special Referee for Pickens County, issued in the above captioned case, the Special Referee for Pickens County will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at or before the Courthouse in Pickens, South Carolina, at 11:00 o’clock a.m., Sales Day in January, the same beingJanuary 4, 2016, the following described tract of land located in Pickens County, South Carolina:
“ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, in the Woodside Mills Village Plant No. 2 in the Town of Liberty; and being more particularly described as Lot No. 1, as shown on a plat entitled “A Subdivision of Woodside Mills, Liberty Plant No. 2, Liberty, S.C.”, made by Piedmont Engineering Service, Greenville, S.C., December, 1951, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court (now Register of Deeds) for Pickens County, S.C., in Plat Book 1920, at Page 138. According to said plat, the within described lot is also known as No. 309 Maplecroft Street, and fronts thereon 89.3 feet.”
Pickens County Parcel #4087-12-95-1807/Property Address: 309 Maplecroft Street, Liberty, SC 29657
This being the identical property conveyed unto Richard McCullough and Casey McCullough by deed of Estate of Deanie S. Crowe by Personal Representative, William Jack Crowe, dated August 30, 2013, and recorded August 30, 2013, in Deed Book 1549 at Page 240, Pickens County records.
The terms shall be for cash and the purchaser, or purchasers, shall pay for the deed and stamps. In the event the agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be automatically withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the same terms and conditions as set forth in the Decree. The bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder shall deposit with the Special Refereea certified check or cash in the amount of five (5%) percent of the bid as evidence of good faith. In the event the purchaser fails or refuses to comply with the terms of the sale within twenty (20) days from the date of sale, the deposit shall be forfeited and applied first to the costs and expenses of this action including fee for the Plaintiff’s attorney. Next, any surplus will be held pending further Order of the Court. I shall then re-advertise and re-sell the property upon the same terms on a subsequent Sales Day at the risk of the former purchaser until obtaining full compliance with a sale. The successful bidder other than the Plaintiff will pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance at the rate of $7.58a day.
The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, to existing easements and restrictions, and to any other senior encumbrances.
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Kenneth D. Acker
Special Referee,
Pickens County
December 10, 2015
Pickens, South Carolina
Dec. 16, 23, 30
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PETITION for
DETERMINATION OF HEIRS
PETITIONER: BETTY ANN NEWTON
DECEASED: ELIZABETH LUCILLE BRATCIIER
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: XXX-XX-3471
DATE OF BIRTH: 04/13/1920
DATE 0F DEATH: 04/22/2005
NAMES OF POSSIBLE KNOWN HEIRS AND RELATIONSHIPS:
BETTY ANN NEWTON, Niece
FRED MARION. FIELD, III, Great Nephew
REASON FOR PETITION: To establish the heirs of the deceased dated on date of death.
NOTICE 0F HEARING
Date: January 12, 2016
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Place: Probate Court
222 McDaniel Avenue
Pickens, SC 2967l
PURPOSE: Hearing upon the Petition of BEITY ANN NEWTON in the Estate of
ELIZABETH LUCILLE BRATCHER
DESCRIPTION 0F PLEADING: Petition for Determination of Heirs under South Carolina Code of Laws, I976, as amended.
A full copy of the Summons and Petition is available from the undersigned attorney. If you do not appear at the hearing or file and Answer, the relief requested will be granted.
Executed this 23, day of November, 2015
By: ACKER LAMBERT HINTON, P.A.
Kenneth D. Acker
P.O. Box 9
Pickens, SC 29671
(864) 878-1184
Dec. 16, 23, 30
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Courier Notice to Creditors 12-30-15
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.
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 name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: Grady Frank Kelley
Date of Death: 11/18/2015
Case Number: 2015ES3900779
Personal Representative: Joel Dean Kelley
Address: 75 East Boling Rd.
Jasper, GA 30143
Attorney: R. Murray Hughes
Address: P.O. Box 1389
Pickens, SC 29671
Dec. 16, 23, 30
Estate: James Charles Galbreath
Date of Death: 10/05/2015
Case Number: 2015ES3900782
Personal Representative:
Jamie Lynn Galbreath Hudson
Address: 901 Shackleburg Rd.
Anderson, SC 29621
Dec. 16, 23, 30
Estate: Richard Ennis Kitterman
Date of Death: 11/17/2015
Case Number: 2015ES3900803
Personal Representative:
Martha H. Kitterman
Address: 204 Wisteria Way
Easley, SC 29640
Attorney: Lesley R. Moore
Address: 245 East Broad St. Suite D
Greenville, SC 29601
Dec. 23, 30, Jan. 6
Estate: Wade Benjamin Reynolds
Date of Death: 11/22/2015
Case Number: 2015ES3900798
Personal Representative: Shelby Jean Howell
Address: 121 Shaffner Dr.
Easley, SC 29640
Attorney: B. Allen Clardy, Jr.
Address: 1001 E. Washington Street
Greenville, SC 29601
Dec. 23, 30, Jan. 6
Estate: John Joseph Mclaughlin
Date of Death: 11/21/2015
Case Number: 2015ES3900776
Personal Representative: Joan B. Mclaughlin
Address: 105 Satula Lane
Clemson, SC 29631
Dec. 23, 30, Jan. 6
Estate: Alvin Garfield Burkett
Date of Death: 10/31/2015
Case Number: 2015ES3900796
Personal Representative: Wilma C. Burkett
Address: 2214 Liberty Hwy.
Six Mile, SC 29682
Dec. 23, 30, Jan. 6
Estate: Irene Lewis Brezeale
AKA: Parrie Irene Brezeale
Date of Death: 03/28/2015
Case Number: 2015ES3900280-2
Personal Representative:
Parrie Jean Brezeale Hatley
Address: 209 Pebble Creek Drive
Taylors, SC 29687
Co-Personal Representative: Dale Brezeale
Address: 1721 Belle Shoals Road
Pickens, SC 29671
Dec. 30 Jan. 6, 13
Estate: Marisa Stegmuller-Miller
Date of Death: 06/20/2014
Case Number: 2015ES3900630
Personal Representative: Paul Erik Miller
Address: 321 City Lake Drive
Pickens, SC 29671
Attorney: Adam B. Lambert
Address: Post Office Box 9
Pickens, SC 29671
Dec. 30 Jan. 6, 13
Courier Trespass Notices 12-30-15
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:
Peggy Noblett Dec. 2015
James Dan Winchester and Avenelle S. Winchester Dec. 2015
Dana and Donna Wolfe Dec. 2015
Betty McGrew Hill Jan. 2016
Jessica Anderson Faus Jan. 2016
Barry and Rhonda Herd Feb. 2016
Harold Caddell Feb. 2016
Pamela Wilson Feb. 2016
Danny McCall March 2016
L.C. Russell March 2016
Joshua Daughety and Sue Mittelstadt March 2016
Jim D. Kelly April 2016
The Echo Valley Land Trust June 2016
Frank M. and Marie M. Crane June 2016
Jimmy McGrew June 2016
Dwight C. and Thelma P. Thrift June 2016
Melvin Lamar and Catherine Gilstrap July 2016
Artistic Builders Inc. July 2016
Larry Gibson July2016
Greg M. Cadell and Mary E. Caddell. July 2016
John F. Hendricks July 2016
Doris and Waymon Aikens July 2016
Cecil and Ruby Reid Aug. 2016
Jerry Galbreath Aug. 2016
Glenn and Carolyn Sellers Oct. 2016
Carl W. Porter Nov. 2016
Charles M. Smith Dec. 2016
Dolly Morris Dec. 2016
John T. M. Tompkins Dec. 2016
Sarah Rampy Jan. 2017
Tredwell and Erica Zeigler Feb. 2017
Edward and Evinne Elrod July 2017
Randy and Lynn Griffin Aug. 2017
Jeffery D. and Sandra Couch Aug. 2017
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Police ask for help IDing package thief
Courtesy Photos
Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the man pictured above, who was caught on camera stealing a package from an Easley home’s front porch last week.
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EASLEY — Pickens County Sheriff’s Office investigators are asking for the public’s help identifying a man caught on camera stealing a package in Easley last week.
A home security system captured video of a man in a white van parking at a home on Edgewood Road on the afternoon of Tuesday, Dec. 15, and taking a package that had been delivered to the front porch of the home by the U.S. Postal Service earlier that day.
In still photographs released by the sheriff’s office on Tuesday morning, the suspect appears to have a shaved head or close-cut hair and is wearing a gray t-shirt and sunglasses on his head.
Police are asking anyone with information about the man’s identity to call the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office at (864) 898-5500 or Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIMESC.
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Christmas 2015
Pickens First Baptist Church brought community members together on Sunday, Dec. 13, for a live Nativity, re-enacting the very first Christmas in Bethlehem. The Nativity, held at Legacy Square, was complete with live animals and featured free food, games for children and music. Rocky Nimmons/Courier
Man faces child abuse charge after 6-month-old hospitalized
PICKENS — The live-in boyfriend of a 6-month-old infant’s mother was arrested earlier this week after police allege he abused the baby to the point of hospitalization.
Benjamin Sean Lee Bolding, 25, of 235 B.D. Johnston Road in Central, was arrested last Thursday and charged with inflicting great bodily injury to a child. He was still being held Tuesday at the Pickens County Detention Center on a $20,000 surety bond.
According to an arrest warrant, police believe Bolding injured the 6-month-old girl while she was in his care, creating “a substantial risk of death” and requiring the child to be admitted to Greenville Memorial Hospital.
Pickens County Sheriff’s Office chief deputy Creed Hashe said police were alerted by hospital staff that a child had been admitted on the morning of Dec. 17 with traumatic injuries to the head and face allegedly sustained while sleeping in a wooden crib. According to doctors, Hashe said, the injuries were inconsistent with the explanation given by the child’s caretaker.
Hashe said an investigation revealed the injuries occurred that morning while Bolding was home alone with the child. The girl’s mother was reportedly at work when the child was injured.
According to a news release from Hashe, pending the child’s release from the hospital, the Department of Social Services has developed a plan that includes removing the child from the home and temporary placement with other relatives pending additional investigation.
Mayor touts Liberty’s progress
File
An overhaul of Commerce Street, which plays host to festivals and other events in Liberty throughout the year, has been the biggest project in the city over the last year.
By Rocky Nimmons
Publisher
rnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Liberty Mayor Eric Boughman is proud of what his city has accomplished in 2015.
Baughman
During the final city council meeting of the year last week, Boughman delivered the state of the city address to let the public know about all of those accomplishments.
“We get a lot of negative things said about us, and I think it is important at least one time of year to point out the positives,” he said. “I want it out there for the public.”
Boughman said the mayor and council chairs were thankless seats,
but said that he and the other members of Liberty City Council had signed up for it.
“I love this city, and I will fight for this city, and I am proud of what we have done for this city,” he said.
The biggest project Liberty has going is the work on Commerce Street.
“We had received a $500,000 grant right before I became mayor, and we have worked through the grant process over the last two years,” Boughman said. “We completed phase one, which was the infrastructure, earlier this year. That came in at $170,000 more than our original estimate. We covered that with hospitality taxes.”
Phase two is the above-ground element, such as the sidewalks and the green space.
“That went to bid in May, and that bid was $568,875,” Boughman said. “We had $367,819. We cut where we could and took C-funds to cover the overage. We got that approved on Oct. 26.”
But Boughman said despite being thrown curve ball after curve ball on the project, it will be completed, and completed as the city had wanted it.
Another huge project in the city was the completion of the magistrate court complex at the site of the old Liberty Middle School.
“This project is now done,” Boughman said. “The county did that work with cooperation of the City of Liberty. They renovated the gym, and the Pickens County Council voted to deed that over to the city.”
The school’s old auditorium was also renovated into a more modern facility, and all the county magistrate offices were moved to a third building on the campus. Pickens County Meals on Wheels also moved its operations into the campus, according to Boughman.
“We cannot put a price tag on what the complex means to the city of Liberty’s future,” he added.
Boughman said a third major project the city has undertaken was to replace 2,000 feet of sewer line from Rowland’s Barber Shop through the intersection of S.C. Highway 93 and U.S. Highway 178.
“We had planned to modernize this intersection for years, but it never happened,” he said. “Early in my term, it was determined that the South Carolina Department of Transportation was going to do their work, but it was up to city to replace the 1925 sewer lines that ran under the intersection.”
The original price to do the work was $319,000, and the city obtained a grant from the S.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority for $195,000. The project went out to bid last month.
“The bid was $525,000, and we rejected it and went back to the drawing board,” Boughman said. “We now have a new bid date of Jan. 12. Whatever we have to do, we are going to make that project happen.”
The project is planned to be completed in correlation with the work done by SCDOT.
“We hope that we will complete our work so they can come right in and do theirs,” Boughman added.
The Peachtree senior housing project is another project that the city of Liberty is hard at work on. Funding has been secured, and construction is scheduled to begin in early 2016.
“It will be a 40-unit senior housing complex behind the current location of Pickens County Meals on Wheels, and it should be done in early 2017,” Boughman said. “This will be for the residents that we already have living here.”
The city also feels it has made some wise purchasing decisions. A brush and limb truck was obtained last year.
“This has been a blessing to the city and to the residents that regularly have their brush and limbs picked up,” he said. “This year we purchased a brand-new trash truck, and it has been a blessing because we are not wasting time and money on repairs. We have a truck that works and is dependable that we can count on now and for years to come.”
The city has needed a new truck in the recreation department for some time, and that problem was solved by moving a full-sized police truck to the department.
Other savings for Liberty came in the form of a terminated copier deal with Toshiba, which had cost the city $1,483 a month.
“We did go to Xerox, and the biggest bill we have had was $200, so we are going to save $1,000 to $1,200 a month.” Boughman said.
Boughman said the city was able to acquire a house in disrepair in Lakeview Heights for nothing and accepted a sealed bid and sold it for $10,000.
The city has also installed cameras at its recreation facility, and as a result, major vandalism that was costing them thousands to repair each year has almost stopped completely.
In another movem the city decided to cut cost by eliminating the uniform service for employees and buying uniforms.
Boughman also lauded the county for allowing the city to take control of the old magistrate building near Ingles.
“Now instead of city court taking place at Liberty City Hall, we now have a real courtroom and more space,” he said.
Boughman said he is happy that the city has a healthy and happy workforce.
Delegation plans annual meeting
CLEMSON — The Pickens County Legislative Delegation will hold its annual public meeting in Clemson on Jan. 7.
Reports from organizations and boards will kick off the meeting, which will begin at 5:30 p.m. in council chambers at Clemson City Hall at 1250 Tiger Blvd. The floor will be opened for public comments at 6 p.m.
The public is invited and encouraged to attend the meeting.
Local residents will have an opportunity to ask questions of and make comments to members of the Pickens County Legislative Delegation, and members of the delegation will comment on various issues that may be introduced in the upcoming session of the General Assembly, which will convene on Tuesday, Jan. 12.
The Legislative Delegation consists of Senators Thomas C. Alexander and Larry A. Martin, and Representatives Joshua Putnam, Davey Hiott, Neal A. Collins and Gary E. Clary.
For more information, contact the delegation office at (864) 850-7070.
Markley signs with Southern Wesleyan
LIBERTY — Liberty High School softball standout Sarah Beth Markley has signed an athletic grant-in-aid to continue her athletic career at Southern Wesleyan University.[cointent_lockedcontent]
Pictured, standing, are Brian Fuller and Jen Trammell, and seated are Lisa Markley and Sarah Beth Markley.
Markley has been a part of the Liberty softball program since seventh grade and has competed for the school’s varsity team since she was in the eighth grade. She is also part of the Lady Devil competition and support cheer teams, as well as basketball.
In softball, Markley hit .391 with 12 runs scored while driving in 11 runs as a sophomore. As a junior, she hit .370 with 17 runs scored, while driving in 11. She has three career home runs.
“Sarah Beth is a very hard worker and a joy to have on the team,” Liberty softball coach Brian Fuller said. “She is always willing to do what is asked of her and play her role as a team player on the field. Sarah has yet to reach her full softball potential and is going to be a great asset to the SWU softball program.”
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