Monthly Archives: September 2018
Wines and Equines Event to raise funds for Happy Hooves
Marietta — This Saturday, Sept. 8, Happy Hooves Therapeutic Equestrian Center will be hosting its seventh annual Wines and Equines fundraising event at Eden Farms, 
located at 4700 Dacusville Highway in Marietta.
Doors will open at 5 pm. Guests will be treated to heavy hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer, while bidding on silent and live auction items in the beautiful setting of Eden Farms.
WSPA 7 News reporter Christine Scarpelli will host the event, and music will be provided by a quartet from the S.C. Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities. Guests will also be offered tours of the facility and a chance to see therapeutic riding demonstrations and a musical quadrille.
Auction items include a three-night stay at a beach front condo at Hilton Head, a gift
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Courier Obituaries 9-5-18
GRADY CARTEE
LIBERTY — Grady Franklin Cartee, 93, of 527 Campground Road, widower of Mildred 
Waldrop Cartee, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018, at his home
Born in Liberty, he was a son of the late Ralph and Nicie Gantt Cartee. He graduated from Liberty High School and later Tri-County Technical College.
Mr. Cartee was retired from Alice Manufacturing with 42 years of service. Following retirement, he loved traveling, gardening and most of all loved to spend time with his grandchildren. He was a faithful member of Rice’s Creek Baptist Church, where served as a Deacon and Sunday school teacher.
Surviving are two daughters, Brenda Cartee of Liberty, and Annie Nell “Anne” Medlin (Joe) of Southport, N.C.; a son, Kimper Cartee (Reba) of Clemson; a brother, Jim Cartee of Easley; six grandchildren, Shandi Sellers, Joseph Medlin, Jeremy Price, Jennifer Earwaker, Todd Cartee and Rebecca C. Stewart; and 10 great grandchildren.
In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Louise Smith and Nell Jean Burns, and three brothers, Roy, Billy and Lloyd Cartee.
Funeral services to honor the life of Mr. Cartee were conducted on September 5 in the
Venables, Lions explode for big
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
SENECA — The Daniel Lions scored early and often in an explosive 51-14 win over the rival Seneca Bobcats on Friday night.
“I challenged these kids to get off the bus and play well,” Daniel coach Jeff Fruster said. “All summer we challenged them to get off to good starts, and that is exactly what we did tonight.”
The Lion offense jumped on Seneca from the get-go, scoring 38 points in the first half, with the star being junior quarterback Tyler Venables. Venables scored his team’s first four touchdowns of the game on the ground to make his impressive season thus far all the more exceptional.
“It was very fun, (and) we’ve got a lot momentum in our hands,” Venables said. “I didn’t do great in the passing game tonight, but the offensive line did a great job of giving me some gaps to run through.”
The Lions’ new offensive staff is hitting its groove right now and putting up numbers that fans haven’t seen in years. In fact, the Lions’ 50-plus points in each of the last two games marks the first time Daniel has scored 50-plus in consecutive weeks since their 2013 state runner-up season.
“The kids believe in them,” Fruster said of his new offensive staff, led by coordinator Page Wofford. “This staff has shown they have a lot of prowess the last couple of weeks. But we knew what we were getting when we hired them. It’s just good to see our offense pick up some momentum.”
The defense was also stellar on the night, as the Lions allowed almost nothing through the air, with Seneca only getting 36 passing yards and throwing three interceptions. The Seneca run game was also held in check outside a 74-yard scoring burst by Bobcat running back Jeremiah Mackey.
“It’s like I said before the game, you can’t stop Mackey,” Fruster said. “The best you can hope for is to contain him, and I thought we did a good job of that.”
Daniel received the opening kickoff and Venables started his impressive game with two
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Easley exits bye week looking for more consistency
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
ejolley@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — As odd as it may be, the Easley High School football team’s open date was taken care of before August ended Friday night.
The open date in years past has rolled around after the non-region schedule was over 
for teams in September, but after playing in Week 0, the Green Wave had an off week in Week 2.
Heading into this week’s home game with Wren, both sides of the ball have questions to answer for Easley.
Offensively, the first question would be: What is the identity of the offense? In the first game against Pickens, Easley only attempted nine passes with a three-year starter in Weston Black. Black did go to the air a little more against Daniel in the second game, hooking up several times with senior Ethan Boyles.
The Green Wave (1-1) would like to be balanced with the pass and run, and with the
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Liberty has no answer for tough Pickens run game
By Clay Counts
Special to The Courier
claycounts21@yahoo.com
LIBERTY — Riding high after a big win over Berea, the Liberty Red Devils hosted county rival Pickens on Friday night hoping to keep the momentum.
But licking their wounds after a tough loss the Pendleton the previous week, the Blue 
Flame used their steady, hard-nosed power run game to chip away at Liberty in an 18-0 win.
After receiving the opening kick, Pickens came out of the gate clicking on all cylinders, beginning with an 18-play drive that spanned 63 yards and ate nearly 10 minutes off the clock. The drive above all exemplified the no-frills, fight-for-every-inch gameplay the Red Devils would have to struggle against on the night. Pickens converted on two fourth downs and had only one play that went for more than nine yards on the opening drive.
The Red Devil defense ultimately prevailed on the possession, though, after stalling the Blue Flame offense at the 16-yard line and forcing a missed field goal.
Liberty’s bend-but-don’t-break defensive strategy caused Pickens to leave a lot of points on the field and proved successful in keeping the Red Devils in the fight.
Another highlight of the opening half for Liberty was an impressive goal line stand, with a touchdown-saving tackle by senior linebacker Jack Brissey forcing a turnover on downs at the Red Devils’ 1-yard line.
The ensuing offensive drive held some promise, but was ultimately driven backward, ending in a Red Devil safety to give Pickens a 2-0 lead midway through the second quarter.
The Blue Flame offense stretched its lead to 5-0 at halftime with a 45-yard Collier
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Pickens shuts out Red Devils to pick up first win
By Rocky Nimmons
Publisher
rnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — The Pickens Blue Flame were hungry.
Going into the third game of the young season on Friday night, they were the only 
football team in Pickens County without a victory in 2018.
Pickens head coach Chad Smith knew his young team needed something good to happen, and something did when they traveled to face the always-tough Liberty Red Devils.
The Blue Flame found more offense, and defensive coordinator Eric Houston had his unit ready as Pickens came away with an 18-0 shutout win.
“We have a ton to work on, but you know our kids played hard,” Smith said after the game. “Liberty is a quality program. Kyle Stewart and Jabo Burgess do a fantastic job. You know they have tough kids. We are happy to come in here and get a win. That is a big deal for us.”
The Blue Flame’s methodical style of football dominated the statistics on the night, racking up 326 yards of total offense, while holding the Devils to only 112. The bulk of the Pickens offense came from runner Jarod Barton. Barton seemed to find a new home in the backfield, as Smith and company ran him at fullback most of the night. Barton’s relentless pounding of the rock garnered him 156 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries.
“That is going to make a big difference for us down the line,” Smith said of switching Barton to fullback. “We have to get some other kids up to speed, because when we move those positions some aren’t used to playing them, and they are going to have to play more now. Those kids did a good job tonight. We will just get better with that lineup in.”
It was classic Smith football from the get-go. Pickens pounded out an 18-play drive that ate 9:33 from the clock to open the game. The combo of Barton and wingback Brady Batson were a 1-2 punch that kept the Liberty defense on its heels. The drive even included a rare pass from Pickens quarterback Cole Beaty to Barton for seven yards. The series started at the Pickens 21-yard line and saw Barton
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Dazzling Debut
Clemson freshmen impress in season-opening victory
By Alex Maminakis
Courtesy The Journal
alex@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — The Clemson Tigers got a glimpse of their future during Saturday’s season-opening win over Furman, and the future is bright.
In No. 2 Clemson’s 48-7 win over the Paladins at Memorial Stadium, the Tigers got the chance to play many of their true freshmen for the first time, and the young players made the most of their first collegiate snaps.
Quarterback Trevor Lawrence made his highly anticipated Clemson debut and finished 9-for-15 passing for 137 yards and three touchdowns as he shared time with starter Kelly Bryant and Chase Brice at the position.
But Lawrence was only one of a number of freshmen to make an impact in Saturday’s win.
“To see the veterans play well, then also all the young guys play good, too — we’re really meshing and playing really good at the best time, the start of the season, so it’s exciting,” Lawrence said after the game.
On offense, tight end Braden Galloway, a Seneca High School graduate, running back Lyn-J Dixon and wide receivers Justyn Ross and Derion Kendrick all made big plays against
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Courier Legals 9-5-18
NOTICE
To: The Unknown Owner
The following Mobile Home has been abandoned at 122 Coltsfoot Circle, Sunset, SC. There is a lien on this mobile home for rent/storage in the amount of $5,000.00, plus any additional rent from the date of this notice. Contact Ellenburg Campground at 864-878-3565 to claim this mobile home.
After 30 days from the date of this notice, Ellenburg Campground will apply to sell the mobile home at The Pickens County Magistrate for public sale.
Description:
Year: 1963
Make: Azalea
Model: 10×50 Mobile Home
Serial Number: 50-2-1320
8/15, 22, 29, 9/5
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE PROBATE COURT
C/A: 2005ES3900466
IN THE MATTER OF: Robert F. Brown
UPON READING AND FILING the Petition for Order of Publication, and appearing to this Court that an Order of Publication is appropriate and necessary, it is therefore,
ORDERED that the petitioner publish in the Pickens County Courier, a
Courier Notice to Creditors 9-5-18
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 required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and address of the
Courier Trespass Notices 9-5-18
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
