Monthly Archives: March 2019
Courier Notice to Creditors 3-27-19
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 claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will
Courier Trespass Notices 3-27-19
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
Courier Classifieds 3-27-19
Help Wanted
Full-Time Assembler Needed: Smith Systems, Inc., located in Brevard, NC is in need of a full-time assembler. High school diploma or equivalent required. Assembler uses small hand tools, preparatory machinery and some inspection tools. Must be able to lift 50 pounds. Benefits. No experience required. Apply at 6 Mill Creek Center, Brevard, NC 28712. Call (828)884-3490 with inquiries. 3/27, 4/3
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School board election Tuesday
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Following a dramatic four-month ordeal, the new District 7 seat on the Pickens County School Board seat will finally be filled on Tuesday.
The seat, contested between Phillip Healy and Alice Hendricks Vander Linden, appeared to have been won by just 21 votes by Healy in November.
However, following an appeal by Vander Linden, the results were nullified due to an issue with voting machines being programmed incorrectly, forcing 137 voters to use “failsafe” ballots that didn’t include the District 7 school board race. Following the county election board’s decision, a new race was
Former inmates sue county, PCSO
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Lawsuits from two former Pickens County inmates accuse the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office and the county of negligence after they were attacked in separate incidents.
The lawsuits claim that longstanding overcrowding conditions, acknowledged by the sheriff’s office, led to assaults of the inmates.
Anderson attorney Kyle White is representing former inmates Adam Brodsky and Brett Ferguson and filed two separate lawsuits on Jan. 11 in the Pickens County Court of Common Pleas.
Brodsky was a pretrial detainee when he was “viciously
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Reader Respond
After two weeks of balloting for the Pickens County Courier’s first-ever Readers’ Choice Awards, the votes are in! Now comes the hard part — counting more than 2,500 handwritten reader ballots with more than 100 possible categories on each. Because of the overwhelming response from Courier readers who are passionate about their community and the companies doing business in the county, judges will take a little longer than expected to tabulate final results. Winners will begin to be notified by the end of this week, and a special section announcing the full list of this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards will be published in early April. In addition, one lucky reader will be awarded a $50 cash prize, and 10 others will receive a free one-year subscription to the Courier. Those winners will also be notified soon.
County prison escapee caught
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — An inmate who escaped from the Pickens County Prison earlier this month was recaptured Thursday evening.
Steven Leroy Aiken, 45, was arrested without incident at a Liberty home around 7 p.m. March 14, Chief Deputy Creed Hashe said.
Aiken escaped from the prison at 4:05 p.m. Sunday, March 10, when a perimeter door was opened to bring laundry into the facility, Hashe said.
Incarcerated at the prison since January, Aiken was serving a 128-day Family Court sentence for failure to pay child support when he escaped.
On Jan. 7, he was charged with domestic violence and malicious
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District gets positive feedback for digital learning days project
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
goliver@upstatetoday.com
COLUMBIA — A report prepared for the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee contains overwhelmingly positive feedback for pilot school districts — including Pickens — that allowed instruction for students at home when schools were closed due to inclement weather.
The report was prepared by former School District of Pickens County superintendent Lee D’Andrea, who deferred comments to EOC executive director Melanie Barton. Barton said the state “couldn’t have asked for five better districts to pilot this program.” In addition to Pickens, the other school districts involved in the pilot program were Anderson District 5, Kershaw and Spartanburg 1 and 7.
“The key takeaway I’m getting is that these five districts worked
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Emergency ops center moving
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Pickens County’s emergency operations center is moving from its current location on S.C. Highway 183 to the 
county administration building.
County council approved a $45,000 funding request for the alternate emergency operations center last week.
“I think it’s a wise decision if council would consider this request,” county administrator Gerald Wilson said. “It’s a move in the right direction.”
The current emergency operations center is within the 10-mile Duke Energy emergency planning zone, Wilson said.
“Should we have an emergency, we’re one of the first … to be evacuated,” he said.
The county has an alternate operations center underground at
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New docks, gate system coming to Mile Creek
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Pickens County Council signed off on a number of improvements to Mile Creek Park in Six Mile Monday night.
Council approved a $45,000 request to pay for new docks, a gate system, security fencing and a traffic study at the park.
County administrator Gerald Wilson asked Park Director Tyler Merck to give an update on the park, as well as requesting the funding from accommodations tax revenue.
“I have good news to share,” Merck said. “We’re proud to
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