Monthly Archives: July 2020
Courier Classifieds 7-29-20
Announcements
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BOY SCOUT COMPENSATION FUND – Anyone that was inappropriately touched by a Scout leader deserves justice and financial compensation! Victims may be eligible for a significant cash
Courier Trespass Notices 7-29-20
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:
Courier Notice to Creditors 7-29-20
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 become due, the
Courier Legal Notices 7-29-20
NOTICE OF SALE
(Case #2019-CP-39-01230)
By virtue of an Order of Foreclosure in the Court of Common Pleas for Pickens County, South Carolina, granted in the case of Donald Worth vs. Charles A. Finley, Jr., Marie K. Finley, Charles A. Stillwell, Othella P. Stillwell, Jeffrey G. Black, Virginia Y. Black, Alan R. King, Roy G. Masceri, Elaine J. Masceri, South Carolina Employment Security Commission, State of South Carolina Department of Revenue, Department of the Treasury – Internal Revenue Service, and TD Bank, successor to First National Bank of Pickens County, James C. Alexander, Special Referee for Pickens County, will sell on August 3, 2020 at 11:00 AM at the Pickens County Courthouse, Pickens, SC, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit:
All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land lying and being situate in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens at the intersection of E. Cedar Street and Church Street, and being known as Lot
Pickens, Easley both searching for new police chiefs
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Both Pickens and Easley are on the hunt for new police chiefs after abrupt announcements last week.
The city of Easley issued a news release Wednesday announcing the retirement of Police Chief Tim Tollison, who had worked for the city for more than 27 years, including the last five as chief.
Tollison’s retirement went into effect on Wednesday, according to the city’s news release, which
School start pushed back 2 weeks
Masks to be required for students in grades 3-12
COUNTY — The School District of Pickens County announced Monday that it has pushed the start 
of the school year back two weeks and will require masks for all students in grades 3-12 when social distancing is not possible as COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the community.
Originally scheduled to begin Aug. 10, the school year will now start Aug. 24 after the Pickens County School Board approved the change Tuesday morning. The district’s six-week plan for alternating face-to-face instruction and eLearning will remain in place with the new start date, according to officials.
“The past few weeks have been an enormous challenge for South Carolinians,
SC High School League passes updated schedule for fall sports
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — With less than a month until fall sports were set to begin, the South Carolina High School League announced widespread changes to the fall sports calendar on Wednesday in order to ensure that high school sports are played in South Carolina this fall.
The state’s governing body for high school athletics held an executive session on Wednesday in the hopes to come out with some clarity regarding fall athletics. After a nearly two-hour meeting with multiple proposals, the league approved an altered schedule by a 14-2 vote with continued flexibility
due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The proposal, presented by league commissioner Jerome Singleton, would see fall practice begin on Aug. 17 and allow teams up to four weeks to prepare for game action before a
County adds 5 more virus deaths
COLUMBIA — South Carolina officials have reported five new COVID-19 deaths in Pickens County over the past week as the virus continues to cause damage around the state, including a minor outbreak at a Pickens nursing home.
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported the deaths of three elderly people and two middle-age people in the county, with two deaths reported Thursday, one Friday and two more Sunday.
The number of cases in the county have continued to rise steadily as well, as at least 27 new confirmed cases of the virus were reported each day from last Tuesday to Monday, when the county’s number of confirmed cases reached 1,428. The county has now had 14 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths. Tuesday’s numbers were unavailable at press time.
Pickens County has dropped in the statewide rankings for rate of transmission, as it now has 15th-lowest rate of South Carolina’s 46 counties,
Virtual COVID-19 town hall planned next week
PICKENS — Community members are invited to attend a virtual COVID-19 town hall next week.
At 6 p.m. Monday, July 27, a team of local experts will gather on Zoom to provide valuable information and answer participants’ questions about the virus.
The event will be hosted and moderated by local hospital social worker Eunice Lehmacher.
Central Town Councilman Rev. Joe Moss will be discussing how his town passed a mask ordinance
