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Courier Notice to Creditors 12-23-20
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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
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Long-time Pickens County Sheriff C. David Stone passes away
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
PICKENS COUNTY — C. David Stone, the man who was South Carolina’s longest serving sheriff, has died.
C. David Stone
Stone died Tuesday at age 83.
First elected Sheriff in 1969, Stone was re-elected 10 ten times, serving 44 years until his retirement in 2012. At the time of his retirement, he was the second longest-serving sheriff in the United States.
During a ceremony for retiring Pickens County Sheriff’s Office employees at the end of 2021, Stone looked back on his career.
“Good things come to an end at some point,” he said. “I thought that I would be there forever. I’ve learned better. After I sit around awhile, after the election, I got up in my shed and started talking to myself, and I found out that I was getting older. Of course, I wasn’t ready to go, but I don’t have any regrets.”
Before becoming sheriff, Stone served on Pickens City Council.
During his career, Stone was named Sheriff of the Year three times by the South Carolina Sheriffs Association.
He received the American Legion Outstanding Law Enforcement Award and the Strom Thurmond Award for Excellence in Law Enforcement.
In 2008, he was awarded the Order of the Palmetto, the state’s highest civilian honor.
In May of 2013, the South Carolina General Assembly adopted a resolution honoring Stone “for his long and dedicated service and outstanding contributions to law enforcement for the past forty-four years.”
In October 2019, Stone was inducted into the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Columbia.
At the retirement ceremony, Stone said his father C.W. Stone, longtime chief of the Pickens Police Department, gave him some good advice early in his law enforcement career.
“Treat people just like you want to be treated, and things will work out,” he said. “That’s sort of my motto.”
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Pickens names police chief
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Pickens’ new police chief has nearly four decades of law enforcement experience.
Randal Beach will be the new police chief, city officials announced Friday.
“Randal Beach’s deep understanding of the mechanics of police work, his proven leadership abilities, his ability to collaborate effectively with other law enforcement agencies and his commitment to community engagement will be important assets for our city to come,” Mayor Fletcher Perry said.
Beach was mostly recent the police chief in Twin City, Ga.
“Randal rose to the top during a competitive selection process, and
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Company bringing $5.6M investment to commerce park
Move set to create 35 jobs
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — An industrial polyethylene storage tank manufacturer will be the newest business establishing operations at the Pickens County Commerce Park.
Peabody Engineering announced plans to invest more than $5.6 million and create 35 new jobs Monday morning at the Alliance Pickens office.
“2020’s been a little bit rough,” Alliance Pickens executive director Ray Farley said. “We like to think that we’re wrapping up 2020 with a nice little Christmas gift, courtesy of you
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SC gets first doses of COVID-19 vaccine
By Riley Morningstar
Courtesy The Journal
rmorningstar@upstatetoday.com
COLUMBIA — South Carolina has started to receive its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine, and more than 43,000 doses are anticipated by Wednesday.
On Monday, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) confirmed it had
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County records 11 more deaths as rates worsen
COLUMBIA — With 11 new confirmed deaths since last week, Pickens County has set a new one-week high since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with infection rates continuing to climb,
the numbers may not improve any time soon.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported the confirmed COVID-19 deaths of one middle-aged and 10 elderly Pickens County residents in the one-week period from last Tuesday to Monday, when the latest numbers were
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SDPC: More than 5% of students in virus quarantine
COUNTY — More than five percent of all students receiving in-person instruction in the School District of Pickens County were quarantined last week to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 as 
the number of weekly cases in the district crossed 100 for the first time since the pandemic began.
According to the district’s weekly update, 646 students — 5.18 percent of in-person students — and 71 staff members — 3.53 percent — were quarantined last week. with 76 students and
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District announces next six-week schedule
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — In a letter sent home to parents Friday, School District of Pickens County superintendent Danny Merck said he listened carefully to school nurses, principals who had 
solicited feedback from teachers, district teachers of the year and the school board in developing the next six-week instruction schedule.
“In discussions with all groups, two things became clear — first, face-to-face learning is essential to the well-being of our students and, second, our nurses, teachers and other support staff are close to being overwhelmed with the extra work
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County emergency official shares COVID, fire prevention tips
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Even though operations are back in Phase 2 of Pickens County’s COVID-19 response, responses to emergencies will not change, Emergency Services director Billy Gibson said.
Gibson spoke during the announcement recently that the county would be taking steps to respond to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the area.
“Our Emergency Services Division will continue to operate as normal,” he said. “We will respond to your emergency, be it fire or a sheriff’s office call or EMS. Please be assured that we’re taking steps to protect our folks so that we are ready to protect you.”
While most people think of Emergency Services “in response mode,”
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