Monthly Archives: March 2021
Courier Trespass Notices 3-24-21
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 3-24-21
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 Legal Notices 3-24-21
SUMMONS
(Quiet Title Tax Action)
Non Jury
2020-CP-39-01205
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
Christiana Trust as Custodian for GSRAN-Z, LLC, Plaintiff vs. The Clarette K. Barrett Trust, Defendant
TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE-NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of
Azalea Festival back on
PICKENS — Less than two weeks after Pickens Azalea Festival Committee chairman Russ Gantt told city council the annual spring event would be canceled for the second year in a row amid the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers reversed course last week and said the festival is a 
go for next month.
In a post on the Pickens Azalea Festival Facebook page, organizers said Friday evening they had heard the message loud and clear from those upset about the festival’s cancellation and put the event back on the calendar with a short
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EPD: Man stole car at gunpoint before pursuit
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — A Greenville man faces multiple charges after Easley police say he held a man at gunpoint, stole several vehicles and led officers on a chase into Liberty.
Charges pending against Nathaniel Jawon Norwood, 30, include carjacking and weapons violation, according to a release from the Easley Police Department issued Saturday.
Officers received a call Saturday morning from a victim at the Walmart on Rolling Hills Circle, the release said.
The man told police he had been held at gunpoint and told to surrender his vehicle, a blue Nissan Sentra, the release said.
Shortly afterward, officers spotted a vehicle near the
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Federal program aiming to help address county’s high suicide rate
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Pickens County will take part in an effort to prevent service members, veterans and their families from dying by suicide by identifying members of those groups who are most at risk.
The South Carolina Department of Mental Health’s Office of Suicide Prevention announced recently that Pickens County has been selected as one of the 10 locations in the United States to participate in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Crisis Intercept Mapping for Service Members, Veterans and their Families (SMVF) for Suicide Prevention.
The SMVF Crisis Intercept Map for Suicide Prevention is a tool that helps community members understand how at-risk service members, veterans and their
families move through the crisis care system, the announcement said.
The tool identifies four key “intercept points” for identifying people who are most at risk and connecting them to the most appropriate and effective suicide prevention and support services, the
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Easley woman pleads guilty to murder charge
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
GREENVILLE — A 23-year-old Easley woman pleaded guilty last week to the 2019 murder of an Easley man and the attempted murder of two other people.
Judge Letitia Verdin sentenced Corina Veronica Castro to 43 years for murder and 30 years each for the attempted murders, 13th Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins said in a release.
Assistant solicitor Marcus Smith presented evidence at the March 10 plea hearing establishing
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Pickens, Clemson elections Tuesday
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — After weeks of preparation, Pickens County is on the eve of two special elections to decide council members for the cities of Clemson and Pickens.
In Pickens, the race to succeed Donna Owen, who resigned in January, is down to just three candidates after candidate Jonathan Baker dropped out earlier in the month.
Left on the ballot to fill the unexpired term of Owen are Allen Brewer, Edgar Leese and Robert Nealy.
Brewer is an operations manager for Diamond Hill Plywood in Greenville and a lifelong Pickens
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SDPC virus cases increase slightly
SDPC virus CASES INCREASE SLIGHTLY
COUNTY — The number of positive COVID-19 cases among both staff members and students in the School District of Pickens County increased last week for the first time since the calendar turned to 
2021.
District officials said in their weekly update Friday that 27 students and eight staff members tested positive for the virus last week, up from 20 and three, respectively, the previous week.
Quarantines were also up for students, as 201 were
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County adds fewest confirmed COVID cases since September
COLUMBIA — With just two new confirmed deaths since last week, Pickens County is continuing to see improving numbers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported the confirmed COVID-19 deaths of two elderly Pickens County residents in the seven-day period ending on Monday, when the latest DHEC numbers available at press time had been released.
Pickens County added only 124 confirmed cases of the virus
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