Monthly Archives: July 2021
Courier Notice to Creditors 7-14-21
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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 Legal Notices 7-14-21
SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF
FILING OF COMPLAINT
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
C/A #: 2020-CP-39-01158
(Non-Jury)
TITLEMAX OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC. D/B/A TITLEMAX, Plaintiff, vs. MELISSA GARNER A/K/A MELISSA HALEY GARNER and JOHN REED GARNER, Defendants.
TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith
1 killed, 1 injured in Six Mile fire
Sheriff’s office, SLED investigating blaze
SIX MILE — The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division are investigating after a body was found in a burning home in Six Mile.
PCSO Chief Deputy Chad Brooks said in a release that neighbors reported a structure fire at 191 Duncan Road at
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Road Rehab
Local roads included in SCDOT paving plan
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — A recently implemented state gas tax increase will fund the rehabilitation and resurfacing of nearly 1,000 miles of South Carolina roads, including around 20 miles of roads in Pickens County, according to the South Carolina Department of Transportation.
The two-cent gas tax increase went into effect on Thursday, according to a release from SCDOT.
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County lagging in COVID-19 vaccinations
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — Despite less than ideal numbers in Pickens County, the state is seeing some of the overwhelming positives of COVID-19 vaccination.
According to a July 1 Twitter post from S.C. State Rep. Neal Collins of Easley, only 417 South Carolinians who had completed inoculation had gotten COVID-19 since the vaccine became available around mid-December, compared to 248,000 who had
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District prepping for new school year
EASLEY — School District of Pickens County officials have announced information about the upcoming 2021-22 school year, which is less than two months away.
The first day of school for Pickens County students is scheduled for Aug. 3. Elementary meet the teacher and middle and high school registration events will be July 28-30. Each site will be communicating information to parents in the coming weeks.
SDPC superintendent Danny Merck said the district will continue to prioritize the health and safety of students, staff and the community. While
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City to stop grass pickup curbside
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Beginning Aug. 1, the city of Easley will no longer offer curbside collection of grass clippings.
Easley City Council discussed the issue during its June 14 work session before passing a resolution during regular session later that evening to stop grass clippings pickup Aug. 1.
Councilman Kent Dykes chairs the public works committee and said the committee has been
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6 local students graduate from Project SEARCH
EASLEY — Prisma Health and the School District of Pickens County celebrated the fifth year of the student-initiative Project SEARCH, graduating six students from the program at Prisma Health Baptist Easley.
The students graduating in the class of 2021 included Skylor Cartee, Grant Chapman, Chris Chastain, Ariel Pace, Keli Grace
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Earnhardt named AAU All-American
ORLANDO, Fla. — Pickens High School’s Bailee Earnhardt has been named to the AAU Volleyball All-American team.
She and two other members of the Blue Flame volleyball team achieved high honors at the national AAU championships in Orlando, Fla.
In the 17 and under Premier Division at the Orange County Convention Center from June
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Bagley urges global education mindset
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
goliver@upstatetoday.com
EASLEY — Pickens County School Board trustee Betty Bagley, who represents the Clemson area, said recently the district isn’t competing with the neighboring districts of Anderson and Oconee counties when it comes to preparing students for the future.
“Our competition is with the world,” Bagley told fellow trustees and audience members at a special called board meeting last month. “When I think about students in other countries coming out of school, they can speak three or four other languages, and we’re trying to get people to speak proper English.”
Bagley said the school districts do not have foreign language programs in early
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