Monthly Archives: March 2025
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Trespass Notices 3-26-25
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:
Betty L. Haynes Mar. 2025
Courier Notice to Creditors 3-26-25
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 nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any
Estate: Emily Karen Doughty
Date of Death: 1/14/2025
Case Number: 2025ES3900085
Personal Representative:
Nicholas C. Doughty
Address: 103 Shallow Pond Ct.,
Courier Legal Notices 3-26-25
Ga. hiker still missing
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — A Georgia woman remains missing, two weeks after last being seen in a campground at Table Rock State Park.
In a video message posted to the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page Monday, Sheriff Tommy Blankenship gave an update on the search for Stephanie Womacks.
“For the past couple of weeks, our agency has worked tirelessly
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Roper provides update on new EMS building

By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Earlier this month, Pickens County Administrator Ken Roper fielded questions from residents for a Facebook Live Q&A while standing near an active construction site behind the county’s Administration Building.
A complex costing around $12 million is being built at the site, “a state of the art communications facility for our dispatchers – dispatchers for fire, EMS, rescue, sheriff’s office and some of the municipal police departments,” he said on
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Area men die in separate accidents
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Two area men died after succumbing to injuries suffered in separate accidents this month, according to the Pickens County Coroner’s Office.
Pickens County Chief Deputy Coroner said in a release issued March 12 that Martin Levins, 63, of Clemson was involved in an apparent single vehicle accident on March 3, 2025.
Pickens County EMS and Clemson police responded to the accident which occurred while Levins was operating an electric
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Roper discusses home title thefts
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Although some may be concerned about a rise in home title thefts, the registration of a fraudulent deed is still a rare occurrence, according to County Administrator Ken Roper.
During an Ask the Administrator segment on Facebook Live, Roper was asked why the county’s Register of Deeds remains public and online, considering the rise in title thefts.
He said governments are dealing with the issue in different ways.
“The argument that you’ll see people make is “My title is online so people can just steal it
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County Council approves recreation funding and litter ordinance changes
By Evan Smoak
Courtesy The Journal
evan@upstatetoday.com
PICKENS — Pickens County Council met Monday for its mid-month meeting.
The council approved the second reading of an ordinance that would amend how the county allocates money from its recreation funds.
The seven rules that are included in the amendment are: Must be for a recreational activity,
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