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Organization honors fallen police officers, including Easley’s Har
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — On the driver’s side of the trailer parked in front of the Easley Police Department on Sunday morning were the names and pictures of 245 American police officers who died in the line of duty in 2022.
On the passenger side were the names and pictures of 135 US police officers lost in the line of duty
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Local Marine receives award
LIBERTY — A local Marine was honored last week in Quantico, Va., for his service to his country.
Allen J. Taylor Jr. (AJ) Combat Logistics Battalion 451, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group was awarded the Selected Marine Corps Reserve Ammunition Technician of the Year.
Sgt. Taylor was nominated by Combat Logistics Battalion 451 for services set forth in the following
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Clemson trustees approve tuition freeze
CLEMSON — The Clemson University Board of Trustees took care of some financial business in a special meeting Thursday — freezing tuition for in-state students and learning the university has secured the total funding needed for its new veterinary school.
Thursday’s vote for a freeze is the fifth year in a row for in-state students. Trustees abided by Gov. Henry McMaster’s previous directive for the General Assembly to not hike rates for in-state students for
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County July 4 events planned for this week
COUNTY — With the nation getting ready to observe its 248th Independence Day, people from around Pickens County will have plenty of places to celebrate over the next few days.
EASLEY
The City of Easley will host the Historic Easley 4th of July Festival for two days of excitement and
fun from July 3-July 4.
On July 3rd, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., visitors will be able to explore a variety of craft vendors and kick off the festivities with some unique finds. The celebration is set to continue on July 4th from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., featuring a fireworks display that will light up the night at 9:45 p.m.
The event will have a free kids’ zone packed with
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Courier Trespass Notices 7-3-24
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 security as
Estate: Nathaniel William Cloer
Blankenship wins sheriff’s race
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Going to the polls to select just the third sheriff in the county in more than half a
Tommy Blankenship
century, Pickens County voters picked Tommy Blankenship to fill the office on Tuesday.
A current Pickens County Sheriff’s Office deputy, Blankenship will replace Sheriff Rick Clark after defeating PCSO Chief Deputy Chuck James in Tuesday’s Republican primary runoff. Clark, who did not seek reelection and endorsed James in the race, has served as sheriff since taking office in 2013 after winning an election to succeed longtime Sheriff David Stone, who held the position for 44 years.
Blankenship, who had a 1,600-vote advantage over second-place James in the initial five-man primary election race on June 11, won by a similar vote count on Tuesday, taking 8,075 votes compared to James’ 6,518.
While the sheriff’s race was decided by a relatively wide margin, Pickens County Council chairman Chris Bowers found himself in a neck-and-neck battle to retain his seat in a runoff against local businessman Brandon Thomas that appears destined for a recount. After all the precincts had reported, Bowers ended the night with a 14-vote advantage over the challenger, 1,325 to 1,311. If any potential provisional/fail safe votes tallied before the race is certified Thursday push the margin between the two candidates above 1 percentage point, a recount will not be necessary, according to Pickens County elections director Amy Sams. Bowers’ lead is currently 0.54 percent of the vote.
In the only other primary contest on local voters’ ballots Tuesday, Mark Burns received Pickens County voters’ endorsement over Sheri Biggs in the race to replace District 3 U.S. House Rep. Jeff Duncan, taking 7,621 votes to Biggs’ 6,712. Districtwide, however, Biggs held a nearly 1,000-vote margin with about 90 percent of precincts reporting at press time Tuesday.
Construction begins on industrial park at Greenville-Pickens Speedway
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — The first tenant of an industrial park at the site of the historic Greenville-Pickens Speedway officially broke ground Thursday morning.
Carolina Handling broke ground on a 267,000-square-foot facility at the newly-created Speedway Industrial & Technology Park.
The new facility will bring warehouse and office space from four area facilities together under one
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German company plans to create hub in Easley
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Just days after the first tenant of the Speedway Industrial & Technology Park broke ground on its facility last week, another company announced it will be establishing operations 
there as well.
Before the economic development announcement event held Monday morning at the Alliance Pickens Office, Pickens County Council passed third reading of a fee-in-lieu-of-tax agreement with the company.
After the vote, the company referred to only as “Project Hydro” was officially announced
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