County staff still discussing Helene lessons
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Lions’ Williams captures second XC state championship
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This week in FOOTBALL FRENZY only in PICKENES COUNTY COURIER
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Red Devils win inaugural Liberty Tip-Off tourney
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God loves unity
When we read, in Matthew 22:36-40, about our Lord being questioned by the Pharisees as to which is the greatest More »
Blue Ridge Bank opens new Pickens branch
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Community Calendar 6-14-23
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Fleet Reserve hosts meeting on June 17
Fleet Reserve Association, Branch 015, will meet at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 17 for breakfast followed by a business meeting at 9 a.m. The meeting will be at Chicopee United Methodist Church, 403 S. Catherine St., Walhalla. It is open to all enlisted former and active duty U.S. Navy, U. S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard personnel. For more information please call (864) 638-7553 or email spencer.carol@att.net
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Veterans invited to American Legion
Veterans in the Liberty area are invited to the next meeting of American Legion Post 67 in Liberty. The Legion meets on the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Scout Hut, circle off North Palmetto Street. All veterans are invited.
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Fishing equipment available at library
Want to go fishing this summer, but have no equipment? Visit the Village Library in Pickens. The branch now has added fishing rods and tackle boxes to its Library of Things through the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Fishing Tackle Loaner Program. These items are only available at the Pickens branch of the library system and will need to be returned there as well. They can be checked out for seven days — all you need is your Pickens County Library card. Call (864) 898-5747 for more information or stop by the Village Library to check them out. Borrow the equipment, keep the memories.
The Village Branch Library is located at 124 N. Catherine St. in Pickens.
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Courier Trespass Notices 6-14-23
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:
Treadwell and Erica Zieigler June 2023
Courier Notice to Creditors
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
Courier Legal Notices 6-14-23
Notice of Application
Notice is hereby given that Super Meriado Premier LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license and/or permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of BEER AND WINE at 815 w. Main St., Pickens, SC, 29671. To object to the issuance of this license and/or permit, you must submit Form ABL-20, postmarked no later than June 16, 2023.
Mail protests to SCDOR, ABL Section, PO Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214-0907, or email to ABL@dor.sc.gov.
May 31, June 7, 14
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Public Notice
Anyone claiming the following: 1940 Ford, Vin Number: 185368901. Contact Mike at 864-633-7812, 155 Misty Mnt. Way, Cleveland, SC 29635. If owner does not claim in 30 days an affidavit for a title on an abandoned vehicle will be filed.
May 31, June 7, 14, 21
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AMENDED SUMMONS
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE PROBATE COURT
Case #: 2022-ES-39-00850
In the Matter of: Gail A. Hussey
Robert C. Stinson, Petitioner,
-vs- Phyllis Hall, Donna Alverson, Beth Alverson, Tina Alverson, Dwayne Nabors, Travis Nabors Bryan Nabors, James Hall, Rhoda Hess, and Michael Nabors, and John Doe and Jane Doe representing any unknown heirs, or other person claiming an interest, Respondents.
TO THE RESPONDENTS:
You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Amended Petition in this action a copy of which is served on you and which is filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court this same date and to serve a copy of your answer to the Petition upon the subscriber at 107 E. Main Street, P.O. Box 618, Pickens, South Carolina, 29671 within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to answer the Amended Petition within that time, the Petitioner will be awarded default judgment against you for the relief demanded in the Amended Petition.
April , 2023
JAMES C. ALEXANDER
THE ALEXANDER LAW FIRM, LLC
ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER
POST OFFICE BOX 618
PICKENS, SOUTH CAROLINA 29671
(864)898-3208
jcalexander@thealexanderlawfirm.com
Bar number 317
June 14, 21, 28
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SUMMONS AND NOTICE
(Action to Quiet Title)
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
DOCKET NO.: 2023-CP-39-00407
Michael Day, Trustee of the Day Family Irrevocable Trust dated April 25, 2014,
Plaintiff,
v.
Linda G. Littleton, Bucky Gregg Brown, Roger Galloway, the Personal Representative, if any, whose name is unknown of the Estate of BT Hammond, Linda G. Littleton as Personal Representative of the Estate of Marie Hammond Galloway, the Personal Representative, if any, whose name is unknown of the Estate of Ralph B. Hammond, the Personal Representative, if any, whose name is unknown of the Estate of Rula B. Hammond, the Personal Representative, if any, whose name is unknown of the Estate of Betty Jean Brown, and any other Heirs-at-law or Devisees of BT Hammond, Ralph B. Hammond, Rula B. Hammond, and Betty Jean Brown, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons with any right, Title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also, any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe;
Defendants.
TO THE DEFENDANT(S): The Personal Representative, if any, whose name is unknown of the Estate of BT Hammond, the Personal Representative, if any, whose name is unknown of the Estate of Ralph B. Hammond, the Personal Representative, if any, whose name is unknown of the Estate of Rula B. Hammond, the Personal Representative, if any, whose name is unknown of the Estate of Betty Jean Brown, and any other Heirs-at-law or Devisees of BT Hammond, Ralph B. Hammond, Rula B. Hammond, and Betty Jean Brown, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons with any right, Title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also, any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe;
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 700 Huger Street, Suite 102 Columbia, SC 29201, Post Office Box 123 (29202), within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY, ALL BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS RICHARD ROE:
YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff immediately and separately and such application will be deemed absolute and total in the absence of your application for such an appointment within thirty (30) days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you.
NOTICE TO APPOINT ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT(S) IN MILITARY SERVICE
TO UNKNOWN OR KNOWN DEFENDANTS THAT MAY BE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALL BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS JOHN DOE:
YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED that Plaintiff’s attorney has applied for the appointment of an attorney to represent you. If you fail to apply for the appointment of an attorney to represent you within thirty (30) days after the service of this Amended Summons and Notice upon you Plaintiff’s appointment will be made absolute with no further action from Plaintiff.
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Lis Pendens, Summons and Complaint of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Pickens County, South Carolina on April 11, 2023.
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Amended Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this case to the Special Referee/Master in Equity in/for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Special Referee/Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgement in this case with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCAR, effective June 1, 1999.
BLAIR CATO PICKREN CASTERLINE, LLC
s/Jeffrey L. Silver______
Jeffrey L. Silver, Esquire
S.C. Bar No. 5104
700 Huger Street, Suite 102
Post Office Box 123 (29202)
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
(803) 744-3484
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
Columbia, South Carolina
June 9, 2023
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Company plans $5.3M Easley investment, 25 new positions
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Sulzer Pump Solutions Inc. announced last week that it will be investing more than $5 million to expand its Pickens County 
operations.
According to a release from the S.C. Department of Commerce, Sulzer Pump Solutions will be expanding to support new product lines.
“The Easley team is excited to add another product to its offerings,” Sulzer Pump
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Wreck claims Easley woman
EASLEY — An elderly woman died Thursday afternoon following a two-car collision.
Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley identified the victim as Margaret Omega Kelley, 82, of Cedar Rock Church Road in Easley.
The collision occurred at 12:40 p.m. Thursday on S.C. Highway 8 near Rice Road, 1.5 miles east of Easley, according to South Carolina
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Feds: Upstate restaurant chain denied workers overtime pay
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
STATE — The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered more than half a million dollars in back wages and damages for more than 200 employees following an investigation into an Upstate restaurant chain with a location in Pickens County.
The Easley location of Tipsy Taco was among the six locations investigated by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour investigators, according to a news brief issued by the agency.
The investigators found that Tipsy Holding II LLC, operating as Tipsy Taco, failed to pay the half-time premium to cooks, servers and bar employees for hours over 40 in a workweek, an overtime violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the brief said.
“As food service industry employers struggle to find people to fill the jobs needed to remain competitive, they should remember that keeping and finding workers is harder for employers who don’t respect workers’ rights and shortchange them of their full wages,” Columbia-based Wage and Hour district director Jamie Benefiel said. “Overtime violations are common in the restaurant industry, but they shouldn’t be. There are more than enough resources available to employers to help them understand their obligations to employees under the law.”
The employer also failed to keep accurate records for workers, the brief said.
The brief said $567,079 in back wages and liquidated damages for 215 workers were recovered.
In addition to the Easley location, the sites investigated were the Greer and Simpsonville restaurants and the locations on Wade Hampton Boulevard, Conestee Avenue and Pelham Road in Greenville, the brief said.
The agency’s Wage and Hour Division recovered more than $27.1 million for more than 22,000 workers in the food service industry in fiscal year 2022, the brief said.
Workers who feel they may not be getting the wages they earned may contact a Wage and Hour Division representative in their state. Representatives can be found by visiting dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/local-offices.
