County staff still discussing Helene lessons
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Pickens County staff are continuing to discuss ways the county can better More »
Lions’ Williams captures second XC state championship
By Eric Sprott Courtesy The Journal sports@upstatetoday.com NEWBERRY — With roughly 900 meters to go in the final cross-country meet More »
This week in FOOTBALL FRENZY only in PICKENES COUNTY COURIER
Lions outlast Richland Northeast behind Conn’s big day; Liberty, Pickens and Easley season in reviews’ Clemson clobbers the Citadel; all this More »
Red Devils win inaugural Liberty Tip-Off tourney
By Bru Nimmons Staff Reporter bnimmons@thepccourier.com LIBERTY — Trailing 25-19 at halftime of its Liberty Tip-Off tournament championship game with More »
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
PICKENS — Blue Ridge Bank recently held the grand opening of its new branch at 628 Ann St. in Pickens. More »
Courier Community Calendar 4-23-23
• Hagood-Mauldin to open on Saturday
Visitors enjoying the Azalea Festival in Pickens on Saturday are invited to take a short detour to the Hagood-Mauldin House and gardens to sit on the front porch and reminisce about days gone by beforere turning to the festival. The Pickens County Historical Society invites all to
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Courier Trespass Notices 4-29-23
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:
Waymon and Doris Aiken April 2023
Courier Notice to Creditors 4-29-23
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 to the claim.
Estate: Deloris J. Emerich
Courier Legal Notices 4-29-23
LEGAL NOTICE
Wills of the following decedents have been delivered to me and filed.
No proceedings for the probate of said Wills have begun.
Helen Barnes Cassell filed Oct.12, 2022
Gwendolyn R. Clark filed Oct. 12, 2022
No millage increase in county budget proposal
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Pickens County’s fiscal year 2023-24 budget, as proposed by staff, contains no millage increase.
During its April 3 meeting, county council passed first reading in title only of an ordinance to provide for the levy of taxes in Pickens County for the fiscal year beginning July 1 and ending June 30, 2024.
County administrator Ken Roper discussed the budget during the meeting.
“Overall, I think the budget accomplishes many of your goals,” Roper told council. “This is just a
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Mother marks 25 years since Clemson student’s disappearance
By David Ferrara and Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
newsed@upstatetoday.com
PICKENS — Last Wednesday marked 25 years since Jason Knapp, a Clemson University sophomore, disappeared after being seen leaving his 
apartment complex on the night of April 12, 1998.
About a week later, the 20-year-old student’s car was found abandoned 30 miles from campus at Table Rock State Park in northern Pickens
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TCTC freezes tuition for 4th year in a row
PENDLETON — Tuition at Tri-County Technical College will hold steady for a fourth year in a row after the college’s commission voted 
unanimously last week to freeze tuition through the 2023-24 school year.
Tri-County president Galen DeHay said making college “accessible and affordable” to
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