KidsFest and YAMs coming to Hagood Mill on March 15
PICKENS — KidsFest is coming to Hagood Mill Historic Site on Saturday, March 15.
The event, held in partnership with the Young Appalachian Musicians (YAMs), is a family-friendly event featuring performances from local YAMs students, a traditional
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Courier Community Calendar 2-26-25
• SMEC set to host annual oyster roast
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church will host its annual oyster roast from 2-5 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at 1200 Powdersville Road in Easley.
Proceeds from the event benefit multiple charitable organizations in Pickens County. Attendees will be able to enjoy all-you-can-eat oysters, Brunswick stew, sides, and beverages (photo ID required).
If oysters aren’t your favorite, the event offers many additional food options. Tickets are $45 for adults, $10 for children 6-11, and free for children 5 and under. Rain or shine, oyster-shucking takes place
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Courier Trespass Notices 2-26-25
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:
Ronald Russell Mar. 2025
Betty L. Haynes Mar. 2025
Pamela Dodson April 2025
Courier Notice to Creditors 2-26-25
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: James Philip Jordan
Courier Legal Notices 2-26-25
NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2024-CP-39-00591
BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Pickens County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of David Gilstrap, against James Gaines and Kayla A. Gaines, the Master in Equity for Pickens County, or his/her agent, will sell on April 7, 2025, at 11:00 A.M., at 214 East Main Street, Pickens, SC, to the highest bidder:
ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina,
For the arts
The Sweet Potato Pie Kids, the YAM performing band, were invited by SC Arts Alliance to perform on the steps of the Statehouse in Columbia for SC Arts Day on Feb 13. State legislators, along with the general public, were set to be in attendance at this day of arts advocacy. Sadly, the Kids were not able to perform due to rain storms, but 18 kids, parents and grandparents went with Co-Director Betty McDaniel and Co-Assistant Director Logan Redding to the Statehouse anyway. Pictured above: Members of the Sweet Potato Kids and McDaniel meet with S.C. House Rep. Hiott and State Senator Rex Rice in the Speaker of the House’s beautiful office.
Scipio discusses State of Pickens
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Mayor Isaiah Scipio wants residents to know that he’s doing “everything in my power to do what’s right for the city of Pickens.”
“That’s what I ask myself every time I have to make a decision — is this best for our little town?” Scipio said in a State of the City address posted 
to the city Facebook page on Friday.
“When I first became mayor, I found out that we had a lot of things that we needed to address,” Scipio said.
One of the main issues was water, he said.
“We’ve had a lot of dirty water,” Scipio said. “We had a meeting and we talked about it, and the main thing was having clean water and trying to
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Roper set to lead Gettys Middle School
EASLEY — School District of Pickens County officials announced Monday that Dacusville Middle School principal Nate Roper has been hired as the next principal of Gettys Middle School.
Roper’s hiring, which was approved by school board trustees on Monday evening, will be effective July 1, following the transition of current Gettys principal Jacob Nelson to a new role as the district’s director of administrative support and non-traditional pathways. Nelson’s move was approved by the school board in January, and he will continue to lead
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