WWII vet Pace visits Hagood Elementary for Veterans Day
By Alicia Looper Special to the Courier news@thepccourier.com PICKENS — Hagood Elementary had a unique visitor on Veterans’ Day this More »
LHS football coach retires
LIBERTY — Coming off Liberty High School’s season ending loss on Friday night, Liberty head football Paul Sutherland announced his More »
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NO ANSWERS Camden hands Daniel its largest loss since 2016 in playoff rout Strom storms past Liberty; Clemson hangs on More »
FOLKS scholarship deadline is Friday
Jack Lewis Scholarship to help students with passion for conservation UPSTATE — Friends of Lake Keowee Society (FOLKS) has announced More »
Pickens sweeps Bishop England for 18th volleyball championship
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com COLUMBIA — Having dropped just one set on its way to the Class 4A More »
Courier Notice to Creditors 9-27-23
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: John Parker Haskett, Jr.
Courier legal Notices 9-27-23
MASTER IN EQUITY’S SALE
CASE NO. 2023-CP-39-00274
Cornell Dublilier to be sold
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY – Capacitor manufacturer Cornell Dubilier is set to be acquired by another company, with the $243 million deal expected to close at the end of this year.
Knowles Corporation announced in a press release issued Monday that it has
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Recognized
SDPC reveals award winners
PICKENS — Two employees of the School District of Pickens County (SDPC) were honored for their service earlier this month at the SDPC’s 2023 Support Employee and Teacher of the Year Banquet.
Kim Wilson, a teacher at Ambler Elementary, and Chris McConnell, Coordinator of Grounds for the Operations department in the SDPC, 
were announced as the winners of the 2023-2024 School District of Pickens County Teacher of the Year and SDPC Support Employee of the Year at the banquet on Monday, Sept. 11.
According to a release from the District, Wilson is a valuable member of the
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Six Mile man gets 1 year for tax crime
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
SIX MILE — A Six Mile man has been sentenced to prison for furnishing a false tax document to the South Carolina Department of Revenue 
(SCDOR).
Ricardo Antonio Ramos, 27, was arrested by SCDOR agents in November 2020 and charged with one count of furnishing a false tax document and one count of forgery, according to a
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Hampton receives national recognition
By Ann Warmuth
Special to the Courier
news@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Captain Kimberly Nicole Hampton has been honored as a 1923 Woman in American History, awarded annually by the National
Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). DAR’s Women in American History recognition honors the role of women, past and present, in American history.
Dianne Crooks, chairperson of the Fort Prince George DAR American
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Second annual Barn, Boots and Brew scheduled for next week
EASLEY — Family Promise of Pickens County is set to present its annual Barn, Boots and Brew and Silent Auction on Sept. 26.
The event will be held at Arabella Farm, located at 125 Buck Ridge Road in Sunset, and is sponsored by Cornell Dubilier, Jack’s Parlour and Sealevel Systems.
The event will include appetizers, Nashville-style BBQ, dessert and beverages, including a cash bar. Highlights of the evening will be line
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Should you fear the Reaper?
This is going to end up being a cautionary tale, so please read to the end.
I grew some Carolina Reapers this year. Hottest peppers on the planet, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
I used to wonder why anyone would want to grow them, because at 1,641,000 on the Scoville
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Blessed are the peacemakers
In the Sermon on the Mount, in Matthew 5, we read, “How blessed are those of a gentle spirit…those who show mercy…those whose hearts are pure…[and] how blessed are the peacemakers.”
Gentleness, mercy and purity of heart — how are these beautiful qualities related to peace? By linking these qualities together, Christ is laying the spiritual foundation of moral being and action, and giving us the vison of how to create peace. Through the power of His sovereignty and
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Courier Letter’s to the Editor
Taking on the fentanyl crisis in US
Dear Editor,
On Aug. 31, my family and I attended a prayer vigil at the Pickens County Courthouse steps to commemorate those who have died from an overdose of the drug fentanyl. There were about 100 people in attendance. Most of the attendees have lost someone to an overdose of fentanyl. One of the speakers was a narcotics officer who said that about 200 people in America die from fentanyl overdose every day. My
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