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Courier Legal Notices 6-1-22
NOTICE OF SALE
Case No. 2021-CP-39-00052
BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Estate of Billy L. Hicks and Cindy P. Hicks v. Zachary Derrick, Nikki Derrick, 1st Franklin Financial, Credit Central, and RMC Financial Services, Case No. 2021-CP-39-00052, I, the undersigned Special Referee, or my Designee, for Pickens County, will sell on June 6, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the Pickens County Courthouse in Pickens, SC, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit:
ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, being shown and designated as Lot 50,
Pickens High honors Virgil
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Some names are synonymous with Pickens High School athletics.
Peggy Anthony won nine state volleyball championships and Bill Isaacs lead the Blue Flame football team to a 57-game regular-season winning streak, and the 
school paid tribute to the two by renaming the gymnasium and football field after them.
After a ceremony on Saturday, longtime Pickens coach Andy Virgil joins the ranks of those Pickens legends, with the weight room at the school now dedicated in his honor.
Virgil, who coached the Pickens JV boys’ basketball, boys’ track and field and tennis teams, is best
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Settlement ends coal ash battle
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — The settlement of a longstanding lawsuit between Pickens County and MRR will see the creation of a landfill in Liberty, but one that will not hold coal ash or hazardous waste.
County council approved the settlement May 16, and officials announced its details at a press conference held May 18.
“It is a bright day in Pickens County,” county administrator Ken Roper said. “A day that’s been long coming, lots of twists and turns. We’re here this morning to announce — happily, proudly, excitedly
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What was this fight all about?
At last, the long and winding road comes to an end. Pickens County’s fight to keep coal ash from being dumped here is over.
Actually, that fight was over a long time ago. The legal dispute with a North Carolina-based company called MRR Pickens LLC has dragged on quietly for more 
than six years after our legislative delegation succeeded in passing a law preventing the potentially hazardous material from being disposed of in the type of landfill Pickens County allows.
So what was the big fight that ended up costing the county several million dollars to settle about?
It was about lack of communication, or miscommunication, or — in the view of the county — intentional deceit. And about a
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Police: Woman shot man in back
CENTRAL — A 45-year-old Cleveland woman faces multiple charges in connection with a shooting on May 17 in Central.
Jonie Ann Bridwell is charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, according to a release from 
Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Chuck James.
Deputies responded to 127 Tankersley Drive on May 17 after a call about a
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Graduations this weekend
CLEMSON — More than 1,000 Pickens County high school seniors will cross a stage into their future at graduation ceremonies at Clemson’s Littlejohn Coliseum on Saturday.
The 255 members of Pickens High School’s Class of 2022 will open the day with their commencement at 9 a.m. Led by valedictorian Anna Elizabeth Duncan
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Man arrested near elementary school
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Several Pickens schools were placed in lockdown Thursday afternoon after a man was seen near Hagood Elementary School with what was 
originally believed to be a gun.
The incident occurred at 1:04 p.m., according to a release from the Pickens Police Department.
Pickens Police Chief Randal Beach said an elementary school student spotted the man in the woodline near Hagood Elementary School and “did the right thing.”
“They saw something,” he said. “They believed that they saw a firearm in the person’s hand. The student did the
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Historic Green Wave season comes to an end against York
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Falling behind 5-0 in the fourth inning against York on May 18, the Easley Green Wave softball team seemed to have lost all the momentum they had built on their historic playoff run.
However, the Green Wave proved to have much of the same fight that brought them to that point down the stretch, with senior Maggie Spence cutting the Cougar lead to just two runs as the teams entered the final frame.
Heading to bat in the bottom of the seventh with the game on the line, Easley went down in order to end its season in a 5-3 loss.
“I’m proud of them. They didn’t give up,” Easley head coach Trish Spence said after the game, fighting
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Scholarship award winner
The Charles F. Rogers Scholarship Committee recently announced Caroline Lucas as this year’s selection for the Charles F. Rogers Scholarship Award. A graduating Pickens High School senior, Lucas will receive a $1,000 scholarship to put toward her college education. “Congratulations to Caroline for representing our basketball program and for her perseverance to achieve success on and off the court,” the scholarship committee said.
Freedom is not free
Memorial means to “remember,” and every year on the last Monday in May, we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice with their lives in the line of active military service while protecting and defending the country they loved. For those of you that have family members and close friends who died fighting for our freedoms, we can know they perished for a cause greater than their own.
What do you think about when you hear the words Memorial Day, and does it have personal significance? Unfortunately, for some Americans, the true meaning of Memorial Day has been seemingly lost. It’s common for
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