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Soup kitchen celebrates two decades of service
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Lions win county golf tournament
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Local residents, businesses provide aid to neighbors, WNC after Helene
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Courier Trespass Notices 5-25-22
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:
Clarence and Violet Simmons May 2022
Trespass Notices 5-25-22
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
Courier Notice to Creditors 5-25-22
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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
Courier Legals Notices 5-25-22
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,
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We’ve known for years that walking is a good form of exercise for seniors … we just didn’t know why. Now a new study not only explains how it works, but why brisk walking is even more effective.
Ten years ago, researchers at Leicester University Biomedical Research Centre started looking at genetic data in the biobanks in the U.K. for clues about why seniors who walk seemed to live longer. They didn’t fool around with a
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DHEC approves change for controversial landfill
LIBERTY — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has approved a major change to the permit for a landfill project near Liberty that has been the subject of a six-year legal dispute.
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Local legislators and manufacturers have expressed their opposition to a project that could bring a coal ash dump to Pickens County.
The change will allow the disposal of 175,339 tons of waste material per year at the site at S.C. Highway 93 and Cartee Road — more than twice the amount originally approved 14 years ago.
The additional tonnage will allow the landfill to accept waste from Greenville, Anderson and Oconee counties
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Hiott chosen as new SC House majority leader
PICKENS — Rep. Davey Hiott of Pickens was elected by acclamation as the new majority leader of the South Carolina House of Representatives last week.
Hiott replaces 30-year veteran Rep. Gary Simrill (R-Rock Hill), who decided not to seek reelection this year. Hiott has served 18 years in the House, including the last seven as chairman of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. He officially took over as majority leader at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 12.
“I have had the honor of serving District 4 for the past 18 years. Today, I am honored to be chosen by my colleagues to lead the majority caucus of the South Carolina House of Representatives,” Hiott said, “I am looking forward to serving District 4, our great state and our Republican majority in this esteemed position to move South Carolina and our Republican agenda forward. I will lead as I always have — with strong conservative principles and values.”
Hiott acknowledged the success and tenure of Simrill, who he said “has always exemplified the meaning of being a conservative and a consensus builder.”
“I hope that I am able to live up to his legacy,” Hiott said.
The majority leader’s role is to lead the legislative and policy agenda of the majority caucus.
Republicans currently hold a 79-43 majority in the S.C. House.
Man arrested after collision with SDPC bus
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — A man faces charges following a collision between a school bus and a pickup truck in Easley on Thursday afternoon.
Easley Police Department public information officer Sgt. Ashley Anderson said Drake Lesley is charged with driving under the influence and simple possession 
of marijuana. He was being held at the Pickens County Detention Center at press time Tuesday.
Lesley was driving a pickup on U.S. Highway 123 at 4:45 p.m. Thursday when he attempted to make the exit onto South Pendleton Street, cutting off the school bus, she said.
The truck clipped the front of the bus, causing the small pickup to overturn, Anderson said.
The school bus was carrying the driver, an aide and one student, according to School District of Pickens County spokesman Darian Byrd.
“They were getting ready to go to their last stop of the day,” he said.
No one on the bus was injured, Byrd said.
“They did get checked out as a precaution, but they were fine,” he said.
Lesley was not injured in the collision, Anderson said.
“He was very lucky he didn’t get hurt,” Byrd said.
The collision occurred near Silver Bay restaurant in the outbound lanes of Highway 123, he said.
“The bus was in the right lane right there at the exit,” Byrd said. “The truck wanted to make that exit and pulled right over in front of the bus. The truck was going very slow. It was almost like one of those police maneuvers. The bus hit it in just the right spot to cause it to overturn.
“We are very thankful for the way this driver and the aide handled this situation, staying very calm throughout the entire incident,” he continued.
The bus sustained little damage in the collision “other than popping the hood up and a few dents on the hood,” he said.
This week, the school district is celebrating Bus Driver Appreciation Week, Byrd said.
“We continue to be very appreciative of the hard work that our entire bus fleet does every day to safely transport students to and from school,” he said.
