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Courier Trespass Notices 3-16-22
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
Courier Notice to Creditors 3-16-22
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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
Courier Legal Notices 3-16-22
INFORMATION TO HEIRS AND DIVISEES
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE PROBATE COURT
CASE NUMBER: 2022ES3900133
IN THE MATTER OF: JAMES CARL POWELL (Decedent)
On Feb. 24, 2022 Application/Petition was made to the Probate Court of Pickens County at 222 MCDANIEL AVE.,
Lions’ Taylor named North-South all-star
CENTRAL — The South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association announced Friday that Daniel High School senior 
Bobby Taylor has been selected to take part in the 73rd annual North-South Basketball All-Star Game.
Previously announced as an all-state selection, Taylor was critical in leading the Lions into the third round of the playoffs this season,
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where they fell to eventual Class 3A state champion Blue Ridge.
Taylor, a guard, averaged 16.6 points, 5.1 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 2.2 steals per contest this season.
The North-South game is scheduled for Saturday at Brookland-Cayce High School in Cayce, with the girls’ game set for 1 p.m., followed by the boys’ game at 3 p.m. Tickets — which are $10 for those ages 6 and older — are available at scbca.hometownticketing.com.
Ex-elections board member slams senator after non-reappointment
Rice says nothing finalized, cites social media concerns
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
goliver@upstatetoday.com
PICKENS — Former Pickens County Board of Voter Registration and Elections member Lillian Boatwright took to social media last week, saying she wasn’t reappointed to another term because State Sen. Rex Rice disagreed with her political views.
Fellow board member Bobby Rauton also said he plans to resign from
the board to protest the legislative delegation’s decision on Boatwright.
“I have the utmost respect for my fellow Board members, the department staff, county leadership and many of our legislative delegation members,” Boatwright said in an online post. “I
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County council approves pause on Highway 11 development
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Pickens County Council has voted to declare a temporary development and construction pause for certain residential and non-residential structures along S.C. Highway 11.
Council approved the third and final vote on the six-month moratorium during its March 1 meeting.
No one spoke on the issue at a public hearing held before the vote.
County Councilman Alex Saitta said the short-term moratorium is against “new manufacturing, new commercial development, new signage, large subdivisions.”
“It does not affect single residential or subdivisions 10 homes or less,” Saitta said.
Although Highway 11 is also known as the Cherokee Foothills Scenic
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Missing man’s body found in Lake Hartwell
SENECA — The S.C. Department of Natural Resources found the body of a missing Clemson 21-year-old in Lake 
Hartwell on Sunday morning, according to officials.
Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis said Andruw Noel Earnhardt’s body was found around 10 a.m. in a cove near the U.S. Highway 123 bridge connecting Seneca and Clemson at the nearby railroad trestle.
He was first reported missing to the Clemson Police Department on
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Administrator updates county paving projects
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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COUNTY — At the beginning of 2022, county administrator Ken Roper told Pickens County Council that residents 
would see paving projects begin as early as this spring.
During county council’s March 1 meeting, Roper gave an update on paving projects “that are going.to start happening here in the next few days,” he said.
Last year, county council approved amending the county budget to create two funds —
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DHEC: Livestock possibly exposed to rabid horse
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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CENTRAL — A horse from Central tested positive for rabies last month, according to a news release from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
The horse was from the Browning Road and Maw Bridge Road area and was in Georgia when it began showing symptoms, the release said.
The animal was submitted to Georgia’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory for testing on Feb. 23 and was confirmed to have rabies
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Quinn announces bid for SC House District 5 seat
EASLEY — Allan Quinn of Easley has announced that he will run again this year for the S.C. State House District 5 seat currently held by Rep. Neal Collins.
Quinn made the announcement last weekend at both nights of the 24th annual spring IPRA World Championship Rodeo at T. Ed Garrison Arena in Clemson put on by his company, Easy
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