This WEEK in FOOTBALL FRENZY
Green Wave lose homecoming heartbreaker to Mauldin; Daniel shuts out Travelers Rest; Devils to open region play; Pickens to return More »
Soup kitchen celebrates two decades of service
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — For more than two decades, an organization in Easley has provided hot More »
Lions win county golf tournament
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com PICKENS — For the first time in more than 10 years, The Rock Golf More »
FAVOR Upstate opens center in Easley
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — An area nonprofit now has a center in Pickens County to assist More »
Local residents, businesses provide aid to neighbors, WNC after Helene
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Following the destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene, many people in the Pickens More »
Red Devils win state title
BLYTHEWOOD — The Liberty High School Red Devil Battalion JROTC Raider team brought home another state championship Saturday, Dec. 11.
Teams from all over the state competed at Blythewood High School to claim the state championship and qualify for one of 20 slots to
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State Farm is Chamber Member of the Month
The December Greater Pickens Chamber of Commwerce Member of the Month is the Sara Turgeon State Farm insurance agency. State Farm is located at 104 S. Catherine St. in Pickens. The Sara Turgeon State Farm insurance office is proud to serve Pickens, Easley, Six Mile, Sunset, Liberty and surrounding areas in South and North Carolina. The Sara Turgeon State Farm insurance agency handles auto, home, renter’s, life, business and financial services insurances, with a focus on resident relocations to the Pickens County area. Stop in, call (864) 878-3541 or visit saraturgeon.com for all your insurance needs. Pictured are chamber president Bryan Owens, Rebecca Murray, Sara Turgeon, Garson Burns, Rose Simmons, Kristine Barksdale, Holly Gravely, Von Dean and Goose, the office’s resident pup and greeter.
New Year’s dishes bring good fortune
By Olivia Fowler
For the Courier
ofowler@thepccourier.com
All over the world, people believe that serving certain dishes on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s 
Day will bring a prosperous New Year.
Greens of almost any kind are chosen to represent folding money, pork is considered a prosperous meat and peas and beans represent coins in many cultures.
In the South, especially the Carolinas, collard greens, black-eyed peas and rice are universally thought to be most important for New Year’s dishes.
This tradition can be traced to several other regions, primarily Africa, France and the Caribbean.
The pork roast and saurkraut tradition is favored in states with strong German and Dutch heritages, and the orange brandy cake is a Greek Island tradition.
They’re all good. And I hope prosperity will come to you immediately after eating at least one of these dishes.
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Courier Trespass Notices
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:
Teresa Granger, Brian Wood
Courier notice to Creditors 12-29-21
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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 to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form
Courier Legal Notices 12-29-21
SUMMONS AND NOTICE
BY PUBLICATION (ADOPTION)
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE FAMILY COURT THIRTEENTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF PICKENS
2021-DR-39-824
Henry B. Church and Brenda K. Church, Plaintiffs, vs. Casey Lynn Bill Ramirez, Jose Luis. Gonzales, John Doe and Jennifer C. Church, Defendant
TO DEFENDANTS CASEY LYNN BILL RAMIREZ, JOSE LUIS GONZALES AND JOHN DOE
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint for Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption of the minor
New district lines lead to gerrymandering concerns
Ex-House candidates level accusations after Rep. Neal Collins served on committee
By Ron Barnett
Staff Reporter
rbarnett@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — State Rep. Neal Collins of Easley is being accused of gerrymandering, after the redistricting committee he served on redrew House district boundaries that left his two-time opponent Allan Quinn in another district.
Quinn isn’t the only former candidate making such allegations.
Phillip Bowers, who ran in the 2020 Republican primary for an open seat in the Clemson-area district that was won by Jerry Carter, also found his residence assigned to a different district in the process. Carter was not on the redistricting committee.
Quinn and Bowers had pitched themselves as more conservative alternatives to Collins and Carter, and both told the Courier they believe the new district lines were redrawn specifically to eliminate them from contention in the 2022 GOP primaries.
Both lived close to the edge of the district.
“(Collins) did that so that I could not run against him,” Quinn said. “I’m not the only one he did it to.”
Collins said he can’t comment specifically on those allegations because of pending legal action.
But he said the redistricting process was driven by demographic changes and the mathematical domino effect that forces adjustments in adjoining districts to keep the populations among
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