This week in FOOTBALL FRENZY only in PICKENES COUNTY COURIER
Daniel dominates Pickens in Region rivalry matchup; Wave struggle to score against Hillcrest; Pickens to return to action; Liberty drops More »
Halloween events set throughout county
COUNTY — With Halloween just over a week away, there are a number of events for residents of Pickens County More »
Agencies team to help after Hurricane Helene
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — The days following the destruction brought by Hurricane Helene last month have More »
Early voting available to county voters
COUNTY — Early Voting is now available to voters statewide for the Nov. 5 Statewide General Election. In Pickens County, More »
County to host small business events
PICKENS — Pickens County announced that the county will host drop-in events for local small business owners today and Thursday. More »
Courier Trespass Notices 8-4-21
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:
Mark and Rebekah Welty July 2021
Courier Notice to Creditors 8-4-21
The publisher shall only be liable for an amount less than or equal to the charge for the space of the item in error in the case of errors in or omissions from any advertisement, and only for the first incorrect insertion.
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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 (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the
Courier Legal Notices 8-4-21
NOTICE
To all persons claiming an interest in: 1990-24’-Sylvan-24AF2-Syl68056d090 -1986-125HP-force-1258F6-1398, JOSEPH PHILLIPS will apply to SCDNR for title on water/outboard motor. If you have any claim to the watercraft/outboard motor contact SCDNR at (803) 734-3699. Upon thirty days after the date of the last advertisement if no claim of interest is made and the watercraft/outboard motor has not been reported stolen, SCDNR shall issue a clear title. Case no.
The results are in
After readers cast thousands of ballots and members of the Courier family spent many hours hand-counting and tabulating the results, the time has finally come to officially unveil the businesses who were honored as the best at what they do in Pickens County in the third-annual Readers’ Choice Awards.
Check out this week’s Print edition for a special keepsake section listing the winners and honorable mentions across more than 100 categories. Now on sale at a convenience, drug or grocery store near you. Get you fast before they are all gone!
‘When in doubt, throw it out’
Roper lists ways to help save taxpayer money on county recycling program
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Pickens County administrator Ken Roper says the public’s assistance is needed with the county’s recycling program.
Roper discussed recycling during a Facebook Live update video posted Friday.
Plastic items not meant for recycling are being placed at the recycling centers, he
said. Currently there’s not a need on the recycling market for much of this plastic.
“We’re trucking plastics from the recycling centers to the center and then, since nobody will come get it, we ultimately have to make the decision ‘OK, we’ve got to treat this like trash,’” Roper said. “We can’t keep it anymore and we have to truck it again to the ultimate
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County must decide road funding source
South Carolina Supreme Court decision casts future of road user fees in doubt
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Pickens County Council members met Monday night to begin discussing how to pay to maintain roads in the county, now that the South Carolina 
Supreme Court has struck down a similar funding mechanism in Greenville County.
In June, justices invalidated two “user fees,” including a road maintenance fee, ruling that the fees were actually taxes, and as such could only be authorized by the General Assembly.
Although that ruling only applied to Greenville County, Pickens County Council held a special called meeting to consider an ordinance repealing the road use fee ordinances and amending the Fiscal Year
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Filing open for city elections
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Election filings opened for the 2021 municipal elections last week, and Pickens County has already seen incumbents and newcomers alike file for 
seats across the county.
Liberty has seen the most newcomers filing, with three candidates who are not currently in office vying to join Liberty City Council. Robbie Shoenleben has filed for the vacant Ward 1 seat that was previously held by Brad Dover, Peggy Edwards is running for the Ward 2 seat currently held by
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Administrator says most COVID cases likely delta variant
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Like many others, Pickens County administrator Ken Roper said he has “COVID fatigue.”
“I’m tired of it,” Roper said in a Facebook Live update video posted Friday. “I know a lot of you are tired of it. I’m tired of the things that we have to do, the worries that we have to have.”
Roper wished to address questions he’s getting from residents — what is the delta variant, and when will it be in Pickens County?
“The news that I would give you is this — the delta variant is probably a lion’s share, the majority of the cases that we’re
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Woman killed in weekend wreck
CENTRAL — A West Union woman died Saturday after a two-vehicle collision in Central.
Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley identified the victim as Deborah Williams, 71, of Ebenezer Road.
The collision occurred at 5:55 p.m. Saturday on S.C. Highway 133
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Central Fire Department receives state, federal grants for equipment
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
goliver@upstatetoday.com
CENTRAL — The Central Fire Department has been awarded federal and state grants of more than $200,000 to provide protective gear and breathing apparatuses for firefighters.
Elijah Reynolds, lieutenant for the Liberty Fire District and assistant coordinator for Pickens County Haz-Mat, and his brother, Central firefighter Isaiah Reynolds, applied for the grants.
Isaiah applied for a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant headed up by U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham for breathing apparatuses. The fire department was awarded $182,000 of a $1.7 million countywide grant that purchased 26 air packs and required a $7,000 match from Central and a $9,000 match from the Pickens County portion of Central Rural Fire. Elijah, with assistance from State Rep. Jerry Carter of Clemson, applied for and received
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