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Pickens council races head to runoff

Pickens council races head to runoff

By Bru Nimmons Staff Reporter bnimmons@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Four years after a record-breaking turnout for the 2020 election, Pickens County More »

This week in FOOTBALL FRENZY only in PICKENES COUNTY COURIER

This week in FOOTBALL FRENZY only in PICKENES COUNTY COURIER

Flame bounce back with shutout win over; Daniel takes region lead; Wave comeback falls short; Liberty earns home playoff game; More »

Flame take down TR in round one

Flame take down TR in round one

By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com PICKENS — Winners of five straight matches heading Thursday’s first round matchup with Travelers More »

Organizations team up for ‘Fighting Fentanyl’ event

Organizations team up for ‘Fighting Fentanyl’ event

By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — Several organizations came together last week to educate the community about the More »

Robinson to serve as president of the National Funeral Directors Association

Robinson to serve as president of the National Funeral Directors Association

BROOKFIELD, Wis. — During its 2024 International Convention and Expo, held Oct. 20-23 in New Orleans, Christopher P. Robinson, CFSP, More »

 

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Courier Trespass Notices 11-4-20

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:

Harry and Beverly Carson Dec. 2020

Courier Notice to Creditors 11-4-20

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 amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: Donald Edward Boggs

Date of Death: 08/29/2020

Case Number: 2020ES3900683

Personal Representative:

Deborah W. Boggs

Address: 204 Long View Lane,

Pickens, SC 29671

October 28, Nov. 4, 11

Estate: James Elbert Roper, Jr.

Date of Death: 03/31/2020

Case Number: 2020ES3900660

Personal Representative:

James Nathan Roper

Address: 103 Scenic Drive,

Pickens, SC 29671

October 28, Nov. 4, 11

Estate: Cances Edna Wike Gray

Date of Death: 07/04/2020

Case Number: 2020ES3900670

Personal Representative:

Robert W. Gray, Jr.

Address: 2113 Fairmont Road West,

Signal Mountain, TN 37377

Attorney: J. Tod Hyche

Address: 2 W. Washington Street,

Suite 1100,

Greenville, SC 29601

October 28, Nov. 4, 11

Estate: Gene Edwin Earley

Date of Death: 09/04/2020

Case Number: 2020ES3900734

Personal Representative:

Jeffrey W. Earley

Address: 5037 NE 2nd Ave.,

Ocala , FL 34479

Attorney: Adam B. Lambert

Address: Post Office Box 9,

Pickens, SC 29671

October 28, Nov. 4, 11

Estate: Fances Lovinia Darnell

Date of Death: 04/22/2020

Case Number: 2020ES3900721

Personal Representative:

Gerald Wayne Darnell

Address: 817 Wren School Rd.,

Piedmont, SC 29673

October 28, Nov. 4, 11

Estate: Dennis Willard Hendrix

Date of Death: 09/22/2020

Case Number: 2020ES3900760

Personal Representative:

Susan H. Pittman

Address: 110 Lee Circle,

Marrietta, SC 29661

Attorney: J. Baker Cleveland, III

Address: Post Office Box 9,

Pickens, SC 29671

October 28, Nov. 4, 11

Estate: Brittany Ann Palpal – Latoc

Date of Death: 08/30/2020

Case Number: 2020ES3900792

Personal Representative:

Warner Palpal-Latoc

Address: 132 Yates Rd.,

Liberty, SC 29657

Attorney: Eric Montalvo

Address: 330 E. Coffee St.,

Greenville, SC 29601

Nov. 4, 11, 18

Estate: Lynn M. Boggs

Date of Death: 07/14/2020

Case Number: 2020ES3900762

Personal Representative: Jack Boggs

Address: 319 Old Bethlehem School Rd.,

Pickens, SC 29671

Nov. 4, 11, 18

Estate: Marion Alexander Cothran

Date of Death: 11/12/2019

Case Number: 2020ES3900575

Personal Representative:

Timothy Cothran

Address: 210 Cassell Rd.,

Liberty, SC 29657

Nov. 4, 11, 18

Estate: Thomas Cleveland King

Date of Death: 10/01/2020

Case Number: 2020ES3900751

Personal Representative:

Deborah King Hightower

Address: Post Office Box 26268.,

Macon, Ga. 31221

Attorney: Tyler B. O’Shields

Address: Post Office Box 1428,

Easley, SC 29641

Nov. 4, 11, 18

Estate: Betty Jo Webb Hinkle

Date of Death: 09/06/2020

Case Number: 2020ES3900730

Personal Representative:

Danny R. Polatty

Address: 1514 Briarwood Dr.,

Greenwood, SC 29646

Nov. 4, 11, 18

Estate: Dewey Kimbrell Barefield, Jr.

Date of Death: 09/17/2020

Case Number: 2020ES3900755

Personal Representative:

Virginia Loraine Matthews

Address: 152 Sequoyah Way,

Sunset, SC 29685

Attorney: H.E. Bodiford

Address: 105 Old Greenville Hwy.,

Clemson, SC 29631

Nov. 4, 11, 18

Estate: Margie Sue Reese

Date of Death: 09/15/2020

Case Number: 2020ES3900736

Personal Representative:

Patricia Ann R. Berkshire

Address: 115 Steppingstone Way,

Central, SC 29630

Nov. 4, 11, 18

Courier Legal Notices 11-4-20

LEGAL NOTICE

Wills of the following decedents have been delivered to me and filed.

No proceedings for the probate of said Wills have begun.

Karin Lundin

Montanaro filed May 1, 2020

Alix Kay Johnson filed May 28, 2020

Darrell Dewayne Selby filed June 3, 2020

Local COVID cases hit new record

By Jason Evans

Staff Reporter

jevans@thepccourier.com

COUNTY — Pickens County had nearly 700 active COVID-19 cases as of Friday morning, according to county administrator Ken Roper.

“That’s the most cases we’ve ever had active in Pickens County,” Roper said during a Facebook Live update video posted Friday morning. “It is more widespread in our community now than it has ever been. We actually have more positive, active cases in Pickens County right now than we have had

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Courier Comics 11-4-20

Pickens County schools will be closed due to inclement weather on Thursday, October 29,

Pickens County schools will be closed due to inclement weather on Thursday, October 29, 2020.
Pickens County Emergency Management informed the school district that our county will experience storms with high winds tomorrow. These potential high winds are dangerous for school buses to operate. Emergency Management advised not to have buses on the roads during the storms.
Due to this inclement weather, SDPC will have a Digital Learning Day for eLearning for all grade levels on Thursday, October 29. Students are expected to continue learning from home.

Roper: County virus cases at highest level yet

By Jason Evans

Staff Reporter

jevans@thepccourier.com

PICKENS — Data released by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control late last week showed that Pickens County had “the most active cases we have had since this thing first started,” according to county administrator Ken Roper.

Thursday was “a grim day in the nation as whole,” Roper said in a Facebook Live video update posted Friday.

“Yesterday, we had more cases of COVID-19 reported in the nation than any other given day in this pandemic,” Roper said.

Many people, including Roper himself, have felt at times that the pandemic may have turned a corner or lightened, he said.

“The facts just do not support that,” Roper said. “We had more

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County incidence rate worst in SC

COUNTY — With two new confirmed and two more probable deaths since last week, Pickens County is continuing to see a steady number of cases and deaths in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported the probable COVID-19 death of two elderly Pickens County residents on Oct. 25 and Oct. 23, while also

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Positive cases down slightly in school district

COUNTY — Positive COVID-19 cases in the School District of Pickens County were down slightly last week from the previous week, though nearly 3 percent of all students attending in-person learning were quarantined.

In its weekly update issued Friday, the district said 24 students and nine staff members had tested positive over the week, down from 25 and 17, respectively, the previous week. The district also had 48 staff members and 349 students

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