***ONLINE EXCLUSIVE *** Blue Flame head to Columbia in quest for 17th State Championship
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com PICKENS — For the first time since 2021, the Pickens High School volleyball team More »
Prisma to build hospital in Easley
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com EASLEY — Prisma Health plans to build a new $138 million inpatient behavioral health More »
Blue Flame roll past rival Daniel to advance in Class 4A playoffs
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com CENTRAL — After dropping two five set battles to rival Daniel in the regular More »
Swearing in
Members of the Pickens County’s Legislative Delegation take the oath of office on the Pickens County Courthouse steps in Pickens More »
This week in FOOTBALL FRENZY only in PICKENES COUNTY COURIER
LIONS OVERCOME SLOW START AGAINST SENECA TO WIN SIXTH STRAIGHT REGION TITLE; EASLEY DROPS FINALE TO GREENVILLE; RED DEVILS FALL More »
Selugadu set for this weekend at mill
PICKENS — Every November, the Hagood Mill Historic Site observes Native American Heritage Month by holding the Native American Celebration. More »
Courier Obituaries 5-13-20
RONALD PATRICK LARK
PICKENS — Mr. Ronald Patrick Lark, 66, husband to Jean B. Lark for 44 years, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2020, surrounded by his loving family.
Ronald enjoyed frequenting the Pickens Flea Market and was an avid car enthusiast.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Jean B. Lark of Pickens; his son, Patrick Lark of Pickens; his daughter, Jessica Lark Morris (T.R.) of Dacusville; his mother, Mary Holder Lark of Pickens; three grandchildren, Jeremy Cassell (Catherine), Adriana Cassell and Angelica Morris; and his sister,
The wrongful hanging of a Southern Appalachian girl
By Dr. Thomas Cloer, Jr.
Special to The Courier
In the 1830s, my maternal Howell ancestors in Yancey County, N.C., were inextricably involved with 
one of the most bizarre trials ever to occur in Southern Appalachia — and the subsequent hanging of a white teenage mother.
My mother’s name was Fannie Grace Cloer. She was a namesake of her maternal grandmother, Fannie Jane Howell, of Yancey County. My grandmother, Bonnie Missouri Woody, daughter of Fannie Jane Howell, lived in the remote mountains of Yancey County with Fannie Jane and Bonnie’s father, George Woody.
Introduction
The bizarre killing of Charles Silver in 1831 involved his pretty wife, Frances “Frankie” Stewart Silver. This took place in Kona, N.C., in what was then Burke County, near the North Carolina and
You Drive Me Glazy named Main Street Challenge winner
PICKENS — Pickens Revitalization Association has announced the winner of the Main Street Challenge, an entrepreneurial startup competition for the purpose of generating additional retail 
occupancy in Pickens.
PRA chose to award one cash incentive in the amount of $10,000 for startup businesses or new concepts, which must then open a new location or introduce their new concept in Pickens. The money offered to the winner will take the form of a potentially forgivable loan, determined by the business’ ability to meet all requirements of the program.
“Pickens Revitalization Association is pleased to announce You Drive Me Glazy Gourmet Donuts as the winner of the 2019-20 Main Street Challenge.,” PRA president Megan Thomas said. “We are excited about the new outdoor dining and entertainment area that You Drive Me Glazy has developed and just know it will bring a great addition to our town. We can’t wait to visit!”
You Drive Me Glazy submitted its application with plans to expand the rear of the building, increasing accessibility with a dog/bike-friendly outdoor donut dining experience.
Business concepts eligible for the competition included new startup businesses, franchises, an expansion or relocation of an existing location from another community, and a significant expansion of an existing local business that would branch into an additional business concept.
For more information on the 2019-20 Main Street Challenge guidelines, visit historicpickens.com.
LCS scholars named
The Liberty Community Scholarship was established in 2015 and is awarded annually to a Liberty High School senior in recognition of a commitment to excellence. The LCS 2020 award recipients are Jaida Smith and Alexis Holliday. Smith will attend Anderson University in the fall, pursuing a degree in early childhood education, while Holliday will attend Clemson University in the fall, where she will pursue a degree in mechanical engineering. Each recipient will be awarded $1,000 to support her educational goals. The Liberty Community Scholarship is funded by the Liberty Ladies League, Liberty Lions Club and local businesses, including Easley Walmart, Strickland Services, Quality Floors, Solid Grounds Coffee Shop and Fiesta Grille. The Liberty Community Scholarship Board members are chair Lisa Carpenter, Mel Avery, Lynn Baker, Shirley Bowman, Martha Nalley, Tracy Morgan and Karin Shore
Southern Wesleyan offers digital
CENTRAL — Unemployment rates have spiked in response to COVID-19 related business 
shutdowns, leaving many faced with a return to job hunting.
For those who have lost jobs after many years of employment, the new job landscape may seem like
Salute the tropics with pineapples
By Olivia Fowler
For the Courier
ofowler@thepccourier.com
During the early part of the year, sometimes it seems like
spring will never get here and summer is a thing of the past, but even on those long winter days, you can always consider making dishes that feature a fruit that brings warmer weather to mind.
Fresh or canned, pineapple, is good and versatile.
My favorite way to eat it is fresh without baking, grilling or roasting. But these dishes change it up a little bit.
I wouldn’t recommend preparing them all for one meal. That might be overkill.
Still, they make a tasty addition to any table.
Courier Legal Notices 5-13-20
SUMMONS
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Pasui Real Estate Holdings, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. The H. Glen Smith cemetery, Pickens County, South Carolina, and all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint; any unknown adults, being as a class designated as John Doe, and any such unknown infants and/or persons under disability being as a class designated as Richard Roe, and any and all persons having any and all rights to utilize and access the cemetery as
Courier Notice to Creditors 5-13-20
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
Courier Trespass Notices 5-13-19
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:
