Half-staff Flag Observance – Robert Joseph Dole
The President of the United States has issued a proclamation to display the flag of the United States at half-staff until sunset on Thursday, December 9, 2021, in honor of the life and legacy of Robert Joseph Dole. Accordingly, the Governor has directed that flags atop the State Capitol be flown at half-staff until sunset,…
Read MoreHalf-staff Flag Observance – National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
The President has issued a proclamation declaring December 7, 2021, as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day and urging all federal agencies and interested organizations, groups, and individuals to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff in honor of those American patriots who died as a result of their service at Pearl Harbor. Accordingly,…
Read MoreWilma Harkins Smith
Dateline – Mountville, South Carolina Wilma Harkins Smith, age 91, resident of Langston Place, and widow of Merle Teague Smith, passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at Prisma Greenville Health System. Born in Newton, NC she was a daughter of the late Pharm Wade Harkins and Mary Ileen Hewitt Harkins. Mrs. Smith worked with…
Read MoreDorothy “Dot” Walker Robinson
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Dorothy “Dot” Walker Robinson, age 88, formerly of 851 Fleming Street Ext., and widow of James “Ed” Robinson, the love of her life, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021. She was born in Tryon, NC, and was a daughter of the late James Alfred and Pauline Kuykendall Walker. Dot was…
Read MoreBetty Wilkie Rehm
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Betty Wilkie Rehm, age 88, widow of Fred Rehm, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 at the National Health Care of Laurens. She was born December 16, 1932 in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late James Landrum Wilkie and Mary Smith Fallow Wilkie. She is survived by…
Read MoreDonald E. Pauley
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Donald Eugene Pauley, widower of Jewel Ann Pauley, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 at his home. Born October 30, 1957 in Madison, West Virginia, he was a former employee with Waste Management and of the Baptist Faith. Surviving is his step-children, Ronald Dean Chapman, Billy Wayne Chapman, Susan Ann…
Read MorePaul John Martinek
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Paul John Martinek, 89, of 288 Bucks Point Road, and husband of Barbara Self Martinek, went to be with the Lord, Friday, December 3, 2021, at his home. Born in Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late Paul John and Dorothy Fritsch Martinek. A long-time member of Chestnut…
Read MoreBetty Jenkins Flack
Dateline – Gray Court, South Carolina Betty Jenkins Flack, 83, of Gray Court, SC, died at Woodbridge Clinton Senior Living in Clinton, SC on Friday, December 3, 2021, after an extended illness. Born October 15, 1938 in Black Mountain, NC, she was the daughter of the late Logan Cline Jenkins, Jr. and Virginia Silvers Jenkins.…
Read MoreLights and music tonight in Clinton; On Friday, letters to and from Santa, movie and treats in Laurens
By Judith Brown Staff Writer Laurens County, S.C. – Children will be able to whisper their wishes to Santa tonight when the City of Clinton hosts its Tree Lighting Celebration Thursday, Dec. 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. on the front lawn of the M.S. Bailey Municipal Building on North Broad Street. And Friday from…
Read MorePTC to Hold ‘Instant Admission Day’ on Dec. 8 in Greenwood
Piedmont Technical College (PTC) will hold an “Instant Admission Day” for the spring semester on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, at the Lex Walters Campus-Greenwood Enrollment Center. Participants can get accepted on the spot and begin moving closer to their career goals. Admissions and financial aid counselors will be on hand from 9 a.m. to 4…
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