SCDOT reminds Laurens County residents to put debris out to the curb by Jan. 20
Columbia, S.C. (January 16, 2024) The South Carolina Department of Transportation is making a final pass for debris in many impacted counties. The counties currently in the final debris pickup phase include Abbeville, Anderson, Barnwell, Cherokee, Edgefield, Greenwood, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Saluda and Union. Since debris collection began following Hurricane Helene, SCDOT has collected more…
Read MoreLaurens Electric offers students free trips, scholarship opportunities
Deadline to apply is February 3 Laurens Electric Cooperative is offering nine local students an expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. or Columbia, S.C., this summer. The annual Washington Youth Tour and Cooperative Youth Summit contests include submitting an application and participating in a video interview process. After co-op officials judge the entrants, nine students will…
Read MoreLucille Spoon Satterfield
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Lucille Spoon Satterfield, age 96, widow of Walker Satterfield, passed away Monday, January 13. 2025 at the home of her daughter. She was born July 3, 1928 in Mt. Vernon, Georgia and was the daughter of the late Paul and Effi Spoon. Lucille retired from Greenwood Mills, a member of…
Read MoreDallas Earl Mattison
Laurens, South Carolina Dallas Earl Mattison, 86, of Laurens and husband of the late Carolyn Simmons Mattison, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at NHC Healthcare in Clinton. Born in Laurens, SC on January 1, 1939, he was a son of the late Clifton Wyatt and Amy Lyons Mattison. A member of Eastside Baptist Church,…
Read MoreDorothy “Dottie” Shipman Lida
Laurens, South Carolina Dorothy Shipman Lida, 73, of Laurens and wife of the late Robert Jackson Lida, Jr., passed away Sunday, January 12, 2025, at her home. Born in Laurens, she was the daughter of the late Claude Robert and Audrey Smith Shipman. Dottie was a member of Lucas Avenue Baptist Church and retired after 35…
Read MoreMichael Bernard Bunner
Laurens, South Carolina Michael Bernard Bunner, 72, entered into eternal rest on January 11, 2025, at his home in Laurens County. Born in Washington, PA to the late Bernard Franklin Bunner and Mary Ellen Davis Harris (Stuart). Michael proudly served his country during Vietnam-Era conflict in Korea with the U.S. Army as a member of…
Read MoreJames Harold Woody
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina James Harold Woody, age 89, of Clinton, widower of Alsie Wilkie Woody, passed away, Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at his daughter’s home. He was born February 26, 1935 in Clinton, SC, he was the son of the late Ottie R. Woody and Pearl Bailey Woody. James was a veteran of…
Read MoreRabid Raccoon Confirmed in Laurens County; Two Pets Exposed
Columbia, South Carolina The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed that a raccoon found near Malone Drive and Shady Grove Church Road in Clinton, S.C., has tested positive for rabies. No people are known to have been exposed at this time. Two dogs were exposed and will be quarantined as required in the…
Read MoreJoan Cummings Smith
Laurens, South Carolina Joan Cummings Smith, 73, of Laurens, and wife of Daniel Lanier Smith, passed away on January 4, 2025, at PRISMA Healthcare Laurens County Hospital. Born on September 22, 1951, in Augusta, Georgia, she is a daughter of the late Furman David and Margie Wardell Cummings. Joan loved softball, fishing and was an…
Read MoreEdward “Ed” Parrison Dixon, Jr.
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Edward “Ed” Parrison Dixon, Jr., age 80, of Laurens, widower of Mary Evelyn “Eve” Shirley Dixon, passed away, Friday, January 3, 2025 at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born December 14, 1944 in Hartsville, SC and was the son of the late Edward Parrison Dixon, Sr. and Inez…
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