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PC set for First Four, will face Sacred Heart

It didn’t take long for the Presbyterian College women’s basketball team to learn its NCAA Tournament fate Sunday night. PC will play Wednesday at Columbia’s Colonial Life Arena in the First Four against Northeastern Conference champion Sacred Heart (24-9). Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU. The winner…

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PC schedules NCAA Women’s Tournament watch party for Sunday

Presbyterian College will host a watch party for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Selection Show Sunday at Templeton Center. The Selection Show, which will be broadcast by ESPN, will begin at 8 p.m. Doors at Templeton will open at 7:30 p.m. During the show, the NCAA Women’s Tournament brackets will be announced, so the Blue…

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‘Gone to the Dogs’ Car Show set for Saturday

The Laurens County Cruisers are going to the dogs … again. The 6th Annual Gone to the Dogs Car Show is set for Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Laurens County Park (409 State Road, S-30-854, Laurens). Registration is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Judging ends a noon and trophies will be awarded at…

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Laurens man convicted, sentenced to 30 years

A Laurens man was sentenced to 30 years in prison following a conviction at trial for leading a vicious assault on another man he suspected of being a “snitch.” Marcus Tyrone Grant, 46, was found guilty Wednesday by a Laurens County jury of one count of assault and battery by a mob and one count…

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Meetze named new Laurens County attorney

Laurens County has hired Marcus “Wes” Meetze as Laurens County Attorney. Meetze began work in his new position Monday. He replaced long-time county attorney Sandy Cruickshanks, who retired from the post at the end of 2023. “We are excited to have Mr. Meetze join part of the great team we’ve been building over the past…

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USPS looking at new, larger post office for Gray Court

Gray Court could be getting a new post office. The U.S. Postal Service has opened a 45-day comment period for area residents, saying the current location at 411 West Main Street is too small. If approved, the USPS would convert the former Dollar General building at 26 Webb Drive into a new post office. “I…

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Time to dance: PC punches ticket, wins Big South title

The Presbyterian College women’s basketball team won its first Big South Conference championship Sunday with a 60-37 victory over Radford at High Point University’s Qubein Center, earning the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. No. 5-seeded PC broke open a tight contest in the fourth quarter, ending the game with a 24-5 run behind…

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CNN’s Sellers addresses race at PC lecture series

From staff reports CNN analyst and former South Carolina lawmaker Bakari Sellers asked two critical questions during his speech Wednesday, Feb. 28 at Presbyterian College. In a discussion steeped in African American history, Sellers said the country is past due for a conversation on race that begs the questions – how far have we come,…

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LDHS student remembered as for smile, kindness

A Laurens District High School student who was killed this past week was remembered by classmates and educators as kind and caring. Quintavis “Tae Tae” Boston, at 15-year-old sophomore at LDHS, died on Wednesday, Feb. 28 in what investigators said was an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Gray Court. The incident is…

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Woman, LCSO deputy exchange gunfire prior to arrest

A female suspect in a domestic violence investigation in Gray Court traded gunfire with a Laurens County Sheriff’s Office deputy Monday morning and now faces attempted murder charges. Mollie Mischelle Shephard of Gray Court is charged with two counts of attempted murder and breach of peace for the incident that began before 10 a.m. Monday.…

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