Still time to register for Saturday’s Reindeer Run 5K, Laurens
Laurens, South Carolina – The Laurens Family YMCA is again hosting the 5K Reindeer Run at 9 a.m. this Saturday morning, and it should again include runners and walkers in all manner of Christmas attire. “This is our 24th Reindeer Run,” said Emily Dasher, program director for the Laurens Family YMCA. “So far we have…
Read More‘Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ opens Thursday at Thornwell Charter School
Clinton, South Carolina – Comedy and Christmas come together this weekend when Thornwell Charter School holds its first full scale play since Thornwell High School closed in 2007. Thornwell Charter is performing the licensed showing this weekend of the Christmas classic, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.” Based on a 1971 book by Barbara Robinson,…
Read MoreVeterans honored during cities’ programs, video
Laurens County, South Carolina – When Laurens resident Willie Rice was drafted to fight in Vietnam on Oct. 30, 1966, his cousin John Rice made a final decision. “I told him if he was going, then I was going too,” John Rice said. “Then later when I landed at Cam Ranh Bay, it was 110…
Read MoreOyster Roast funds chamber as shells help the state’s coast, marsh
Laurens County, South Carolina – The Laurens County Chamber of Commerce welcomed a record number of guests to its 15th Annual Oyster Roast last Thursday evening, raising needed funds for its work in business support and development across the county. It’s become the chamber’s largest fundraiser and this year’s record crowd of more than 750…
Read MoreDomestic violence awareness through Saturday 5K, Tuesday’s Bring One, Wear One luncheon
Clinton, South Carolina – A 5K walk at Cross Fit 864 this Saturday morning, Oct. 21, will bring in needed funding for the Laurens County Safe Home, while a victim of domestic violence will give her story of survival at a luncheon in Clinton on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The annual Bring One, Wear One (BOWO)…
Read MoreMuseum sessions highlighting Native American traditions begin Saturday
Laurens, South Carolina – The Laurens County Museum in Historic Square, Downtown Laurens will host two day-long sessions of “Celebrating Native American Traditions, Past and Present,” which are free to the public these last two Saturdays in October. Participants can come to part or all of the programs. On Saturday, Oct. 21, and Saturday, Oct.…
Read MoreDistrict 55 selected for $13.5 million in educator incentive grant
Laurens, South Carolina – Laurens County School District 55 announced at a recent press conference that it had been selected for a highly competitive, federally funded Teacher and School Leader Incentive Grant totaling $13.5 million over a three year period. To prepare for the application process, the district partnered with the National Institute for Excellence…
Read MoreLower Eastern Cherokee Nation honors late neighbor, honorary member
Gray Court, South Carolina – Some of the colorful and traditional dances at the Lower Eastern Cherokee Nation’s Pow-Wow on Saturday honored veterans and tribal members who had passed away over the past year. Those included former members Linda Slark and Aaron Nickelson, as well as Lillian Eller, a former member of the Elders Council.…
Read More‘Perfect festival weather,’ great music, food at this weekend’s Squealin’ on the Square
Laurens, South Carolina – A year ago, Squealin’ on the Square planners were watching Tropical Storm Ian become Hurricane Ian and had to make the tough call to postpone Squealin’ on the Square until the following weekend. This year, it’s a different story. The 2023 Squealin’ on the Square this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 6-7,…
Read MoreIllegal hydrant connections problematic for fire department, CPW
Laurens, S.C. – Illegal connections to fire hydrants have become a problem for the Laurens Fire Department and the Laurens Commission of Public Works. All hydrants inside the city limits are owned and maintained by the Laurens CPW for the exclusive use of the Laurens Fire Department. It is illegal for anyone else to connect…
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