Filing opens December 7 for March municipal elections
Municipal elections set for March 2 may seem like a long time off, but with filing opening in early December, those considering a run in local town and city elections have a couple of weeks to begin making their plans. Filing opens on Monday, Dec. 7, for all the open seats, all of which are non-partisan,…
Read MoreDistrict 56, Martha Dendy association, obtain city property in Tuesday meeting
Clinton, South Carolina – Laurens County School District 56 and the Martha Dendy Community Center organization now are the owners of new property after Clinton City Council held a called meeting Tuesday morning, Nov. 10. Council voted to distribute several parcels of property, including a 24-acre tract to Laurens County School District 56 for more…
Read MoreLaurens County Museum plans ‘First Look’ this Sunday free for public
With the elevator installed, the kitchen upstairs completed and some of the work downstairs well underway, the Laurens County Museum Board of Directors has scheduled a “First Look” at the Laurens County Museum’s Witherspoon Building in the Historic Downtown Square in Laurens from noon until 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15. The public is invited…
Read MorePublic welcome to Back Street Park dedication Friday a.m.
Nov. 5, 2020 Laurens, S.C. – The City of Laurens’ new Back Street Park will be officially open for the public this Friday, Nov. 6, during an 11 a.m. dedication ceremony. The park is at the corner of East Main Street and Highway 221 at the entrance of Historic Downtown Laurens. The park was first put into…
Read MoreMini festival, music offered in downtown Laurens
With weather this weekend expected to be warm and sunny, Main Street Laurens is offering the upcoming Fall Family Days mini-festival as a way to bring people back to Laurens’ Historic Public Square for some live music and good food. “The weather sounds like it’s going to be perfect for getting outside,” said Main Street Laurens…
Read MoreIncumbents fall in Dist. 55: New trustees for districts 55 and 56
In District 55, Seat 7 representative Robby Bell, who has been serving as Chairman of the Board of Trustees, lost soundly to opponent James Bubba Rawl, with a vote of 1,170 for Rawl to 527 for Bell. Also falling to the challenger was Seat 3 incumbent Barbara Beeks, who lost her seat to challenger Neal Patterson…
Read MoreUpgrades are coming to city, county parks
Children of Laurens County, and adults who are young at heart, will have splash pads to play in to cool off now that the Capital Project Sales Tax passed in this week’s election. The three splash pads will go into parks within the City of Laurens, Joanna and Ware Shoals as part of a large scale upgrade to…
Read MorePENNIES for Parks: Upgrades await all city and county parks
Children of Laurens County, or adults who are young at heart, will have splash pads to play in to cool off if the Capital Project Sales Tax passes in next week’s election. The three splash pads will go into parks within the City of Laurens, Joanna and Ware Shoals as part of a large scale…
Read MoreAfter 18 years in “temporary storefront,” CPST will give Clinton a regional library
(Editor’s Note: The Laurens County Advertiser is taking a look at each of the 16 projects proposed to be funded by the Capital Project Sales Tax (CPST) in Laurens County. The 1-cent sales tax will be put to a referendum in the Nov. 3 General Election. The projects looked at today are a proposed agricultural…
Read MoreLaurens City Council approves property sale for 130 homes
With a unanimous vote, Laurens City Council on Tuesday night took the first step to approve the sale of city property which may soon become a housing development for at least 130 homes. The property is a 66-acre tract behind The Ridge at Laurens that will eventually have entrances both on Exchange Drive and Fleming Street…
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