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A simple cheek swab by a specific unknown person might just give a Clinton woman her best Christmas ever if it turns out to be from a person who provides the perfect match to cure her leukemia. In September of 2020, Jennifer Wyatt, then 35 and married nine years to her husband, Brian Wyatt, was…
Read MoreHouse redistricting will give Laurens County additional reps
Laurens County, S.C. – Assuming the South Carolina Senate approves the recently completed House of Representatives redistricting map, Laurens County will gain an additional two representatives and still keep a resident House member. House District 16 Rep. Mark Willis said the House gave approval last week and last Monday passed third reading on the new…
Read MoreEarly morning hoax call causes alarm for Laurens neighborhood
Laurens, South Carolina – Residents in the Moreland Ave. area of Laurens were awakened early Monday morning by Laurens police seeking a possible shooting victim from a call that was later determined to be a hoax. The call came into dispatch about 3:50 a.m. Monday, Dec. 6. “It sounded allegedly like a small child who…
Read More“Wine and Wishlists” this week Tuesday, Nov. 23
Laurens, South Carolina – Main Street Laurens businesses have also joined forces to present Wine and Wishlists, a new shopping activity set for Tuesday afternoon and evening, Nov. 23. Shops will be giving samples of wine and providing cards so that shoppers can fill out wishlist cards and leave them on file at the participating…
Read MoreLaurens ministry offers Thanksgiving ‘meal kits’ Saturday
Laurens County, S.C. – The Rev. Anthony J. Sims Ministry, which annually holds a Thanksgiving dinner, is collecting funds and items for Thanksgiving Dinner Kits, which will be distributed to several dozen families in the Laurens County community. Sims and volunteers are hoping that each kit can contain a turkey with the traditional side items…
Read MoreAlducin ties up loose ends for Christmas season; leaves Main Street Clinton post
Clinton, South Carolina – Clinton will hold its tree lighting and launch its new musical light show on Thursday, Dec. 2, two nights before the city’s annual Christmas parade on Saturday morning, Dec. 4. “The theme is Christmas in Toyland and the city’s entire Christmas season is geared toward little kids who missed out on so…
Read MoreSpiking costs cause for increased base fees in CPW’s tentative budget; no rise in usage rates
Laurens, South Carolina – The recent spike in natural gas prices is among the many reasons that Laurens Commission of Public Works customers will see an increase in monthly base utility fees starting in January. The CPW’s fiscal year budget runs from January to December, and commissioners always get a rundown on the tentative new budget…
Read MoreMain Street Laurens’ Finally Friday, early shopping events tonight
David E and the Band Levelz will take the stage again as Finally Friday brings back the Upstate group for the last Finally Friday of the year. “Everybody loves this band and David’s music and his style, so we wanted to bring him back as our final performer,” said Main Street Laurens director Jonathan Irick. This…
Read MoreBoo at the Park moves indoors
Laurens, South Carolina – Due to a 100% chance of rain Thursday evening, Oct. 28, the City of Laurens Parks and Recreation Department is moving Boo in the Park to the Ridge at Laurens. “We don’t want to take the chance of waiting to the last minute and having to cancel,” said Parks and Recreation…
Read MoreComplete with kilt, inauguration establishes Dr. Matthew vandenBerg as 19th Top Hose
Clinton, South Carolina – Leading up to Friday morning’s inauguration of Dr. Matt vandenBerg as the 19th president of Presbyterian College, he has repeatedly clarified that in his view an inauguration is not about a particular person as president, but rather it’s about the college’s shared past, it’s present and, in the case of PC,…
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