PC launches Service Entrepreneurship scholarship initiative for high school seniors
Clinton, S.C. – Presbyterian College is searching for entrepreneurs – not just those seeking to simply better their future bank accounts, but rather entrepreneurs who want to better the world. On Monday in front of the Peace Center in downtown Greenville, PC President Dr. Matt vandenBerg held a press conference in which he put forth…
Read MoreMain Street Laurens launches Fall Farmers Market this weekend, plans for B&B
Laurens, South Carolina – Main Street Laurens has a couple of new projects on tap for this fall, and the non-profit is seeking volunteers for help in restoring a lovely cottage into a new bed and breakfast, as well as farmers and crafters with fall produce or handmade crafts for a new Fall Farmers Market…
Read MoreLatimore, Ledda in top ranks of S.C. Police Chief Association
Laurens County, South Carolina – Laurens County now has two law enforcement officials holding top spots in the South Carolina Police Chief Association following this past weekend’s SCPCA annual leadership conference. Laurens Police Chief Chrissie Latimore was installed as the president of the South Carolina Police Chief Association, and Clinton Police Chief Sonny Ledda was…
Read MoreCorley easily wins open seat on District 56 board
Laurens County, S.C. – Teresa G. Corley easily won the open Seat 5 during a special election Tuesday, Oct. 5, for District 56 School Board. Corley won with 179 votes to Patricia Green’s 27 votes. Four precincts were open, and while there were no votes cast in Clinton 2, there were 206 votes cast in…
Read MoreClinton church honors former African members with monument, committal service
Clinton, S.C. – A bell tolled 15 times last week, once for each of the 15 African American members of First Presbyterian Church in Clinton who passed away and were buried in the Clinton cemetery from the mid- to-late 1800s. The dates are unclear for most of them, but what is known is that they…
Read MoreAt 3 on the 3rd : Public sought for School Prayer Walk for children’s safety
Earlier this month it was announced that two more school age children in South Carolina had passed away from COVID- 19, and now several Laurens groups are inviting the public for a School Prayer Walk to pray for safety for the county’s children. The walk is planned for 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon, Oct. 3, at…
Read More‘Friday Night Live’ – Laurens welcomes county, PC downtown tonight
Presbyterian College students and area residents can enjoy one of the last Friday Night Live concerts tonight, Friday, Sept. 17, when the City of Laurens and Main Street Laurens host “Your Home Away From Home.” “We will be doing all our regular events, with corn hole and other games in the pedestrian alley, and businesses…
Read MoreDonors sought as Laurens Memorial Home hit by Covid’s “financial bug”
Published on Page 3 of Sept. 15 issue of The Laurens County Advertiser. Laurens , S.C. – It was not by accident but with a great deal of effort that Laurens Memorial Home was able to get through the first surge of COVID in 2020 without a single case of the virus, and even now…
Read MoreTwo decades later, artist retraces labor, impact of 9 -11 memorial
“I didn’t want these people to be forgotten.” – Retired art educator Jim Brinson. From the Sept. 8 issue of The Laurens County Advertiser, Page 1. Laurens, S.C. – This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks, and for the first time in many years Laurens artist Jim Brinson got a close look at…
Read MoreMain Street’s Finally Friday, concert tonight 7 to 9 p.m.
Laurens, S.C. – An award-winning musician and band, Chris Ferree and Medicine Crow, will be bringing the music this Friday, Sept. 10, as Main Street Laurens hosts the last Finally Friday of the summer season. “The band is out of Shelby, N.C., and they will be performing from 7 to 9 p.m.,” said Main Street Laurens…
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