DHEC offers free flu shots to LCSD 55 students
From a press release, Monday, Oct. 12 Laurens, South Carolina – The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is providing free flu shots at their clinic, 93 Human Services Rd, Clinton, SC 29325. DHEC works with many school districts to offer free flu vaccines to students. Laurens County School District #55 (LCSD…
Read MorePennies for Paving: Road paving top Clinton’s infrastructure proposal
For a link to all the CPST projects go to https://www.yestoinvestlc.com. Clinton, SC – If the Capital Projects Sales Tax passes this November, City of Clinton residents will end up seeing long awaited paving of some of the roads which have been on the city’s “to-do” list for years. Road paving is the first of…
Read MoreSome District 55 elementary students to begin full return mid-October
From the Wednesday, Sept. 30 issue of The Laurens County Advertiser Laurens, SC – With a five to two vote, Laurens District 55 Board of Trustees on Monday night approved Superintendent Dr. Ameca Thomas’ recommendations to begin gradually bringing elementary age children back to school five days a week, and the first group will begin…
Read MoreClinton breaks ground on long-awaited sports complex
From the Sept. 23, 2020 issue of The Laurens County Advertiser Clinton, South Carolina – Several Clinton residents joined City of Clinton staff and council members at a Tuesday morning groundbreaking ceremony for the long-awaited sports complex, where contractors are already working on road preparation and grading for what will eventually be five baseball fields,…
Read MoreUtilities told to adjust lines for planned traffic circle
From the Wednesday, Sep. 23 issue of The Advertiser. Laurens, South Carolina – The Laurens Commission of Public Works received word from the State Department of Transportation that the traffic circle which had been tentatively planned for the west side of Laurens is on go, and the utility needed to start plans to reroute natural…
Read MoreSome Dist. 55 elementary grades return to face-to-face Oct. 12
The complete story is in the Wednesday, Sept. 30 issue of The Laurens County Advertiser, and online posted Friday, Oct. 2. Laurens-SC – With a five to two vote, Laurens District 55 Board of Trustees on Monday night approved Superintendent Dr. Ameca Thomas’ recommendations to gradually begin bringing elementary age children back to school five days…
Read MoreLCSD 55 to stay in ‘Hybrid Phase’ next week
Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 Laurens, South Carolina – In a press release sent Monday afternoon, Laurens County School District #55 (LCSD 55) announced it will remain in a Yellow “Hybrid” phase of operations for the week of September 28. “We are concerned that the percent positive rate has gone back up but pleased to see our…
Read MoreLots of books go home under library’s new program, the ‘Big 10!’
Laurens and Clinton branches of the Laurens County Library are offering Laurens County students a book supply program called “The Big 10,” which is a large bag filled with 10 books along the age and interests of students. It’s sponsored through a District 55 Literacy Grant, but any library patron from the county can sign…
Read MoreProposal covers first loop of county’s Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail
Penny’s for Health: (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 next proposed project is a proposed…
Read MoreDistrict 55 changes course after DHEC report, District 56 remains in-person
Laurens County, South Carolina – Just hours ahead of what was going to be the first week of hybrid eLearning and classroom learning in Laurens School District 55, the district has changed course and will revert to a total eLearning situation, at least for now. The district made the announcement and contacted parents and teachers…
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