Main Street Laurens’ planned music fest wins $5,000 grant
During a luncheon earlier today, on Wednesday, Nov. 20, Main Street Laurens was again named as one of two winners of a $5,000 Hughes Investment grant, which will help fund its inaugural year of “The Piedmont Blues & Roots Music Festival,” slated for May 9, 2020. Main Street Laurens had already been named, along with…
Read MoreLibrary sets Sunday afternoon for public birthday drop-in
Laurens County Library is celebrating 30 years in its location on West Main Street in Laurens, and the Friends of the Library is hosting a party and the public is invited Sunday, Nov. 17 for a drop-in from 3 to 5 p.m. The non-profit Friends of the Library is welcoming the public for refreshments, door…
Read MoreGrab a Bag event set for this weekend
For its Fall Quarterly Community Cleanup event this weekend, the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce will be working alongside the Grab A Bag SC anti-litter campaign planned for Saturday by Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette. “We typically are on a different weekend,” said Amanda Munyan, executive director of the LCCC, “but we moved our cleanup event…
Read MoreLCPW issues ‘Boil Water Advisory’ for S. Harper region of city
Laurens Commission of Public Works has issued a “Boil Water Advisory” after a water main burst Tuesday morning in the South Harper Street Extesion area. According to General Manager John Young, Laurens CPW crews are repairing the damage, but as a precautionary measure, the CPW advices all residents on the following streets to boil their…
Read MoreLCPW acts ahead of more PMPA concerns
Commissioners with the Laurens Commission of Public Works voted Monday evening to allow CPW General Manager John Young to make a request of Laurens City Council regarding a Piedmont Municipal Power Agency contract. The commissioners took action following a lengthy executive session, voting to request that Young ask city council for the authority to cancel…
Read MoreScots and Brats: Bagpipes and bratwurst in Clinton’s Vance Park Saturday
Clinton, South Carolina – Prisma Health will repeat as the title sponsor of Clinton’s second annual Scots and Brats, a mini-festival Saturday afternoon that blends an Oktoberfest vibe with the Scottish heritage of Presbyterian College and the PC School of Pharmacy. Scots and Brats runs this Saturday afternoon and evening, Oct. 12, from 3 to…
Read MoreMissing toddler, Elijah Henderson, found safe just before dark Saturday
Clinton, SC – After about nine hours as a missing child, Elijah Henderson, the three-year-old toddler lost Saturday morning Sept. 28 near Clinton, was found safe about 7:30 p.m. near his home. “Elijah was found approximately two miles from the home,” said Laurens County Sheriff Office public relations officer Courtney Snow. “The sheriff had already dismissed most of the…
Read MoreClinton toddler still missing as evening arrives, hundreds volunteer
Clinton, South Carolina – Hundreds of volunteers have walked dense woods alongside officers from several different law enforcement agencies today in an effort to find Elijah Henderson, the three-year-old who disappeared from his front porch about 10:30 this morning, Saturday, Sept. 28. Laurens County Sheriff Don Reynolds said their call came in around 11 a.m. and…
Read MoreLaurens County Sheriff searching for missing Clinton toddler
Laurens County, SC – The Laurens County Sheriff Office is searching for a missing three year old boy near Clinton, South Carolina. Elijah Henderson is missing from a Coleman Road residence near Clinton, and he was last seen about 10:30 Saturday morning, Sept. 28, said Courtney Snow with the LCSO. Coleman Road is just off Apple Orchard…
Read MoreState’s high court rules against LCPW in long-standing Fountain Inn case
After two levels of court rulings in favor of Laurens Commission of Public Works during the last few years, the Supreme Court of South Carolina last week ruled in favor of Fountain Inn in the suit that originated in 2011. “We are excited to put this behind us, once and for all.” said Fountain Inn…
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