Senate hearings lead Pitts to withdraw from potential directorship
Laurens County, S.C. – Deep into a controversial confirmation process in Columbia, retired District 14 Rep. Mike Pitts has decided to withdraw his name from consideration as director of the South Carolina Conservation Bank. “It is painfully clear that my health is being negatively affected, and the stress of the confirmation process will not subside,” Pitts said.…
Read MoreCandidate forums, meet-and-greets tonight in Laurens, Clinton
With the county’s municipal elections a week away, residents have opportunities tonight to meet with and hear candidates at two two different events in Laurens and Clinton tonight, Monday, Feb. 25, and both are free for the public. Coffee Roost, Laurens Mayoral Meet & Greet The Coffee Roost is holding a Mayor’s Race Meet & Greet…
Read MoreLaurens Council honors leaders in inaugural Black History Month ceremony
Willie Paden said that perhaps there was a bit of a mistake when he was honored last Tuesday night by members of Laurens City Council, since he claimed others had sacrificed more than he did when many in the African American community began working toward single-member districts in the 1980s for the City of Laurens…
Read MoreA week and a half old, and Laurens quads ‘doing great’
Just over a week ago a young Laurens couple became the parents of quadruplets, when two boys, Jacobi and Gabriel, and two girls, Isabella and Arianah, were born just before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, and on Thursday this week the parents were finally able to hold their new babies. Dylan and Ashley Hernandez had learned last…
Read MoreFree Zumba, health screens at Saturday’s Rocking Heart Day, Clinton Y
February is Heart Month, and Prisma Health (formerly GHS) is celebrating with its annual Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital’s ROCKING HEART DAY on Saturday, Feb.9 at the Clinton Y from 10 a.m. – noon. A free Zumba cardio workout starting at 10 a.m. will be led by Tricia Eichhorn, MD., a Prisma Health (formerly GHS) bariatric…
Read MoreScheduled candidate forums begin tonight, Laurens Y
With Republican and Democratic primaries for the state House District 14 special election about two weeks away, the Laurens County Republican Party is holding a candidate forum for Republican candidates Monday, Feb. 4, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Laurens Family YMCA. “We sent invitations to all four of the Republican candidates, and all of them have confirmed,”…
Read MoreLaurens family gets four times the joy with safe delivery of quads
A young Laurens family is experiencing plenty of joy after the safe delivery of quadruplets, which were delivered by C-section around 8:45 p.m. Wednesday night, Jan. 30. Dylan and Ashley Hernandez welcomed two little girls and two little boys, named Jacobi, Gabriel, Isabella and Arianah. The quads already have two big sisters. After some early labor scares…
Read More“Elephant and Piggie’s” musical on stage this weekend at PC
Clinton resident and Laurens District High graduate Crysta Gurga is among the small cast of Presbyterian College students in this weekend’s production of “Elephant & Piggie’s ‘We are in a Play!’” and the one-act show is open to the public for $5 general admission. A total of three weekend shows will be held in Edmunds Hall on the…
Read MoreLaurens Parks and Rec award winner following in Quincy’s footsteps
A volunteer of the year award presented Tuesday night at Laurens City Council was as much about the award’s namesake, the late Quincy Cook, as it was about the recipient, and that’s just how award-winner Chuck Smith of Laurens wanted it. “I remember that phone call in 2011, when (Quincy) said he remembered I played…
Read MoreCity of Clinton seeks public input Tuesday on planned Rec Complex
Clinton, S.C. – The City of Clinton, along with the city’s Recreation Committee, will conduct a community input forum on Tuesday, Jan. 22, beginning at approximately 5:00 p.m. in the M.S. Bailey Council Chambers, located on the second floor of the M.S. Bailey Municipal Center. City staff, along with representatives from the engineering firm, will reveal…
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