BMX, country music, BBQ headline ROTR fest in Clinton
Clinton, SC – A rising star in the country music world and a fast-paced BMX bicycle stunt show, as well as an “anything goes” juried car show, are among the many new items headlining this weekend’s Rhythm on the Rails and barbecue festival in Clinton. Main Street Clinton is sponsoring the event, which starts with…
Read MoreBattlemud LC offers wet weekend event
Laurens, SC – When the GHS Battlemud Laurens County planning committee decided to change its annual mud run from August to May, it was primarily because of the typically dry conditions in August, so with the ample rains this week, it seems the move was a good one. “It would be so dry we…
Read MoreControversy ensues from legislator’s school district consolidation bills
Laurens County, SC – South Carolina Rep. Mike Pitts’ bills regarding financial oversight of the school budget and consolidation of the two primary school districts in Laurens County sailed through the South Carolina House in Columbia Thursday morning, surprising at least some of the local lawmakers and blindsiding members of local school boards and district…
Read MoreLCSO aiding in Waterloo search for missing N.C. woman
By John Clayton, Editor Laurens County, SC – Authorities are searching today (Friday, Aug. 27) for a body in a missing-person cold case near the intersection of Lois Lane and Serene Drive in Waterloo. The Gaston County, N.C. case dates back to the mid-1990s and involves a missing woman. According to Laurens County Sheriff’s Office Capt.…
Read MorePA school setback means only one year delay, PC’s Staton says Tuesday
Clinton, SC – Presbyterian College learned earlier this month that its application for accreditation of its planned Physician Assistant school had been turned down, and on Tuesday, Presbyterian College President Bob Staton was able to work with PA leadership team and the officials of the accreditation review commission and decided a reapplication would likely cause…
Read MorePublic invited to Light of Hope Wednesday
Laurens, S.C. — April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the South Carolina Cass Elias McCarter Guardian ad Litem Office in Laurens will hold its annual candlelight vigil at 7:15 p.m., Wednesday, April 25. The vigil will take place at The Church of the Epiphany, located at 225 West Main Street, Laurens. All members of the community…
Read MoreUnited Way still filling slots for May 4 fundraising golf tourney
Laurens County, SC – The United Way of Laurens County (UWLC) is hosting its 26th Annual Golf Championship Friday, May 4th at Lakeside Country Club and there are still plenty of opportunities for golfers to form teams and get involved. Golfers will enjoy a day of golf, contests, prizes, beverages and good food. Lunch will be…
Read MoreBusy spring options across county
Laurens, SC – Laurens County has its share of residents who assume “there’s nothing to do here,” but the next few weekends of this spring show the opposite is true. Starting today with the Joanna Textile Festival, the upcoming days and weeks offer everything from dancing to sporting tournaments and although some are ticketed fundraisers, they…
Read MoreMuseum’s Friday Gala offers public fundraiser: music, dancing, dinner
Laurens, SC – The Laurens County Museum Association is sponsoring a variety of upcoming events to appeal to many in the upstate community, starting this weekend with its Night at the Museum, LCMA’s Fourth Annual Spring Gala, Friday, April 20. It will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the museum’s Witherspoon Building, 116 South Public Square in historic Laurens.…
Read MoreClinton Middle School copycat bomb threats ‘unacceptable behavior’
Clinton, SC – No students have been charged, but Clinton Public Safety was called when numerous copycat-style bomb threats were written on various bathroom walls in Clinton Middle School early on Wednesday, resulting in a special-called school assembly that very day to explain the negative ramifications for any child found to have written the notes.…
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