Announcements
Grand Opening, Ribbon Cutting for Foodshare Laurens County
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina The Laurens County Chamber of Commerce hosted a Grand Opening, Ribbon Cutting on April 1 for Foodshare Laurens County, 28020 Hwy 76 East, Clinton. Attending were the Chamber of Commerce team, City of Clinton representatives, including Mayor Bob McLean, and many community members to welcome the new business to the…
Read MoreModWash Prepares to Make a Big Splash in Laurens
Laurens, S.C. (March 9, 2021) – ModWash is ready to serve brilliantly clean cars to the historic and charming town of Laurens! As ModWash is quickly expanding across the nation, its Laurens ModWash will mark its second South Carolina location. Located at 904 East Main Street, ModWash is set to make its Laurens debut at…
Read MoreLocal graduates recognized
Marcus Blackstone graduates from Hofstra University HEMPSTEAD, NY (03/18/2021)– Marcus Blackstone of Gray Court, SC graduated from Hofstra University in December 2020, earning a Master of Arts in Health Law and Policy.
Read MoreLDHS senior receives prestigious Joseph C. Gilliam Award
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina The Joseph C. Gilliam Award Winner for this school year is Cadet Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Richard Rush of Laurens High School. The Gilliam Award recognizes student leaders actively involved with NJROTC, and the winner is almost always in the top 5% of their class. Gilliam applicants must have a superb…
Read MoreBroad Street Antiques and Vintage Finds ribbon cutting
The City of Clinton showed their support and excitement by attending a Laurens County Chamber of Commerce celebratory ribbon cutting for the Broad Street Antiques and Vintage Finds ribbon cutting on March 3, 2021. Business owner, Stewart Owens, and his partners (Janice Long, Freddie Pinson, Kim Spangler, Heather Tiller, and Diane Hardin) were joined by…
Read MoreLDHS holds winter graduation ceremony
Laurens District 55 High School (LDHS) celebrated the first group of graduating seniors from the Class of 2021 on Thursday night, February 25, 2021. The ceremony was held in the LDHS Gym and was livestreamed on YouTube (click here to watch the recorded ceremony). Following is an alphabetical list of the 22 graduates who participated…
Read MoreWham wins LMS Rubik’s cube competition
Laurens Middle school librarian, Kathy Butler, organized a fun Rubik’s cube competition which was open to all students. Fifteen students signed up and the competition was held on Friday, February 26. The overall student winner was Hayden Wham. Hayden’s fastest time solving a Rubik’s cube was 1 minute and 28 seconds! Mrs. Butler created a…
Read MoreClimate Control Systems Ribbon Cutting
The Laurens County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, February 24, to welcome Climate Control Systems to the area. Steve, Jason, and Jodi were joined by chamber staff, and Chamber Ambassadors, Aryele and Brandie, for the celebratory ribbon cutting. Based in Greenwood, the Climate Control Systems team is excited to expand their…
Read MorePRTC encourages students to apply for legal scholarship
Laurens, South Carolina The Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) has announced the James L. Bass Legal Scholarship, a new scholarship for students with an interest in rural communities entering their first year of law school. FRS is the philanthropic arm of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, of which Piedmont Rural Telephone Cooperative is a member. With…
Read MoreKeller Williams One – Adam Taylor & Team Ribbon Cutting
Keller Williams One – Adam Taylor & Team celebrated officially opening their office at the Midtown Building in Laurens on February 4 with a Laurens County Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting. Many community members, including Mayor Nathan Sean and Main Street Director Johnathan Irick, came out to welcome the new business to the Historic Laurens…
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