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‘Robust plan’ leads to robust shock as Clinton council receives $46M estimate
From Page 1 on the Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 issue of The Advertiser Clinton, South Carolina – At Monday night’s workshop, Clinton City Council was surprised to learn the cost estimates of its delayed and expanded recreation complex had jumped to more than $46.7 million. Council also learned it currently has $8 million to work with.…
Read MoreDistrict 55 board agrees to Gray Court-Owings annexation
The Laurens County School District 55 Board of Trustees Monday cleared the way for Gray Court-Owings School to be annexed into the Town of Gray Court. Trustees voted unanimously to allow the annexation to go forward at its regular meeting Monday night. The school currently sits on unincorporated land in Laurens County that is contiguous…
Read More4 killed in Laurens County head-on crash
UPDATE: Victims of crash identified by Laurens County Coroner’s Office. All four people involved in a head-on collision in northern Laurens County Tuesday morning were killed. The victims died in the wreck on Highway 418 near Scuffletown Road in northern Laurens County near Fountain Inn. Three of the victims of the crash died at the…
Read MoreLaurens City Council action to bring new Starbucks, planned subdivision
Laurens, South Carolina – Laurens City Council was set to meet for its regular monthly meeting this week, but it also needed a special called meeting last Tuesday to tie up some loose ends on several key issues. The city will eventually be getting a new stand-alone Starbucks restaurant in the location of the former…
Read MoreUnited Way seeking ‘Bags of Love’ for community’s elderly
Laurens County, S.C. – Each year prior to the Valentine’s Day season, the United Way of Laurens County sponsors “Bags of Love,” and UWLC is hoping to gather bags for even more gift bags this year. “There are hundreds of seniors in our community living alone and dependent on community agencies for food, socialization, and…
Read MoreLocal utilities prepare for potential winter storm
Laurens, South Carolina – Utility companies servicing Laurens County and the South Carolina Department of Transportation are taking steps to prepare for the projected winter storm tonight and tomorrow. The SCDOT announced it was to begin sanding or salting roads on Thursday and would continue work as needed, and encouraging motorists to stay off roadways…
Read More19-year-old killed in Laurens wreck
The victim of a fatal wreck that occurred Friday night on Highway 76 in Laurens has been identified by the Laurens County Coroner’s Office. According to Chief Deputy Coroner Patti Canupp, Christopher Tyrone “Ty” Evans, 19, was killed in the head-on collision. Evans was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Two other people…
Read MoreSnow, ice expected as winter storm approaches area
Upstate residents are bracing for a mix of wintry weather this weekend that could deliver 2-to-4 inches of snow and ice accumulations to Laurens County. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for this weekend as a storm system carrying with it the possibilities of snow, sleet and/or freezing rain to the…
Read MoreCouple charged in criminal sexual conduct investigation
A Clinton couple has been arrested by Laurens County Sheriff’s Office investigators and charged in connection with the sexual abuse of a child. According to the LCSO, Randall James Holdway, 38, has been charged Tuesday with three counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, disseminating obscene material and third-degree sexual conduct with a minor.…
Read MoreSaturday’s Sanders MLK events postponed; Vaccination clinic and Virtual NAACP program still on
Laurens, South Carolina – As a result of District 55’s temporary closure of several schools and rising COVID numbers, the Martin Luther King Day Celebration Parade and Commemorative Program planned by the Sanders Alumni has been postponed until a later time. The Laurens Branch of the NAACP is holding its annual MLK Freedom Fund program…
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