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Clark defeats Tollison for District 3 county council seat
Democrat Shirley Clark will represent the residents of District 3 on Laurens County Council. Clark won Tuesday’s Special Election, collecting 309 votes to Republican Scott Tollison’s 107. “I just kept getting out there, doing the same things I did in July (during the Democratic Primary),” Clark said. “I was talking to people and telling them…
Read MoreCampbell shuts out Blue Hose, 72-0
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – A step up in competition proved disastrous Saturday for Presbyterian as former Big South rival Campbell dominated the Blue Hose 72-0 Saturday at Barker-Lane Stadium. After rolling over a pair of non-NCAA Division I opponents averaging more than 70 points per contest to begin the head coach Kevin Kelley era at…
Read MoreGators bite Raiders in triple overtime
LEXINGTON – A game-tying fourth-quarter drive coupled with a Laurens goal-line stand inside the Laurens 1-yard-line went for naught Friday night as host River Bluff outlasted the Raiders 21-14 in triple overtime. For Laurens (1-3) the Gators became the latest to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat this season. The Raiders suffered a pair…
Read MoreRed Devils tame Tigers 49-7 for homecoming
Spurred by four defensive scores – two interception returns for touchdowns and a pair of safeties – Clinton easily dispatched homecoming opponent Blue Ridge 49-7 Friday night at Wilder Stadium. With the victory, the Red Devils improved to 4-0 on the season as they head into their Region 3-3A schedule. For the second straight week,…
Read More‘Friday Night Live’ – Laurens welcomes county, PC downtown tonight
Presbyterian College students and area residents can enjoy one of the last Friday Night Live concerts tonight, Friday, Sept. 17, when the City of Laurens and Main Street Laurens host “Your Home Away From Home.” “We will be doing all our regular events, with corn hole and other games in the pedestrian alley, and businesses…
Read MoreGreenwood woman dies in Highway 72 wreck
A two-vehicle crash Thursday morning on Highway 72 near Clinton claimed the life of a Greenwood woman. The victim was identified later Thursday as Aimi Pretty Perrett, 27. Perrett was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, said Laurens County Chief Deputy Coroner Patti Canupp. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Joe…
Read MoreDonors sought as Laurens Memorial Home hit by Covid’s “financial bug”
Published on Page 3 of Sept. 15 issue of The Laurens County Advertiser. Laurens , S.C. – It was not by accident but with a great deal of effort that Laurens Memorial Home was able to get through the first surge of COVID in 2020 without a single case of the virus, and even now…
Read MoreCross Hill shooting ruled self-defense, trio arrested in thefts
A shooting in Cross Hill that left a man dead Saturday has been ruled as self-defense by local law enforcement. According to the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred around 7 p.m. at a residence on Longview Road in Cross Hill. Deputies found a male with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at…
Read MoreClark, Tollison face off in Dist. 3 special election
The special election to fill the vacated seat for District Three on the Laurens County Council is set for Tuesday, Sept. 21 with Democrat Shirley Clark and Republican Scott Tollison vying for the seat. District 3’s 13 precincts on Tuesday will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. The precincts include: Laurens 1-6, Bailey, Trinity Ridge,…
Read MoreBlue Hose spoil Fort Lauderdale football debut, 68-3
Presbyterian continued to score touchdowns in bulk Saturday at Bailey Memorial Stadium. The Blue Hose defeated out- and under-manned Fort Lauderdale Saturday, 68-3 — easily handling a team playing its first collegiate football game in school history. National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association (NCCAA) member Fort Lauderdale, which was forced to cancel its first two scheduled…
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