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Spires to take over as LDHS boys’ basketball coach
Laurens District High School Athletic Director Tommy Spires is set to take on duties as head basketball coach this coming season. Spires, a former LDHS multi-sport athlete and assistant coach, said he is hoping to bring stability back to the Raiders program after employing three head coaches over the past eight seasons. “I want to…
Read MoreFDA approves Pfizer; State OB/GYNs plea for vaccinations among pregnant, postpartum women
Earlier today it was announced that the FDA gave full and final approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, “which will now be marketed as Comirnaty, for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older,” according to the FDA’s press release today. It’s long-awaited news, and it comes right after a plea…
Read MoreRed Devils run roughshod over Bulldogs, 48-24
The scoreboard clock at Clinton’s Wilder Stadium wasn’t working Friday night – the apparent victim of an unfortunate lightning strike earlier in the week – but the Red Devils scored plenty anyway. Clinton jumped out to an early lead, dominating most of the game en route to a 48-24 home win over Pendleton in the…
Read MoreRaiders’ upset bid falls short at Hanna, 23-17
T.L. Hanna, ranked No. 4 in Class 5A, snuffed out an upset bid from visiting Laurens Friday night with a late fourth-quarter touchdown drive to escape with a 23-17 victory. The Yellow Jackets (1-0) drove 80 yards in 10 plays, capping the game-winner drive with a Fletcher Cothran 9-yard touchdown run followed by a 2-point…
Read MoreCarjacking leads to I-26 mayhem, suspect death
A carjacking that occurred on I-26 in Laurens County Sunday ended with in Lexington County when the suspect was killed by a Newberry County Sheriff’s deputy. According to a release Tuesday from the LCSO, Laurens County deputies responded to an incident involving several wrecked vehicles and a carjacking near Exit 60 around 5:50 p.m. Sunday.…
Read MoreStudents, teachers get back to school across county
Tuesday morning at Ford Elementary, one little boy stood alone where two sidewalks joined, looking wide-eyed at two different pathways, not knowing which one to take. Of course, they all led inside for the first day of school and staff and teachers helped him find his way to his classroom. He was among around 9,000…
Read More‘Frustrated’ Clinton leaders violate FOIA laws with meeting
Published on Page 1, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021 issue of The Laurens County Advertiser. By Judith Brown Staff writer Clinton, S.C. – Clinton officials were looking for an opportunity to vent their frustrations to local members of the Laurens County Development Board about the recently announced move of the LCDC to downtown office space in…
Read MoreBlue Hose to host Fan Day this Saturday
The Presbyterian College football team will hold its annual Fan Day this Saturday beginning at noon at Bailey Memorial Stadium. Gates will open at noon with the second scrimmage of the fall set for 1 p.m… Following the scrimmage, First-year PC Head Coach Kevin Kelley will address fans and that will be followed by an…
Read MoreSweet Tea, Soulified 7 at tonight’s downtown Soiree
Laurens, S.C. – The heat of August calls for iced tea refreshment, and this Friday night there will be plenty of iced tea flavors to choose from and music by Soulified 7 when Main Street Laurens hosts its annual Sweet Tea Soiree as this month’s Finally Friday event tonight. “Merchants around the Downtown Square are…
Read MoreBlue Hose open practice for fall season under Kelley
Presbyterian’s Kevin Kelley jumped into his first college practice as a head coach this past week as most of the Blue Hose reported to the opening day of workouts Friday. PC is set to begin its season on Saturday, Sept. 4 against St. Andrews at Bailey Memorial Stadium. Here are three takeaways from the first…
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