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Thornwell’s Dean ready to take on Saints’ challenge
Thornwell Charter School is set to return to the football field this year as the school attempts to restart the sport at the varsity level. Earlier this year, Thornwell announced the hiring of Adams Dean, a Laurens native, Laurens District High graduate and former offensive coordinator at Greenwood and LDHS, as the second head coach…
Read MoreRaiders get new streaming home, new play-by-play voice
High school football teams around the county and state will report for summer practices beginning Thursday for a season filled with new players and new challenges on the gridiron. The press box at Laurens’ K.C. Hanna Stadium will also feature a new lineup with former LDHS baseball standout Jackson Edwards taking over play-by-play duties for…
Read MoreRescue beagle ‘Rex’ soars to new home in Connecticut
Snoopy isn’t the only beagle who can fly. Rex, a full-blooded black and white beagle and frequent resident of the Laurens County Animal Shelter, made a one-way trip to a new home in Connecticut this past week thanks to the combined efforts of Whiskering Pines Rescue and Pilots N Paws, a nonprofit that flies rescue…
Read MoreStumbo weighing run for S.C. Attorney General
Eighth Circuit Solicitor David Stumbo is exploring a run for South Carolina Attorney General and filed an initial campaign disclosure this past week. The report, released on July 23, showed more than $67,000 raised in a 24-hour period as he considers a run for the Republican nomination for the state’s top prosecuting attorney. “I will…
Read More3 Daniel players attack teammate during FCA camp at PC
A Daniel High School football player claims that he suffered life-altering injuries after being attacked and beaten in a Presbyterian College dorm room by teammates during a Fellowship of Christian Athletes 7-on-7 camp in early July. A video allegedly of the event recorded by the victim has been circulating widely on the internet and depicts…
Read MoreMotorcyclist killed in crash near Waterloo
A West Columbia woman was killed in a Sunday afternoon motorcycle accident on Highway 221 near Waterloo. The Laurens County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Janice Pritchard, 53, of West Columbia. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Pritchard was piloting a 2005 Harley-Davidson motorcycle northbound on Highway 221 about two miles north of…
Read MoreStill surrounded by neighbors, children, Boozer turns 108
Laurens, South Carolina – Not many families can pose with six generations in a picture, but when the matriarch is 108 years old, it’s absolutely doable. While not trying to list names, the numbers of Inez Boozer’s family are nearing Biblical proportions, with four daughters, 13 grandchildren, 43 great grandchildren, 76 great-great grandchildren and four…
Read MoreAbercrombie tapped as new director, Main Street Laurens
Laurens, South Carolina – The Main Street Laurens Board of Directors announced this week the appointment of Brad Abercrombie as director of the non-profit, and while Abercrombie officially doesn’t start the new job until July 28, he’s already working to play catch up. “Typically, we’d have started on Squealin’ (on the Square) in the winter,…
Read MoreClinton OL Aiken makes commitment to N.C. State
Surrounded by family, friends, teammates and coaches, Clinton offensive lineman Tre Aiken made his college choice at a commitment and early graduation party Saturday afternoon at the Ole Blue Truck Farm in Gray Court. Aiken, who has been a literal big cog in the Red Devils’ vaunted running game for the past three seasons, committed…
Read MoreIndustrial investments of $34 million coming to county
Industrial investments totaling around $34 million are planned for Laurens County. Brawo USA announced a $23.2 million expansion of its Laurens County operations at Hunter Industrial Park Monday, while Norelem, a European parts supplier with its roots in France and Germany, will be building a new facility as part of the Octagon Industrial Park and…
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