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Colleton calling: Higgs resigns to accept top post in Lowcountry
Laurens County Administrator Thomas Higgs has resigned in order to take the same post in Colleton County after nearly four years on the job here. Higgs, who was hired to lead the county administration and staff in August of 2021 and navigated through Hurricane Helene and an ensuing emergency disaster declaration this past fall, told…
Read MoreFountain Inn man charged in crash that killed teen
A Gray Court teen was killed Wednesday in a crash at Greenpond and Simmons roads that involved an alleged drunk driver. Tyler Bishop, 17, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Barrett Power of Fountain Inn has been charged by the South Carolina Highway Patrol with felony DUI resulting in death. Power was…
Read MoreSenn outlines vision, challenges for City of Laurens
Laurens, South Carolina – Laurens Mayor Nathan Senn presented his third State of the City address in The Capitol Theater Tuesday evening, April 8, thanking the city staff and the Commission of Public Works for their daily work to provide city services, and acknowledging their work in dangerous situations to keep city residents safe following…
Read MoreFury take region command with win at LDHS
Fountain Inn junior right-hander Brayden Passmore won a pitcher’s duel Tuesday night, beating host Laurens 1-0 and helping the No. 1-ranked Fury firmly into the driver’s seat for the Region 1-4A championship. LDHS pitchers Grayson Ledford and Caleb Rice did their job shutting down the Fury offense, but the Raiders’ bats floundered as Passmore struck…
Read MoreJoanna Project to hold groundbreaking ceremony April 17
April 17 will be a new kind of Opening Day in Joanna. Organizers of the Joanna Project have planned a groundbreaking ceremony for the renovation of Joanna Stadium, which once was the home of textile league baseball at 917 Milton Road. The ceremony is set for 10 a.m. at home plate on the old stadium…
Read MoreLocal firefighters provide aid, equipment at Table Rock fires
More than 40 firefighters from agencies in Laurens County helped in an attempt to contain wildfires at and around Table Rock this past week. Crews from Laurens County Fire Services, the City of Laurens Fire Department and the Clinton Fire Department worked rotating shifts as the blaze spread, eventually burning more than 13,000 acres across…
Read MoreMass casualty drill scheduled for county locations on April 16
Laurens County Emergency Services along with agencies from across the Upstate will conduct a full-scale mass casualty exercise from 7 a.m.-6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16 at The Sawmill Training Complex on Neely Ferry Road and The Gulches Off-Road Vehicle Park on Indian Mound Road. The training exercise is designed to enhance preparedness and response…
Read MoreHorticulturists bring color, beauty to Back Street park and beyond
Laurens, South Carolina – Sycamore Landscape Design owners Randy and Carol Davis get to enjoy the beauty of their work each week as they take time to maintain the gardens within Back Street Park, located at the corner of Main and Harper streets in Laurens. The duo was just awarded the Horticulturist of the Year…
Read More‘It’s just time’: Childress Cash & Carry closes after 62 years
Customers were lined up at Childress Cash & Carry Friday from the meat counter straight back down a narrow aisle nearly to the door during lunchtime Saturday. They were ordering what most said were arguably the best hot dogs in town for the last time, saying so long to owner Curtis Childress and the folks…
Read MoreRadio silence: WLBG to sign off airwaves on April 1
As a teenager at Clinton High School with an interest in broadcasting, Emil Finley was hired for his first job in radio. His last one will end Monday. Now the owner-operator of WLBG Radio in Laurens, Finley is set to close the doors at the station that began broadcasting in Laurens in 1948 during what…
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