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Berea stuns Raiders at buzzer, 60-58
Visiting Berea produced one of the biggest upsets in the opening round of the state basketball playoffs Monday night, beating Laurens 60-58 on a last-second layup. With Destin Eichelberger’s driving layin just before the final buzzer, the No. 13-seeded Bulldogs stunned fourth-seeded LDHS. “It wasn’t the outcome we wanted or the outcome we expected,” said…
Read MoreHoops playoffs to begin Monday in Laurens, Clinton
Both Laurens and Clinton will be hosting first-round playoff games as theSCHSL boys and girls basketball state tournaments get started Monday and Tuesday. The LDHS boys, the No. 4 overall seed in the Class 4A Upper State bracket, will host No. 13 Berea (11-12) at 7 p.m. Monday. The Raiders finished the season with a…
Read MoreMartha Dendy Community Center board works to create educational opportunities
Clinton, South Carolina – A banquet in Clinton this weekend will have a two-fold purpose, as it’s not only raising funds for the planned Martha Dendy Community Center but also raising awareness of the benefits the center will eventually have on the Clinton community. Several members of the Martha Dendy Community Center board of directors…
Read MoreClinton public works director hired away by Fountain Inn
The Fountain Inn city council voted unanimously Thursday to hire Brison Taylor as the city’s new director of public works. Taylor comes to Fountain Inn after working in various capacities for his hometown, the City of Clinton, for the past 10 years. He has been the director of public works and utilities in Clinton since…
Read MoreLaurens County Museum launches ‘Road to Education for Black Americans,’ and culture in the South
Laurens, South Carolina – In celebration of Black History Month, the Laurens County Museum is presenting a series of programs, with an exhibit opening this Saturday morning with a lecture on the educational history of Blacks in the South. The exhibit opens at 10 a.m. Feb. 15, and at 11 a.m., Laurens native Lillie Beasley…
Read MoreTodd elected 8th Circuit family court judge
Laurens native and Presbyterian College graduate James C. (Jim) Todd IV was been elected this past week by the South Carolina General Assembly as a family court judge for the 8th Circuit, which includes Laurens, Greenwood, Abbeville and Newberry counties. Todd said the election was the end of a nine-month process with the state legislature…
Read MoreCounty council rejects proposed fireworks ordinance with 3-3 vote
After months of debate and public input, the Laurens County Council voted down an ordinance Monday that was designed to increase protections for livestock owners who say revelers setting off fireworks in what were once quiet, rural areas are endangering their animals. The ordinance failed to pass on third and final reading after the vote…
Read MoreNavy veteran Ray Riley honored in his ‘final fight’
Clinton, South Carolina – A Navy veteran in hospice care and seven other veterans at Woodbridge Clinton Senior Living were honored Thursday with a special program presented by Veteran’s Last Patrol, a nonprofit organization founded and based in Spartanburg. Ray Riley, Sr., a Clinton native and a Navy veteran, spent four years in active duty…
Read MoreBitter end: May River edges Raiders in state finals
Top-ranked May River won the final five matches on the mat Saturday afternoon in the Class 4A Duals state finals at Columbia’s Dreher High School, denying Laurens its first state wrestling duals championship. The Raiders built a 35-11 advantage prior to the Sharks’ late surge, winning six straight matches with three pins and two…
Read MoreRaiders frustrate Fury, advance to state title tilt
The Laurens wrestling team made school history Wednesday night, advancing to the Class 4A state duals championship and simultaneously winning the Upper State title for the first time. To get both the finals berth and the Upper State championship, LDHS defeated Fountain Inn 43-29 in a rematch between Region 1-4A foes. The Raiders are set…
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