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Philson defeats incumbent Anderson for county council seat

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Petition candidate Arthur Philson unseated long-time Laurens County Council member Diane Anderson, winning the District 6 seat on council with 55% of the vote in Tuesday’s General Election. Philson won the seat with 1,831 votes, while Anderson finished with 1,487 votes. He entered the race for the District 6 seat as a petition candidate rather…

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Vikings stifle run game, hold off Raiders’ rally

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GREENWOOD – Emerald guaranteed itself a playoff spot, wrapping up a third-place finish in Region 1-4A Friday night with a 26-17 victory over visiting Laurens. Emerald’s Key Holloway scored on a pair of first-half touchdown runs and the Vikings defense held the Raiders to just 35 yards rushing on 30 attempts (1.16 yards per carry).…

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Second Class inducted into county’s expanded Hall of Heroes

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Laurens County, South Carolina – The Laurens County Veterans and First Responders Hall of Heroes organization on Sunday afternoon held its second annual Hall of Heroes induction ceremony. This is the second year since the organization expanded to hold ceremonies in Laurens County, while also including personnel from 911 Emergency Dispatch, Emergency Medical Services, Fire…

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Red Devils tennis advances in Class 2A playoff

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Clinton opened the Class 2A state girls tennis playoffs Wednesday with a 4-2 home victory over Dixie. With the win, the Red Devils will travel to Whitmire Tuesday. Here are results from Monday’s match: CLINTON 4, DIXIE 2 Singles: No. 1 Libby Dailey (C) def. Nicole Hershberger 6 – 0, 6 – 1; No. 2…

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County council gets update on Hurricane Helene damage, effects

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Laurens County Administrator Thomas Higgs presented a wrap-of the county’s efforts during and after Hurricane Helene left a path of destruction in its wake in the county almost a month ago. Higgs said approximately 593 homes were affected by the storm, 43 of which were completely destroyed and about 200 had “major damage.” Damage estimates…

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Early voting sets new marks, continues through Saturday

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Early voters are casting ballots for this year’s General Election in record numbers across the state and nation, and Laurens County is no different. More than 8,000 ballots had been cast in the county as of Tuesday afternoon, a significantly higher number than around 6,000 no-excuse absentee and early votes cast in 2020 during the…

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County council approves plan to place EMS unit back in Joanna

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The Laurens County Council voted unanimously at its regular meeting Monday night to close an emergency medical services gap in Joanna and the southern-most part of the county. Council Vice-Chairman Jeff Carroll, who also chairs the council’s emergency services committee, made a motion to spend existing funds to hire three paramedics and purchase a quick…

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Red Devils, Raiders begin volleyball, tennis playoffs

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The Clinton tennis team ended its regular season with a 5-1 victory at Chester Monday and followed that with a 4-2 win Wednesday afternoon over Dixie to start the Class 2A state playoffs. In volleyball, Region 3-2A champion Clinton (16-2) will host No. 5-seeded High Point Academy at 6 p.m. Thursday. The Red Devils were…

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Couple pleads to lesser charges in death of 12-year-old girl

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A Fountain Inn couple charged with murder in the death of their 12-year-old special-needs daughter pleaded guilty to lesser charges in 8th Circuit Court this past week. Shawnetta and Barkee Faust, the biological mother and stepfather of the child, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and unlawful abuse/neglect of a child, in the death of Ashantae…

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