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‘Art Clinton 2024’ features public reception at 6 Thursday, June 20, Art Battle Live Friday
Clinton, South Carolina – The opening of “Art Clinton 2024,” with artist awards, a reception and exhibit for the public is at 6 p.m. Thursday at 110 Musgrove Street. While the awards reception is Thursday evening, art in various categories by regional artists is also being exhibited as part of the Art Clinton competition this…
Read MoreLaurens Square hosts fashion show, C&W music Friday and Historic Quilts at Museum on Saturday
Laurens, South Carolina – The Laurens Square will be busy again this weekend as Main Street Laurens’ Finally Friday! takes over Pedestrian Plaza Friday evening and the Laurens County Museum opens its Exhibit of Historic Quilts of Laurens County at 10 a.m. Saturday morning. Main Street merchants are hosting a Paris in Laurens Fashion Show…
Read MorePC named host of annual S.C. Science Olympiad
Presbyterian College will host the state’s premiere science competition for K-12 students beginning in 2025. The S.C. Science Olympiad will be held on campus next spring, bringing hundreds of young scientists from across the state to compete in a wide variety of team-oriented activities. PC President Anita Gustafson said the college enthusiastically embraces the opportunity…
Read MoreLane, Tribble headed to county council Dist. 7 runoff
The Laurens County Council District 7 Republican Primary is headed to a run-off after the election ended in a tie Tuesday. Following a mandatory recount, the South Carolina Board of Elections certified the primary, which ended with District 7 incumbent David Tribble and challenger Justin Lane deadlocked with 646 votes apiece. The runoff has been…
Read More3 injured, 1 killed in I-385 crash near Laurens
A crash near mile marker 12 on I-385 near Laurens caused injuries to three people and killed another early Wednesday morning. The accident occurred around 2 a.m. South Carolina Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Lena Butler said a 2017 Honda Civic was northbound on I-385 when it crashed into four people standing outside a disabled 2015…
Read MoreTribble, Lane end tied after Dist. 7 GOP Primary
Incumbent David Tribble and newcomer Justin Lane finished in a tie with 646 votes apiece for the GOP nomination for Laurens County Council District 7 in Clinton. A recount will be ordered by the Laurens County Board of Elections, and election officials still have to see if any provisional ballots could or should be counted…
Read MoreCounty council approves ’24-25 budget on 3rd reading
Laurens County Council voted unanimously to pass third reading of the county budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year Monday night. The balanced budget does not include a tax increase and totals about $46.2 million for the county’s general operation budget and separate fire and EMS budgets, which total about $10 million together. The votes to…
Read MorePalmetto Brothers announces closure, blow to Laurens square
Downtown Laurens potentially suffered a second blow Monday as Palmetto Brothers Dispensary owner Wes Meetze announced on social media that the craft beer and wine pub would close on June 22. The announcement comes just two weeks after the owners of Rootimentary restaurant closed its doors for good, citing family health concerns. Meetze blamed skyrocketing…
Read MoreBody of Lake Greenwood drowning victim recovered after 10-day search
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources pledged over the weekend to continue searching for a Columbia woman who went missing while tubing on Lake Greenwood on May 25. That 10-day search came to an end late Monday afternoon when search crews found the body of Porsha Griffin, 30, who was a mother and staff…
Read MoreClinton turns to Peyton Spangler as next baseball coach
Clinton has turned to a former standout on the diamond as its next head baseball coach. Peyton Spangler, the 2018 Laurens County Player of the Year for the Red Devils, was promoted to head baseball coach after Clinton parted ways with Sean McCarthy. With Spangler as an assistant, McCarthy, who returned for his second stint…
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