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Pedestrian struck, killed by pickup in Laurens
A Gray Court woman was killed Sunday night after being struck by a vehicle while walking on Highway 76 in Laurens. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway, the victim was walking west on Highway 76 about two miles east of Laurens near Templeton Road when she was struck by a 2004…
Read MoreContract negotiations near approval for CPW, LCWSC
Laurens County, South Carolina – Details ahead of a small real estate transfer is all that is still needed before the Laurens Commission of Public Works and Laurens County Water and Sewer Commission can finalize their long-negotiated raw water purchase contract. The two utilities have been working since late last year to prepare a new…
Read More2 charged in death of 18-year-old Laurens woman
Two people have been arrested in Monroe, North Carolina in connection with the death of an 18-year-old Laurens County woman who had been missing since Friday, June 30. The body identified by authorities in Union County, North Carolina of Kierstyn Mackennah Payge Williamson was discovered Tuesday afternoon, and murder and related charges soon followed for…
Read More‘Uncovered’ efforts featured on CBS Sunday Morning
The Charleston Post and Courier’s “Uncovered” investigative journalism project was featured Sunday on CBS Sunday Morning. Veteran journalist Ted Koppel visited Charleston in addition to Blythewood and Chester, South Carolina for the story, which also featured a graphic of the mastheads of all 19 papers that are part of the project, including The Laurens County…
Read MoreTeen Summer Nights returns with Laurens Parks & Rec
The Laurens Parks and Recreation Department will host its Teen Summer Nights programs on Mondays and Thursdays in July. The three-week-long event, which begins on Thursday, July 6, will feature several different sports and activities, including Ultimate Frisbee, basketball, Wiffle ball, pickleball, dodgeball and kickball. Teen Summer Nights will run through July 20. Each event…
Read MoreFireworks, music headline holiday weekend
From brass bands to fireworks and hot dogs, Laurens County has a full slate of events to celebrate Independence Day. The City of Clinton will get things starting Thursday with a patriotic Rhythm on the Rails, its regular summer concert series. Other events include the Laurens Freedom Fest Monday night (July 3), featuring the grammy-nominated…
Read MorePC hires former professor, administrator as next president
A former professor and administrator at Presbyterian College is set to return to the school as its 20th president. The PC Board of Trustees announced Tuesday morning that Anita Olson Gustafson has been named PC’s 20th and first female president. Gustafson will officially take office on Aug. 1. She succeeds Matthew vandenBerg, who departs PC…
Read MoreTextile mill’s ‘Dope Wagon’ recipes make their way to Downtown Laurens Farmers Market
Laurens, South Carolina – Tommy Senn of Senn Farm was busy selling his summer greens, beets, yellow squash and zucchini next to the large Welcome to Laurens Mural on Saturday as Main Street Laurens’ Downtown Laurens Farmers Market welcomed its newest vendor, Laurens’ Matt Strange and his Melford’s Classic sandwich spreads. By 11 a.m., Strange…
Read MoreLaurens’ Juneteenth celebrated ‘spirit of freedom and unity’
Laurens, SC – The City of Laurens held its second annual Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, and organizers were pleased to see not only a diverse crowd but also a wide range of ages celebrating the meaning of Juneteenth, and the joy and freedom the holiday represents. “I believe the great attendance reflected an excitement to…
Read MoreMemorial service held for Army veteran killed in accident
A memorial service with military honors was held for a U.S. Army veteran from Mountville Saturday at Kennedy Mortuary. Richard W. Heald III, 32, was killed on Tuesday, June 13 as he was working at a business on Cooley Bridge Road in Belton. He was repairing a 2014 Kenworth T880 tri-axle dump truck and…
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